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Rathfriland vs Ards prediction and preview

20 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance X2No priceFinal score 1–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Rathfriland host Ards in the League Cup (Northern Ireland) on 20 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Ards to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Final score: Rathfriland 1–0 Ards.

Going into the match, Rathfriland had won 4, drawn 0 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 16. Ards had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 9 scored and 12 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Rathfriland's last 10 and 4 of Ards's last 10; 5 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Rathfriland averaged 0.71 goals scored and 1.57 conceded across 7 matches; away from home Ards averaged 1.20 scored and 1.10 conceded across 10.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.88 goals from Rathfriland and 1.12 from Ards. From that it rates a home win at 27%, a draw at 33% and an away win at 40%. For the published pick itself the model gives 73%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Rathfriland (green) and Ards (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Head-to-head0% – 100%
Goals0% – 100%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
RathfrilandWWWLW0.901.6040%50%
ArdsLWDLD0.901.2040%40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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