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Rathfriland vs Armagh City prediction and preview
9 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Rathfriland host Armagh City in the Championship (Northern Ireland) on 9 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Rathfriland 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 2–1 Armagh City.
Going into the match, Rathfriland had won 2, drawn 0 and lost 8 of their last 10 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 22. Armagh City had won 0, drawn 5 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 8 scored and 16 conceded.
Both teams scored in 5 of Rathfriland's last 10 and 4 of Armagh City's last 10; 6 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Rathfriland averaged 0.50 goals scored and 1.67 conceded across 6 matches; away from home Armagh City averaged 0.33 scored and 1.56 conceded across 9.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.41 goals from Rathfriland and 0.86 from Armagh City. From that it rates a home win at 49%, a draw at 30% and an away win at 22%. For the published pick itself the model gives 78%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Rathfriland (green) and Armagh City (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathfriland | WLWLL | 0.90 | 2.20 | 50% | 60% |
| Armagh City | DLDLD | 0.80 | 1.60 | 40% | 30% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.