Rathfriland vs H&W Welders
Northern Ireland • Championship • 2026/2027 • Round 16
Rathfriland13 November 2026
H&W Welders
Match information
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Competition
- Championship
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 16
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
Prediction
Rathfriland win26%
Draw24%
H&W Welders win49%
Clubs
Rathfriland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
H&W Welders
- Stadium
- Blanchflower Stadium
- City
- Belfast
- Capacity
- 3 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
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H&W WeldersLDLWL
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Loughgall | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | H&W Welders | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 |  Moyola | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Rathfriland | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 14 |  Dundela | 12 | -5 | 11 |
Head-to-head
- 3 October 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 3 Rathfriland (Half-time 1 : 2)
Match result probability
Rathfriland win26%
Draw24%
H&W Welders win49%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 50%
- X2
- 74%
- 12
- 76%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 77%
- Under 1.5
- 23%
- Over 2.5
- 53%
- Under 2.5
- 47%
- Over 3.5
- 30%
- Under 3.5
- 70%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 55%
- No
- 45%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Rathfriland | H&W Welders |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 96% | 4% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 89% | 11% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 74% | 26% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 50% | 49% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 26% | 74% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 10% | 90% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 3% | 97% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Rathfriland
- T. Williamson
- H&W Welders
- Paul Kee
Squad - Rathfriland
| # | Player | Apps | Goals | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| J. Gracey | - | - | - | |
| R. Burns | - | - | - | |
| S. Maguire | - | - | - | |
| Defenders | ||||
| B. Johnston | - | - | - | |
| D. Devlin | - | - | - | |
| D. Tate | - | - | - | |
| J. Barbour | - | - | - | |
| J. Cooper | - | - | - | |
| Z. Annett | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| A. Kilmartin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| A. Wilson | - | - | - | |
| B. Tumilty | - | - | - | |
| D. Murray | - | - | - | |
| E. Rooney | - | - | - | |
| H. Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Chambers | - | - | - | |
 J. Corbett | - | - | - | |
| J. Hayes | - | - | - | |
| J. Scannell | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Holloway | - | - | - | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| C. Dougan | - | - | - | |
| C. Ferris | - | - | - | |
| S. McCavitt | - | - | - | |
Squad - H&W Welders
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Gerard Walker | 28 | |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Lewis Patterson | 23 |
| 8 | Craig Harris | 38 |
| 22 | Ewan McCoubrey | 21 |
| 23 | James McClay | 31 |
| 30 | Kym Nelson | 30 |
| James McCarthy | 25 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Daniel Kearns | 34 |
| 19 | Daylen Farren | 23 |
| 23 | Liam Mullan | 22 |
| 24 | Ronan Wilson | 27 |
| 29 | Harry O'Connor | 18 |
| Caolan Murphy | 18 | |
| Liam McKenna | 27 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 10 | Michael McLellan | 33 |
| 11 | Ethan Devine | 25 |
| 12 | Eno Nto | 23 |
| 28 | Daniel Mhondiwa | 22 |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
Rathfriland wins1
Draws0
H&W Welders wins0
- Goals: Rathfriland
- 3 (3.0)
- Goals: H&W Welders
- 1 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 4.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 1
Results
- 3 October 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 3 Rathfriland (Half-time 1 : 2)
Form: last 10 matches
| Rathfriland | H&W Welders | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-1-5 | 3-1-6 |
| Scored (per match) | 10 (1.0) | 15 (1.5) |
| Conceded (per match) | 16 (1.6) | 20 (2.0) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 4 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
Recent form - Rathfriland
- D30 October 2026 • Championship • Rathfriland 2 : 2 Strabane Athletic (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W17 October 2026 • Championship • Dundela 0 : 1 Rathfriland (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W9 October 2026 • Championship • Rathfriland 2 : 1 Armagh (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 3 Rathfriland (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L25 September 2026 • Championship • Rathfriland 0 : 2 Warrenpoint (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W19 September 2026 • Championship • Rathfriland 1 : 0 Queens Univ. (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L12 September 2026 • Championship • Ards 1 : 0 Rathfriland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L5 September 2026 • Championship • Rathfriland 0 : 2 Institute (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L28 August 2026 • Championship • Glenavon 3 : 1 Rathfriland (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L22 August 2026 • Championship • Newington 4 : 0 Rathfriland (Half-time 3 : 0)
Recent form - H&W Welders
- L24 October 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 2 Loughgall (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W20 October 2026 • League Cup • Armagh 1 : 3 H&W Welders (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L16 October 2026 • Championship • Glenavon 4 : 0 H&W Welders (Half-time 3 : 0)
- D10 October 2026 • Championship • Institute 0 : 0 H&W Welders (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L3 October 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 3 Rathfriland (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L25 September 2026 • Championship • Newry City 3 : 2 H&W Welders (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L19 September 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 1 : 3 Ballinamallard (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L12 September 2026 • Championship • Annagh 3 : 1 H&W Welders (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W5 September 2026 • Championship • Moyola 1 : 4 H&W Welders (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W28 August 2026 • Championship • H&W Welders 2 : 0 Dundela (Half-time 0 : 0)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annagh | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 31 |
| 2 |  Glenavon | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 27 |
| 3 |  Newington | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 26 |
| 4 |  Institute | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 21 |
| 5 |  Ballinamallard | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 21 |
| 6 |  Queens Univ. | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 |  Newry City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 |  Warrenpoint | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 18 |
| 9 |  Ards | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Loughgall | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | H&W Welders | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Moyola | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Rathfriland | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 13 |
| 14 | Dundela | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Strabane Athletic | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 |  Armagh | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 9 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annagh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 19 |
| 2 | Glenavon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Newington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 |
| 4 | Queens Univ. | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 |
| 5 | Warrenpoint | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 6 | Institute | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 7 | H&W Welders | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| 8 | Newry City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Rathfriland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Moyola | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Dundela | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Ballinamallard | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Loughgall | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Ards | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Strabane Athletic | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Armagh | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballinamallard | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 |
| 2 | Newington | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 |
| 3 | Glenavon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Ards | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 5 | Annagh | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 6 | Newry City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 7 | Institute | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Loughgall | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Moyola | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Strabane Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Queens Univ. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | H&W Welders | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Armagh | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Rathfriland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Dundela | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 5 |