Newry City AFC vs Strabane Athletic

Newry City AFC face Strabane Athletic in the Championship on Friday 13 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at The Showgrounds, Newry.

Newry City AFC are 4th with 26 points from 16 games, while Strabane Athletic are 15th with 11. That leaves Newry City AFC 15 points ahead.

At home this season Newry City AFC average 1.6 goals scored and 1.9 conceded per game; on the road Strabane Athletic average 1.0 scored and 2.3 conceded. Newry City AFC have kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; Strabane Athletic have 2 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Newry City AFC have scored 3 and conceded 7 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Strabane Athletic have scored 2 and conceded 9 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Newry City AFC come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Strabane Athletic have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in the same window. Newry City AFC currently sit 4th on 26 points, with Strabane Athletic placed 15th on 11 points. Across the last 3 head-to-head meetings, 6 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 2 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 76% probability at odds of 1.32.

• Newry City AFC have the better recent form (7 pts vs 1 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Newry City AFC have scored 26 goals this season compared with 13 for Strabane Athletic.
• Defensively, Newry City AFC have conceded 24 and Strabane Athletic have conceded 28.
• League positions: Newry City AFC 4th, Strabane Athletic 15th.
• Newry City AFC have won 3 of 8 home matches in this competition.
• Strabane Athletic have won 2 of 8 away matches in this competition.

• Newry City AFC matches average 3.1 total goals this season and Strabane Athletic matches 2.6.
• 2 of Newry City AFC's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 2 of Strabane Athletic's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 3 head-to-head meetings averaged 2.0 goals.

In the last 3 meetings, Newry City AFC have won 1, Strabane Athletic have won 1 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 11 September 2026, finished Strabane Athletic 2-2 Newry City AFC.