Ards welcome Armagh at Clandeboye Park, Bangor on Saturday, Jan 16 at 4:00 PM in a Championship fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Ards come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). Armagh travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Ards here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Armagh. Their last encounter ended in Ards won 2–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Ards a slight edge, but Armagh are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.