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Championship — Goals Scored

Northern-Ireland · 2026/27

Goals Scored

#TeamMPScored/GameHomeAwayHome Adv%
1Annagh United14362.572214+22%
2Glenavon FC13342.621717+8%
3Newington Youth13292.231910+38%
4Queen's University14241.71168+20%
5Institute13231.771211-3%
6Warrenpoint Town12211.751110+5%
7Newry City AFC14211.501011-5%
8Ballinamallard United14201.43713-30%
9Dundela12191.58811-16%
10H&W Welders13191.46910+2%
11Loughgall14181.29990%
12Ards14161.14511-37%
13Moyola Park13151.1578-14%
14Rathfriland13141.0877-8%
15Strabane Athletic14130.9358-23%
16Armagh City14120.8684+45%

Home / Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Newington Youth6193.17
2Annagh United7223.14
3Glenavon FC6172.83
4Queen's University8162.00
5Warrenpoint Town6111.83
6Institute7121.71
7H&W Welders691.50
8Newry City AFC7101.43
9Dundela681.33
10Armagh City681.33
11Loughgall791.29
12Ballinamallard United771.00
13Moyola Park771.00
14Rathfriland771.00
15Ards750.71
16Strabane Athletic750.71

Away / Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Glenavon FC7172.43
2Annagh United7142.00
3Ballinamallard United7131.86
4Dundela6111.83
5Institute6111.83
6Warrenpoint Town6101.67
7Ards7111.57
8Newry City AFC7111.57
9H&W Welders7101.43
10Newington Youth7101.43
11Queen's University681.33
12Moyola Park681.33
13Loughgall791.29
14Rathfriland671.17
15Strabane Athletic781.14
16Armagh City840.50

Which teams score the most goals?

Glenavon FC is the top scorer in the league — 2.62 per game

Annagh United is #2 for goals scored — 2.57 per game

Newington Youth is #3 for goals scored — 2.23 per game

Armagh City is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 0.86 per game

Strabane Athletic is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 0.93 per game

Rathfriland is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 1.08 per game

League Scoring Stats

  • consists of 16 teams
  • League avg scored per game: 1.56 per game
  • Home avg scored: 1.61 per game
  • Away avg scored: 1.51 per game

1st Half — Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Newington Youth13191.462.170.86
2Glenavon FC13181.381.331.43
3Annagh United14151.071.290.86
4Dundela12121.001.001.00
5Newry City AFC14130.930.861.00
6Institute13120.920.711.17
7Queen's University14110.791.130.33
8Warrenpoint Town1290.750.670.83
9Ards1480.570.290.86
10Loughgall1370.540.670.43
11Strabane Athletic1470.500.570.43
12H&W Welders1360.460.500.43
13Rathfriland1360.460.430.50
14Ballinamallard United1460.430.570.29
15Armagh City1450.360.670.13
16Moyola Park1230.250.140.40

Home / 1st Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Newington Youth6132.17
2Glenavon FC681.33
3Annagh United791.29
4Queen's University891.13
5Dundela661.00
6Newry City AFC760.86
7Institute750.71
8Loughgall640.67
9Warrenpoint Town640.67
10Armagh City640.67
11Ballinamallard United740.57
12Strabane Athletic740.57
13H&W Welders630.50
14Rathfriland730.43
15Ards720.29
16Moyola Park710.14

Away / 1st Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Glenavon FC7101.43
2Institute671.17
3Dundela661.00
4Newry City AFC771.00
5Ards760.86
6Annagh United760.86
7Newington Youth760.86
8Warrenpoint Town650.83
9Rathfriland630.50
10H&W Welders730.43
11Loughgall730.43
12Strabane Athletic730.43
13Moyola Park520.40
14Queen's University620.33
15Ballinamallard United720.29
16Armagh City810.13

1st Half Scoring Insights

Newington Youth is the top 1H scorer — 1.46 scored/game

Glenavon FC is #2 in 1H — 1.38 scored/game

Annagh United is #3 in 1H — 1.07 scored/game

Moyola Park scores least often in 1H — 0.25 scored/game

Armagh City scores least often in 1H — 0.36 scored/game

Ballinamallard United scores least often in 1H — 0.43 scored/game

1ST HALF STATS

  • 16 teams
  • 1H league avg: 0.74 scored/game
  • Home avg 1H: 0.80 scored/game
  • Away avg 1H: 0.68 scored/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 in 1H: 69% (11/16)

2nd Half — Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Annagh United14211.501.861.14
2Glenavon FC13161.231.501.00
3Ballinamallard United14141.000.431.57
4H&W Welders13131.001.001.00
5Warrenpoint Town12121.001.170.83
6Queen's University14130.930.881.00
7Institute13110.851.000.67
8Moyola Park12100.830.860.80
9Loughgall13100.770.670.86
10Newington Youth13100.771.000.57
11Rathfriland1380.620.570.67
12Dundela1270.580.330.83
13Ards1480.570.430.71
14Newry City AFC1480.570.570.57
15Armagh City1470.500.670.38
16Strabane Athletic1460.430.140.71

Home / 2nd Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Annagh United7131.86
2Glenavon FC691.50
3Warrenpoint Town671.17
4H&W Welders661.00
5Institute771.00
6Newington Youth661.00
7Queen's University870.88
8Moyola Park760.86
9Loughgall640.67
10Armagh City640.67
11Newry City AFC740.57
12Rathfriland740.57
13Ards730.43
14Ballinamallard United730.43
15Dundela620.33
16Strabane Athletic710.14

Away / 2nd Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Ballinamallard United7111.57
2Annagh United781.14
3Glenavon FC771.00
4H&W Welders771.00
5Queen's University661.00
6Loughgall760.86
7Dundela650.83
8Warrenpoint Town650.83
9Moyola Park540.80
10Ards750.71
11Strabane Athletic750.71
12Institute640.67
13Rathfriland640.67
14Newry City AFC740.57
15Newington Youth740.57
16Armagh City830.38

2nd Half Scoring Insights

Annagh United is the top 2H scorer — 1.50 scored/game

Glenavon FC is #2 in 2H — 1.23 scored/game

Ballinamallard United is #3 in 2H — 1.00 scored/game

Strabane Athletic scores least often in 2H — 0.43 scored/game

Armagh City scores least often in 2H — 0.50 scored/game

Newry City AFC scores least often in 2H — 0.57 scored/game

2ND HALF STATS

  • 16 teams
  • 2H league avg: 0.82 scored/game
  • Home avg 2H: 0.81 scored/game
  • Away avg 2H: 0.83 scored/game
  • Teams avg ≥1.0 in 2H: 31% (5/16)

Which team scores the most goals in the Championship?

For the 2026 season, the top scorer in the Championship is Annagh United with 36 goals in 14 games — an average of 2.57 goals per game. At home they score 3.14 per game, and 2.00 per game away, showing a stronger home presence.

Glenavon FC and Newington Youth are also among the league's top attacks. Glenavon FC have scored 34 goals (2.62/game), while Newington Youth have netted 29 (2.23/game). Together they demonstrate that goals are distributed among several strong teams this season.

At the other end of the table, Armagh City has the weakest attack in the Championship with just 12 goals in 14 games — an average of only 0.86 goals per game. Teams facing them have a clear defensive advantage.

Betting Angle — Attack Strength

Teams with a high goals-scored average are prime candidates for Both Teams To Score (BTTS Yes) and Over 2.5 markets, especially when facing opponents who also score freely. The home/away split reveals whether a team's attack is truly consistent or venue-dependent.

Statistics Tables — Northern-Ireland