Ballymena United vs Linfield – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Northern Irish Premiership Ballymena United - Linfield
Result
1:0
16/09/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • NIFL Premiership - Round 2

Match Stats

Ball Possession
26%74%
Total shots
820
Shots on target
47
Corner Kicks
211
Yellow Cards
32
Total shots
820
Shots on target
47
Shots off target
413
Corner Kicks
211
Goalkeeper Saves
43

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 21', 1 - 0, Clarke M. ,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 56', Brown S. 🟨,
  • 56', McCullough D. , Taylor S. ,
  • 58', Jarvis A. 🟨,
  • 59', O'Neill S. 🟨,
  • 61', Hall B. 🟨,
  • 63', Baird I. , McKee C. ,
  • 63', Millar K. , Morrison C. ,
  • 73', McCurry C. , O’Reilly J. ,
  • 77', Edogun S. 🟨,
  • 77', Edogun S. , McNickle R. ,
  • 80', Hood J. , Lafferty D. ,

Chances of winning


Ballymena United
24.5%
Draw
30.9%
Linfield
44.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
11.9% 21.4% 66.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

12.1% 21% 65.6%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Ballymena United has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+12.6%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Ballymena United's performance.
  • Linfield has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-22.1%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Linfield might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Ballymena United than the current prediction. (-12.4%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Ballymena United that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Linfield than the current prediction. (+21%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Linfield could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Ballymena United - Linfield Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    4.81
    (7.75)
    3.82
    (4.29)
    2.64
    (1.38)
    -15.2%
    (8.7%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
  • What is the prediction for Ballymena United - Linfield?
  • Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Ballymena United will win (votes: 1 - 25%). Linfield will win (votes: 3 - 75%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 0.
    • At the moment, both teams are looking strong and ready to play.
    • Ballymena United may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, Ballymena United has had a series of away games.
    • In this match, Linfield is the team to beat.
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 17 matches, and goals 12:44. (average 0.6:2.2).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Ballymena United won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 9 matches, and goals 11:27. (average 0.9:2.3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Ballymena United - Linfield were as follows:
    07.02.2025 Ballymena United - Linfield 2:2
    09.11.2024 Linfield - Ballymena United 2:0
    10.08.2024 Ballymena United - Linfield 0:2
    24.02.2024 Linfield - Ballymena United 2:0
    03.02.2024 Linfield - Ballymena United 2:0
    Latest results of Ballymena United
    Latest results of Linfield
    12.09.2025 Glentoran - Linfield 1:1
    06.09.2025 Linfield - Portadown 3:0
    31.08.2025 Coleraine - Linfield Postponed
    28.08.2025 Linfield - Shelbourne 0:2
    24.08.2025 Linfield - Cliftonville 1:0
    Northern Irish Premiership Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Glentoran752010:2817
    2Larne751114:21216
    3Coleraine651013:21116
    4Ballymena740311:7412
    5Cliftonville732210:9111
    6Linfield53118:2610
    7Carrick Rangers53119:6310
    8Bangor FC62046:12-66
    9Crusaders720510:17-76
    10Portadown72057:16-96
    11Dungannon71064:16-123
    12Glenavon70072:13-110

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