Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of September 07, 2026

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Ballymena United vs Glenavon: match statistics

Ballymena United vs Glenavon: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ballymena United plays Glenavon in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Recent form

Ballymena United has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Glenavon has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Ballymena United scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 1.50. Glenavon scores 0.86 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.88 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Ballymena United's games and 52% of Glenavon's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 59%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ballymena United has the higher season xG average, 1.16 to 1.14 per game. Ballymena United takes 8.8 shots per game, while Glenavon takes 8.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Ballymena United leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Glenavon leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.48 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ballymena United's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). For Glenavon, it is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.88 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.14Goals scored / game0.86
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.5Goals allowed / game2
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
45%Average possession47%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
3.14Shots on target / game2.97
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.75Shots per game8.55
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
3.14Shots on target2.97
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
13.1%Shot conversion10.1%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
45%Possession47%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.16xG for1.14
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.54xG against1.71
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Shooting quality

Ballymena United: Counter-attackingGlenavon: Balanced
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Glenavon is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Ballymena United · 1.2 pts / game - Glenavon

Ballymena United
LLLWL
Season result split
29% W14% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-16
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.74Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Glenavon
LWLLW
Season result split
21% W0% R79% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-23
0.62 pts / game · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-14
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ballymena United is 33% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Ballymena United · 0.86 goals / game - Glenavon

Ballymena United is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Ballymena United · 2 goals / game - Glenavon

Ballymena United scoring profile: very strong

Ballymena United scores in 68% of games (19 of 28 meczów), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 3% (1 of 29 meczów).

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 55% of games (16 of 29 meczów), while Ballymena United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 meczów).

32Goals scored (season)25
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
42Goals conceded (season)58
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
2.64Average goals per game2.86
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal55%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
36%2 goals21%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
7%3 goals10%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
4%4 goals0%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal97%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
61%2 goals62%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
11%3 goals24%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
0%4 goals10%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

46%
Ballymena United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 28 meczów
51%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time14%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
4%BTTS in both halves0%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
29%Scored in both halves14%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
40%BTTS - last 560%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time90%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ballymena United is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Ballymena United · 0.69 pts / game - Glenavon

Ballymena United - half-time state
21% leading36% draw43% trailing
Glenavon - half-time state
17% leading17% draw66% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.69
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.93
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.31
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
39%Clean sheet before half-time28%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
57%No goal before half-time69%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per game (2nd half)0.83
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.48
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)1.07
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.55
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
46%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
46%No goal after half-time62%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Ballymena United - second-half results

29% W39% R32% P
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Glenavon - second-half results

17% W31% R52% P
20
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-16
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ballymena United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Glenavon - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ballymena United
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
8
31-45
6
4
46-60
8
4
61-75
5
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
4
4
16-30
4
17
31-45
1
7
46-60
8
7
61-75
5
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -12 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ballymena United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

Ballymena UnitedLigaGlenavon
Average goals per game 2.642.88 2.86
Both teams scored 46%51% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%55% 59%
Clean sheets 21%26% 3%
Goal before half-time 82%77% 90%
Goal after half-time 82%78% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.88
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.30
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jamie RobinsonMatches officiated: 11
3.45Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins27%Draws36%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Ballymena United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Glenavon. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Glenavon FC
3 : 1
Ballymena United FC
Glenavon FC
0 : 2
Ballymena United FC