Bangor vs Ballymena United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor play Ballymena United in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 30 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Bangor: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Ballymena United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 1.08 and concedes 1.71 goals per match. Ballymena United scores 1.21 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 55%, Ballymena United 55%. Over 2.5: Bangor 53%, Ballymena United 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Ballymena United has higher xG: 1.17 vs 1.12. Bangor: 8.3 shots per match, Ballymena United: 9.2.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.55. Ballymena United: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 31-45+ (12 goals). Ballymena United: 61-75 (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-1-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 33%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
BangorBallymena United
15Shots11
BangorBallymena United
11Shots on target3
BangorBallymena United
2.08xG1.41
BangorBallymena United
4Corners4
BangorBallymena United
50Dangerous attacks68
BangorBallymena United
11Fouls14
BangorBallymena United
2Cards0
BangorBallymena United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BangorBallymena United
1.08Goals scored / match1.21
BangorBallymena United
1.71Goals conceded / match1.53
BangorBallymena United
41%Average possession47%
BangorBallymena United
3.24Shots on target / match3.18
BangorBallymena United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.26Shots per match9.24
BangorBallymena United
3.24Shots on target3.18
BangorBallymena United
13.1%Shot conversion13.1%
BangorBallymena United
41%Possession47%
BangorBallymena United
1.12xG for1.17
BangorBallymena United
1.6xG against1.45
BangorBallymena United

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingBallymena United: Counter-attacking
BangorBallymena United
Accuracy (shots on target)39%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.38

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Ballymena United is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Bangor · 1 pts / match - Ballymena United

Bangor
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-11
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Ballymena United
DWDLL
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-12
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Bangor · 1.21 goals / match - Ballymena United

Ballymena United is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.71 goals / match - Bangor · 1.53 goals / match - Ballymena United

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Ballymena United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

Ballymena United scoring profile: very strong

Ballymena United scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

41Goals scored (season)46
BangorBallymena United
65Goals conceded (season)58
BangorBallymena United
2.79Average goals in match2.74
BangorBallymena United
3Goals scored (last 5)7
BangorBallymena United
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
BangorBallymena United

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal71%
BangorBallymena United
32%2 goals39%
BangorBallymena United
8%3 goals8%
BangorBallymena United
3%4 goals3%
BangorBallymena United

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal82%
BangorBallymena United
42%2 goals61%
BangorBallymena United
29%3 goals11%
BangorBallymena United
11%4 goals0%
BangorBallymena United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Ballymena United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 38 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time24%
BangorBallymena United
5%BTTS in both halves8%
BangorBallymena United
24%Scored in both halves29%
BangorBallymena United

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
BangorBallymena United
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
BangorBallymena United
40%BTTS - last 580%
BangorBallymena United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
BangorBallymena United
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
BangorBallymena United
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
BangorBallymena United

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
BangorBallymena United
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
BangorBallymena United
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
BangorBallymena United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Bangor is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Bangor · 0.95 pts / match - Ballymena United

Bangor - half-time state
29% leading29% draw42% trailing
Ballymena United - half-time state
18% leading39% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)0.95
BangorBallymena United
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.45
BangorBallymena United
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
BangorBallymena United
1.37Average goals (1st half)1.29
BangorBallymena United
45%Clean sheet before half-time39%
BangorBallymena United
55%No goal before half-time58%
BangorBallymena United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.37
BangorBallymena United
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
BangorBallymena United
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
BangorBallymena United
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.45
BangorBallymena United
42%Clean sheet after half-time45%
BangorBallymena United
55%No goal after half-time42%
BangorBallymena United

Bangor - second-half results

21% W34% R45% P
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ballymena United - second-half results

32% W42% R26% P
36
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ballymena United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
4
9
0-15
4
10
16-30
12
13
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
10
61-75
7
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Ballymena United
ScoredConceded
5
13
0-15
4
8
16-30
8
11
31-45
8
7
46-60
13
5
61-75
8
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.77
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Ballymena United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BangorLigaBallymena United
Average goals in match 2.792.94 2.74
Both teams scored 55%52% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%56% 47%
Clean sheets 16%26% 18%
Goal before half-time 79%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 76%80% 82%

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

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Bangor 0 - 1 - 2 Ballymena United. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Ballymena United FC
0 : 0
Bangor FC
Bangor FC
2 : 3
Ballymena United FC
Ballymena United FC
4 : 0
Bangor FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bangor vs Ballymena United?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Bangor 2:0 Ballymena United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bangor and Ballymena United?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Bangor won 0, Ballymena United won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Ballymena United?

Bangor score 1.08 goals per game on average and Ballymena United 1.21. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Bangor's matches and 55% of Ballymena United's.

What form are Bangor and Ballymena United in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Ballymena United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bangor vs Ballymena United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bangor vs Ballymena United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.