Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData updated noong July 23, 2026

Linfield vs Ballymena United: match stats

Linfield crest
Linfield
2 : 1half-time 1:0
Ballymena United crest
Ballymena United
170%(1.33)
X18%(4.50)
212%(7.20)

Ang Linfield ay nasa mataas na 4th position sa league table at may impressive home form na may 75% win rate sa kanilang home games at umaabot pa ng 58% clean sheets. Ang hosts ay nakascore ng 36 goals this season with only 16 conceded, na nagreresulta sa +21 goal difference sa kanilang home turf. Ang Ballymena United naman ay nasa 10th place na may very poor away form – 62% losses sa away games at only 31% wins, na nagcoconcede ng average na 1.62 goals per match. Ang latest form ng both teams ay nagpapakita rin ng advantage para sa hosts: ang Linfield ay nakakuha ng 2.2 points per match sa last 5 games (WDDWW run), habang ang visitors ay only 0.8 points (WLDLL). Ang xG stats ay nagcoconfirm ng dominance ng Linfield (1.63 xG For vs 1.02 xG Against sa home matches), at combined sa possession dominance (54% vs 44%) at mas magandang efficiency (18% vs 13%) ay ginagawang clear favorite ang home team sa match na ito.

Linfield vs Ballymena United: form, goals at mahahalagang stats

Mahahalagang detalye ng match

Linfield vs Ballymena United sa NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). Naka-schedule ang match sa 31 January 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Linfield: 2-0-3 sa last five matches at 1.20 points per match. Ballymena United: 1-2-2 at 1.00 points per match.

Goal statistics

Linfield scores 1.64 at concedes 0.87 goals per match. Ballymena United scores 1.21 at concedes 1.53. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Linfield 41%, Ballymena United 55%. Over 2.5: Linfield 49%, Ballymena United 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots at playing style

Linfield ang may mas mataas na xG per match: 1.56 vs 1.17. Linfield averages 12.3 shots per match, habang Ballymena United ay 9.2.

First at second half

Linfield leads at half-time sa 38% ng matches at scores 1.03 goals after the break. Ballymena United: 18% at 0.76.

Goals by minute

Linfield: 61-75 (18 goals). Ballymena United: 61-75 (13 goals). Historical goal distribution ito, hindi prediction ng exact goal minute.

League context

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

Head-to-head

Sa 2 head-to-head matches, ang record ay 1-0-1. Average goals: 2.00, BTTS: 50%.

Match description

Ang Linfield ay nasa mataas na 4th position sa league table at may impressive home form na may 75% win rate sa kanilang home games at umaabot pa ng 58% clean sheets. Ang hosts ay nakascore ng 36 goals this season with only 16 conceded, na nagreresulta sa +21 goal difference sa kanilang home turf. Ang Ballymena United naman ay nasa 10th place na may very poor away form – 62% losses sa away games at only 31% wins, na nagcoconcede ng average na 1.62 goals per match. Ang latest form ng both teams ay nagpapakita rin ng advantage para sa hosts: ang Linfield ay nakakuha ng 2.2 points per match sa last 5 games (WDDWW run), habang ang visitors ay only 0.8 points (WLDLL). Ang xG stats ay nagcoconfirm ng dominance ng Linfield (1.63 xG For vs 1.02 xG Against sa home matches), at combined sa possession dominance (54% vs 44%) at mas magandang efficiency (18% vs 13%) ay ginagawang clear favorite ang home team sa match na ito.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
LinfieldBallymena United
26Shots7
LinfieldBallymena United
6Shots on target2
LinfieldBallymena United
2.54xG0.71
LinfieldBallymena United
8Corners3
LinfieldBallymena United
68Dangerous attacks16
LinfieldBallymena United
11Fouls13
LinfieldBallymena United
2Cards5
LinfieldBallymena 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.

LinfieldBallymena United
1.64Goals scored / match1.21
LinfieldBallymena United
0.87Goals conceded / match1.53
LinfieldBallymena United
54%Average possession47%
LinfieldBallymena United
4.85Shots on target / match3.18
LinfieldBallymena United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.26Shots per match9.24
LinfieldBallymena United
4.85Shots on target3.18
LinfieldBallymena United
13.4%Shot conversion13.1%
LinfieldBallymena United
54%Possession47%
LinfieldBallymena United
1.56xG for1.17
LinfieldBallymena United
1.16xG against1.45
LinfieldBallymena United

Shooting quality

Linfield: Efficient finishingBallymena United: Counter-attacking
LinfieldBallymena United
Accuracy (shots on target)40%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.38

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.

Linfield is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Linfield · 1 pts / match - Ballymena United

Linfield
WLLLW
Season result split
51% W23% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-9-10
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-2-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
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%

Goalspaano nag-i-score at nagko-concede ang dalawang teams?

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

Linfield is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.64 goals / match - Linfield · 1.21 goals / match - Ballymena United

Linfield is 76% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.87 goals / match - Linfield · 1.53 goals / match - Ballymena United

Scoring profile ng Linfield: napakalakas

Linfield scores in 72% of matches (28 of 39 matches), while Ballymena United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

Scoring profile ng Ballymena United: malakas

Ballymena United scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Linfield keeps a clean sheet in 41% (16 of 39 matches).

64Goals scored (season)46
LinfieldBallymena United
34Goals conceded (season)58
LinfieldBallymena United
2.51Average goals in match2.74
LinfieldBallymena United
7Goals scored (last 5)7
LinfieldBallymena United
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
LinfieldBallymena United

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal71%
LinfieldBallymena United
41%2 goals39%
LinfieldBallymena United
31%3 goals8%
LinfieldBallymena United
10%4 goals3%
LinfieldBallymena United

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal82%
LinfieldBallymena United
23%2 goals61%
LinfieldBallymena United
5%3 goals11%
LinfieldBallymena United
0%4 goals0%
LinfieldBallymena United

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

Both teams scored (BTTS)gaano kadalas nakaka-score ang parehong teams?

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

10%BTTS at half-time24%
LinfieldBallymena United
0%BTTS in both halves8%
LinfieldBallymena United
33%Scored in both halves29%
LinfieldBallymena United

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
LinfieldBallymena United
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
LinfieldBallymena United
60%BTTS - last 580%
LinfieldBallymena United

Goal count (Over/Under)gaano kadalas lumalagpas sa goal lines ang kanilang matches?

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

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
LinfieldBallymena United
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
LinfieldBallymena United
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
LinfieldBallymena United

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
LinfieldBallymena United
49%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
LinfieldBallymena United
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
LinfieldBallymena United

Match halvessaang half mas madalas silang maka-score?

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

Linfield is 64% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / match - Linfield · 0.95 pts / match - Ballymena United

Linfield - half-time state
38% leading41% draw21% trailing
Ballymena United - half-time state
18% leading39% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)0.95
LinfieldBallymena United
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.45
LinfieldBallymena United
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
LinfieldBallymena United
0.95Average goals (1st half)1.29
LinfieldBallymena United
72%Clean sheet before half-time39%
LinfieldBallymena United
51%No goal before half-time58%
LinfieldBallymena United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)1.37
LinfieldBallymena United
1.03Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
LinfieldBallymena United
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
LinfieldBallymena United
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.45
LinfieldBallymena United
62%Clean sheet after half-time45%
LinfieldBallymena United
44%No goal after half-time42%
LinfieldBallymena United

Linfield - second-half results

44% W33% R23% P
61
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 51%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Linfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
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.

Linfield
ScoredConceded
10
5
0-15
8
5
16-30
6
3
31-45
10
8
46-60
18
7
61-75
12
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (18 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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.

Karagdagang team indicatorsano ang ipinapakita ng xG, efficiency at form?

Comparison ng chance quality, results at trends mula sa mga natapos na matches ngayong season.

Match profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Linfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-22.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

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%

* Ang estimated goals, goal split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk at goal range ay galing sa public season averages at frequencies ng dalawang teams. Statistical match profile ito, hindi private model prediction o betting pick.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

LinfieldLigaBallymena United
Average goals in match 2.512.94 2.74
Both teams scored 41%52% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 49%56% 47%
Clean sheets 41%26% 18%
Goal before half-time 67%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 74%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 (2): Linfield 1 - 0 - 1 Ballymena United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% mga match.

Linfield FC
2 : 1
Ballymena United FC
Ballymena United FC
1 : 0
Linfield FC

Mga madalas itanong

Ano ang result ng Linfield vs Ballymena United?

Natapos ang NIFL Premiership match sa score na Linfield 2:1 Ballymena United. Nasa page na ito ang match statistics, half-by-half data at head-to-head record.

Ano ang head-to-head record ng Linfield at Ballymena United?

Sa huling 2 head-to-head matches, nanalo ang Linfield ng 1, ang Ballymena United ng 1, at 0 ang draws. Average goals: 2.00; BTTS: 50%.

Ano ang ipinapakita ng goal statistics bago ang Linfield vs Ballymena United?

Linfield scores 1.64 goals per match at Ballymena United 1.21. Ang NIFL Premiership average ay 2.94 goals, may Over 2.5 sa 56% ng matches. BTTS: Linfield 41%, Ballymena United 55%.

Ano ang current form ng Linfield at Ballymena United?

Sa last 5 matches, ang Linfield ay 2-0-3 (1.20 points per match), habang ang Ballymena United ay 1-2-2 (1.00 points per match).

Saan makikita ang betting pick at full analysis ng Linfield vs Ballymena United?

Nasa page na ito ang statistical context: form, H2H, goals, BTTS at Over/Under. Makikita sa NoFluffPicks app ang betting pick, value bet at full reasoning.