Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 22 October 2026

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Ballymena United vs Bangor: match statistics

Ballymena United vs Bangor: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Ballymena United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Bangor: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ballymena United scores 1.23 and concedes 1.51 goals per match. Bangor scores 1.11 and concedes 1.66. League average: 2.89 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ballymena United 54%, Bangor 57%. Over 2.5: Ballymena United 46%, Bangor 51%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Ballymena United: 8.9 shots per match, Bangor: 8.4.

Match halves

Ballymena United: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.77. Bangor: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

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

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.89 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-1. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 33%.

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.23Goals scored / match1.11
Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.51Goals conceded / match1.66
Ballymena UnitedBangor
46%Average possession41%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
3.23Shots on target / match3.29
Ballymena UnitedBangor

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

8.86Shots per match8.37
Ballymena UnitedBangor
3.23Shots on target3.29
Ballymena UnitedBangor
13.9%Shot conversion13.3%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
46%Possession41%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.15xG for1.15
Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.51xG against1.64
Ballymena UnitedBangor

Shooting quality

Ballymena United: Counter-attackingBangor: Counter-attacking
Ballymena UnitedBangor
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.34

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Ballymena United is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Ballymena United · 1.2 pts / match - Bangor

Ballymena United
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W23% D49% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-17
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-6-6
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DLDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Bangor
DLWDD
Season result split
29% W23% D49% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-17
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-8
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.90Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.23 goals / match - Ballymena United · 1.11 goals / match - Bangor

Ballymena United is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.51 goals / match - Ballymena United · 1.66 goals / match - Bangor

Ballymena United scoring profile: very strong

Ballymena United scores in 71% of matches (25 of 35 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 35 matches).

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 69% of matches (24 of 35 matches), while Ballymena United keeps a clean sheet in 17% (6 of 35 matches).

43Goals scored (season)39
Ballymena UnitedBangor
53Goals conceded (season)58
Ballymena UnitedBangor
2.74Average goals in match2.77
Ballymena UnitedBangor
9Goals scored (last 5)3
Ballymena UnitedBangor
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
Ballymena UnitedBangor

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal69%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
40%2 goals31%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
9%3 goals9%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
3%4 goals3%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal86%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
60%2 goals40%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
9%3 goals26%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
0%4 goals9%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

* 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.

54%
Ballymena United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.19 of 35 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time20%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
9%BTTS in both halves3%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
29%Scored in both halves23%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
100%BTTS - last 540%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
49%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

Match halves— when 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 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Ballymena United · 1.23 pts / match - Bangor

Ballymena United - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Bangor - half-time state
31% leading29% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.23
Ballymena UnitedBangor
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Ballymena UnitedBangor
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.34
Ballymena UnitedBangor
40%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
57%No goal before half-time54%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

After half-time (2nd half)

1.34Points per match (2nd half)1.03
Ballymena UnitedBangor
0.77Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Ballymena UnitedBangor
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Ballymena UnitedBangor
1.49Average goals (2nd half)1.43
Ballymena UnitedBangor
43%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Ballymena UnitedBangor
43%No goal after half-time54%
Ballymena UnitedBangor

Ballymena United - second-half results

31% W40% D29% L
35
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bangor - second-half results

23% W34% D43% L
43
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding94%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 29%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ballymena United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.60
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.20.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Ballymena United
ScoredConceded
5
11
0-15
4
7
16-30
7
10
31-45
7
6
46-60
12
5
61-75
8
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
3
10
16-30
12
10
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
9
61-75
6
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Ballymena United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 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.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.3 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.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Ballymena UnitedLigaBangor
Average goals in match▼ 2.742.89▼ 2.77
Both teams scored▲ 54%52%▲ 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 46%54%▼ 51%
Clean sheets▼ 17%26%▼ 14%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%76%▲ 80%
Goal after half-time▲ 83%80%▼ 77%

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

2.89
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.31
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
21%
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

Recent meetings (3): Ballymena United 2 - 0 - 1 Bangor. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 33% matches.

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