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Ballymena United vs Glenavon: match statistics

Ballymena United vs Glenavon: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Ballymena United: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Glenavon: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ballymena United scores 1.14 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Glenavon scores 0.86 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.88 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ballymena United 46%, Glenavon 52%. Over 2.5: Ballymena United 43%, Glenavon 59%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Ballymena United has higher xG: 1.16 vs 1.14. Ballymena United: 8.8 shots per match, Glenavon: 8.6.

Match halves

Ballymena United: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.68. Glenavon: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.48.

Goals by minute

Ballymena United: 61-75 (8 goals). Glenavon: 61-75 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.88 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

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.

Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.14Goals scored / match0.86
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
1.5Goals conceded / match2
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
45%Average possession47%
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
3.14Shots on target / match2.97
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.75Shots per match8.55
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Ballymena United
LLLWL
Season result split
29% W14% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-16
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-14
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Ballymena United is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Ballymena United scoring profile: very strong

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

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

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

32Goals scored (season)25
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
42Goals conceded (season)58
Ballymena UnitedGlenavon
2.64Average goals in match2.86
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 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.

46%
Ballymena United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 28 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1 pts / match - Ballymena United · 0.69 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 21% 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.

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 half-time in 17% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Ballymena United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
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.
-0.40
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 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.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

Ballymena UnitedLigaGlenavon
Average goals in match 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 match
51%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.30
Away goals / match
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Ballymena United 1 - 0 - 1 Glenavon. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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