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Predictions and Tips
Linfield are the guests at Ballymena Showgrounds on Friday for the Premiership tie with hosts Ballymena United.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Ballymena United v Linfield match are shown here including the latest game odds.
📊 Form Guide

Ballymena United
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Ballymena United will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 2-1 Premiership defeat in their last game at the hands of Larne.
The only name on the scoresheet from Ballymena United was Andy Scott (18'). Andy Ryan (6') and Dylan Sloan (45') scored for Larne.
It has not been often in recent times where Ballymena United have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Ballymena United have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 10 goals in the process.
Coming into this clash, Ballymena United are winless against Linfield in their previous 12 league matches.
Linfield
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Glentoran in Irish Cup competition, Linfield will be hoping to turn things around here.
Jordan Jenkins (53') and Finley Thorndike (112') scored for Glentoran. The game was won by Glentoran in extra time.
In their previous half-dozen outings, Linfield have helped themselves to a tally of 15 goals. Linfield have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have had 5 goals go into their own net. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward into this match, of course.
Analysis of their past results shows that Linfield:
- haven't been beaten by Ballymena United in away games against them for the last 5 matches in the league. A very decent away record against them.
- are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
A review of their past head to head meetings going back to 18/08/2023 reveals that these fixtures have not been kind to Ballymena United. They have not managed to register any victories at all while Linfield have just been stronger than them, beating them in 100 per cent of those ties.
An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 0 of them for Sky Blues and 13 netted by The Blues. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 16 on 09/11/2024 when it ended Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United.
The referee was Declan Hassan.
💭 Prediction
In our view, Ballymena United should be able to score a goal against this Linfield lineup, however a single goal may not be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 win for Linfield when the full-time whistle blows. We’ll have to see what happens.
Andre Moura, 19:03 07/02/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
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⚽️ Team Focus:
Ballymena United
Formed: 1928
Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds (3,824)
Captain: Sean O'Neill
Chairman: Chris Selwood
Manager: Jim Ervin
Competitions: Premiership position 8
🔑 Key Man: Andy Scott
Usually taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Andy Scott was born in N. Ireland. After having played his first senior match for Larne in the 2022 - 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 4 league goals in the Premiership 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 21 appearances.
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26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 60 | DWWWW |
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24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 41 | WWDWW |
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26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 40 | LWWLD |
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21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 39 | WWWDW |
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26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 38 | LWLLD |
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27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 37 | LLWWL |
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25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 35 | LLWLD |
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25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 32 | DWLDD |
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24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | -3 | 32 | WDLDL |
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25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 31 | LWWWW |
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25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 22 | DLDLL |
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26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | -36 | 13 | LLLLL |
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Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 41 |
Time first goal conceded | 50 |
Yellow cards | 2.8 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 28 |
Time first goal conceded | 45 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 2.6 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Ben Kennedy | 12 |
Ethan Devine | 4 |
Andy Scott | 4 |
Kym Nelson | 2 |
Aaron Jarvis | 1 |
Joel Cooper | 16 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | 9 |
Kyle McClean | 7 |
Chris McKee | 6 |
Kirk Millar | 4 |
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