Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 15:00
Premiership
Northern-Ireland
Full Time
Match Timeline
12'
M. Yates⚽Normal Goal
17'
M. Clarke🟨Yellow Card
22'
A. Jarvis🟨Yellow Card
53'
I. Rutkowski⚽Normal Goal
68'
D. O'Conchubhair🔄Substitution 1 → J. Thompson
68'
A. Frizzell🔄Substitution 1 → K. Millar
69'
M. Clarke🟥Red Card
69'
M. Clarke🟨Yellow Card
73'
S. Brown🔄Substitution 2 → S. Taylor
75'
S. McEleney🔄Substitution 2 → D. Lafferty
77'
K. Corbally🟨Yellow Card
78'
I. Rutkowski🔄Substitution 3 → J. Hood
81'
E. McGee🟨Yellow Card
84'
I. Baird🔄Substitution 3 → C. Allen
90'
P. McEleney⚽Own Goal
90+4'
C. Allen🟨Yellow Card
Head-to-Head
27
Wins
2
Draws
6
Wins
📈 Team Form & Statistics
Linfield
Form: W-W-D-D-W
Ballymena United
Form: L-L-D-L-W
Record
5 W
2 D
3 L
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2 W
2 D
6 L
Goals Per Game
1.5
Scored
vs
0.9
Scored
0.7
Conceded
vs
1.4
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
60%
Clean Sheets
20%
BTTS
30%
BTTS
40%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:2.0
Away:0.8
Conceded
Home:0.3
Away:1.3
Scored
Home:1.6
Away:0.2
Conceded
Home:1.0
Away:1.8
ELO comparison
Pre-match ratings
 LinfieldHome | Rating |  Ballymena UnitedAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,711.5 | Overall | 1,466.1 |
| 1,784.5 | Match venue | 1,413.9 |
| 1,784.5 | At home | 1,492.5 |
| 1,658.3 | Away | 1,413.9 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,545.6 | Attack | 1,460 |
| 1,717.3 | Defence | 1,508 |
| 1,616.9 | Home attack | 1,464.3 |
| 1,526.7 | Away attack | 1,419.8 |
| 1,727.1 | Home defence | 1,545.3 |
| 1,670 | Away defence | 1,482.9 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,790 | Goal environment | 1,796.7 |
| 1,721.7 | Home goals | 1,690 |
| 1,568.3 | Away goals | 1,606.7 |
| 1,500 | Possession | 1,500 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,500 | Set-piece attack | 1,500 |
| 1,500 | Set-piece defence | 1,500 |
| 1,632.3 | Close games | 1,469.4 |
| 1,737.7 | Winning margin | 1,471.3 |
Match venue compares Linfield at home with Ballymena United away. All ratings are within this league.
Higher goal environment ratings mean higher-scoring games, not necessarily a stronger team. A starting league rating is 1500.