Wed, 28 Jan 2026, 19:45
League Cup
Northern-Ireland
Full Time
Match Timeline
15'
Isaac Baird⚽Normal Goal
46'
Zach Nolan🔄Substitution 1 → Sean Murray
46'
James Hood🔄Substitution 2 → Daire O'Connor
68'
Patrick McEleney🔄Substitution 4 → Daniel Lafferty
68'
Charlie Allen🔄Substitution 1 → Adam Frizzell
68'
Joel Thompson🔄Substitution 3 → Dylan McGeouch
69'
Matty Yates🔄Substitution 2 → Kirk Millar
76'
Isaac Baird🔄Substitution 3 → Jamie Mulgrew
Head-to-Head
27
Wins
2
Draws
6
Wins
📈 Team Form & Statistics
Linfield
Form: W-D-D-W-W
Ballymena United
Form: L-D-L-W-D
Record
4 W
3 D
3 L
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2 W
3 D
5 L
Goals Per Game
1.4
Scored
vs
1.1
Scored
0.7
Conceded
vs
1.5
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
60%
Clean Sheets
20%
BTTS
30%
BTTS
50%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:2.2
Away:0.6
Conceded
Home:0.4
Away:1.0
Scored
Home:1.7
Away:0.3
Conceded
Home:1.2
Away:2.0
ELO comparison
Pre-match ratings
 LinfieldHome | Rating |  Ballymena UnitedAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| — | Overall | 1,458.9 |
| — | Match venue | 1,430.8 |
| — | At home | 1,473.3 |
| — | Away | 1,430.8 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| — | Attack | 1,461.8 |
| — | Defence | 1,503.4 |
| — | Home attack | 1,444.3 |
| — | Away attack | 1,442.1 |
| — | Home defence | 1,535.4 |
| — | Away defence | 1,490.3 |
| Match profile | ||
| — | Goal environment | 1,796.7 |
| — | Home goals | 1,686.7 |
| — | Away goals | 1,610 |
| — | Possession | 1,500 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| — | Set-piece attack | 1,500 |
| — | Set-piece defence | 1,500 |
| — | Close games | 1,464.9 |
| — | Winning margin | 1,462.7 |
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.