NIFL Premiership
Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
 

BallymenaBallymena United
2-0
ColeraineColeraine

O'Connor (12', 67')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Coleraine.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ballymena United

All competitions
Last Game: Ballymena 2-0 Coleraine
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Bangor vs. Ballymena
Tuesday, December 30 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership

Coleraine

All competitions
Last Game: Coleraine 0-1 Linfield
Tuesday, December 30 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Coleraine vs. Linfield
Tuesday, December 30 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coleraine win with a probability of 54.01%. A draw had a probability of 24.12% and a win for Ballymena United had a probability of 21.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coleraine win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.88%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%) , while for a Ballymena United win it was 1-0 (6.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.

Result
Ballymena UnitedDrawColeraine
21.87%24.12%54.01% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Both teams to score 50.97% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.92% (0.0039999999999978 0)50.07%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.95% (0.0030000000000001 0)72.05%
Ballymena United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.51% (0.0020000000000024 0)37.49% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.73%74.27% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Coleraine Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.55% (0.0040000000000049 0)18.45% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.36% (0.0030000000000001 0)49.64% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Score Analysis
    Ballymena United 21.87%
    Coleraine 54.01%
    Draw 24.12%
Ballymena UnitedDrawColeraine
1-0 @ 6.79%
2-1 @ 5.63%
2-0 @ 3.33% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-1 @ 1.84%
3-2 @ 1.56%
3-0 @ 1.09%
Other @ 1.64%
Total : 21.87%
1-1 @ 11.47%
0-0 @ 6.92%
2-2 @ 4.75%
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 24.12%
0-1 @ 11.69%
0-2 @ 9.88% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 9.69%
0-3 @ 5.57%
1-3 @ 5.46% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 2.68%
0-4 @ 2.35%
1-4 @ 2.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-4 @ 1.13% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.26%
Total : 54.01%

Head to Head
Oct 11, 2025 3pm
Ballymena
1-3
Coleraine
Dec 26, 2024 3pm
gameweek 23
Coleraine
2-2
Ballymena
Stewart (56'), Shevlin (69' pen.)
Jarvis (23'), Kane (45+4')
Devine (31', 45+1')
Devlin (44'), Lafferty (45+4')
Oct 19, 2024 3pm
gameweek 13
Ballymena
0-1
Coleraine

Carson (21'), Brown (40'), Kelly (87')
Campbell (64')
Jarvis (50'), Glackin (60'), Boyle (79'), Shevlin (87')
Aug 16, 2024 7.45pm
gameweek 2
Coleraine
4-2
Ballymena
Scott (14'), Glackin (53'), Campbell (79'), Shevlin (90+6')
Carson (45+2'), Kane (56')
Glackin (56')
McMurray (40'), Kennedy (58' pen.)
Loughran (42'), McClelland (45'), O'Donnell (56'), Rocks (61')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
gameweek 23
Ballymena
3-1
Coleraine
McMurray (47'), Stewart (74', 90+4')
McAuley (25'), Whiteside (45'), McMurray (78')
Jarvis (33')
O'Mahony (10'), Kane (45+2'), Glackin (70'), McKendry (85')
McKendry (88')
rhs 2.0


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