NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 30
Mar 8, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Ballymena Showgrounds

Ballymena
0 - 2
Linfield


Graham (72')
FT(HT: 0-1)
McCullough (35' og.), Shields (73' pen.)
Mulgrew (67')
Manzinga (39')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Linfield.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ballymena United

Last Six:
Last Game: Dungannon 1-2 Ballymena
Saturday, April 30 at 5.30pm in NIFL Premiership

Linfield

Last Six:
Last Game: Linfield 2-0 Coleraine
Saturday, April 30 at 5.30pm 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 Linfield win with a probability of 50.41%. A win for Ballymena United had a probability of 25.13% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.58%) and 0-2 (8.79%). The likeliest Ballymena United win was 1-0 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.

Result
Ballymena UnitedDrawLinfield
25.13%24.46%50.41%
Both teams to score 53.65%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.62%48.38%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.49%70.52%
Ballymena United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.4%33.61%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.75%70.25%
Linfield Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.8%19.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.11%50.9%
Score Analysis
    Ballymena United 25.13%
    Linfield 50.41%
    Draw 24.46%
Ballymena UnitedDrawLinfield
1-0 @ 7.04%
2-1 @ 6.33%
2-0 @ 3.84%
3-1 @ 2.3%
3-2 @ 1.9%
3-0 @ 1.4%
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 25.13%
1-1 @ 11.61%
0-0 @ 6.45%
2-2 @ 5.22%
3-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 24.46%
0-1 @ 10.64%
1-2 @ 9.58%
0-2 @ 8.79%
1-3 @ 5.27%
0-3 @ 4.83%
2-3 @ 2.87%
1-4 @ 2.17%
0-4 @ 1.99%
2-4 @ 1.19%
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 50.41%

Head to Head
Jan 15, 2022 3pm
Linfield
1-0
Ballymena
Manzinga (15')
Mulgrew (81')

Rodgers (24')
Dec 21, 2021 7.45pm
Linfield
1-0
Ballymena
Manzinga (77')
Newberry (29'), Palmer (85')

Redman (19'), Wilson (35'), Kane (54')
Apr 17, 2021 5.30pm
Linfield
2-1
Ballymena
Haughey (16'), Lavery (65')
M (54')
McCartan (30')
Mar 23, 2021 7.45pm
Ballymena
2-1
Linfield
Keeley (67', 90+3')
Waterworth (75' pen.)
Cooper (90+1')
Oct 24, 2020 5.30pm
Ballymena
2-3
Linfield
McElroy (41' pen.), Millar (90+3')
Millar (9'), Nasseri (37'), Stewart (54')
Quinn (14'), Mulgrew (40'), Pepper (88')