Linfield vs Ballymena Prediction 8 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Linfield and Ballymena United are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 14:00. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Belfast at the Windsor Park stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Linfield being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 31 January 2026 and ended with a score of 2:1. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Linfield):
- ball possession percentage: 56% vs 44%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Linfield and Ballymena United:
- played 58 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 46, for the away team - 8, draws - 4;
- number of goals - 121 against 48;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.38, in the 2nd half - 1.53;
- average total goals in the match - 2.91.
Head-to-head statistics Linfield - Ballymena
Linfield Team Overview
✅The Linfield team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 3 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws. In total, the team has scored 11 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.1. In home matches, this figure is 1.2 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.5.
Match Results: Linfield
Ballymena United Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 1 August 2026 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Glenavon, away - Ballymena United). The match concluded with a score of 1:1.
Here’s the head-to-head statistics (Ballymena United vs Glenavon):
- corner kicks: 6 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 2 vs 2.
⚠️Will Ballymena United be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 2 times, lost 3 games, and drew 5 times. On average, the team scored 1.4 goals per game (in away matches - 2.33), and conceded 1.6 goals. Hopefully, this season Ballymena United will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Ballymena United
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 58;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 15; for the visitors (away) - 0; number of draws - 13;
- Average first-half total: 1.38;
- Today's home team averages 1.03 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.34.
- Ballymena United conceded in the 1st half in last 7 away games.
- Ballymena United conceded in the 1st half in last 6 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 58;
- home team wins - 46, away team wins - 8, draws - 4.
Statistics: Linfield vs Ballymena United
- matches played in the tournament: 0 vs 0;
- wins: 0 vs 0;
- win percentage: 0% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 0;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 2;
- losses: 5 vs 3;
- draws: 2 vs 5.
- Linfield have won in last 22 home games against Ballymena United.
- Linfield have won in last 20 home games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
- Linfield have won in 15 of last 17 games against Ballymena United.
- Linfield have won in 14 of last 16 games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2.09, the guests - 0.83;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.91;
- both teams scored: overall - 30; at the home team's field - 13.
- Linfield have scored over 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
- Linfield have scored over 1.5 goals in last 6 home games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
Prediction on corners
- Ballymena United have taken under 3.5 corners in 7 of last 8 away games against Linfield.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 58;
- both teams scored all-time - 30 times;
- on the home team’s field - 13 times.
- Ballymena United have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
Editorial Prediction
- Linfield have won in last 22 home games against Ballymena United.
- Linfield have won in last 20 home games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
- Linfield have won in 15 of last 17 games against Ballymena United.
- Linfield have won in 14 of last 16 games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
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