Glenavon vs Ballymena Prediction 9 August 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Glenavon and Ballymena United. The confrontation of the Premiership tournament is scheduled for 14:00 on 9 August. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Glenavon and Ballymena United:
- played 53 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 30, for the away team - 15, draws - 8;
- number of goals - 122 against 67;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.42, in the 2nd half - 2.15;
- average total goals in the match - 3.57.
Head-to-head statistics Glenavon - Ballymena

Glenavon Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 2 August 2025 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - H&W Welders, away team - Glenavon). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:0.
Here are the game statistics (Glenavon vs H&W Welders):
- ball possession: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 2 vs 6.
✅The Glenavon 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 12 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.2. In home matches, this figure is 0.5 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.1.
Match Results: Glenavon

Ballymena United Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 2 August 2025 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Ballymena United, away - Loughgall). The match ended with a score of 2:0.
Here are the game statistics (Ballymena United vs Loughgall):
- ball possession: 65% vs 35%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 6 vs 0.
⚠️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 3 times, lost 6 games, and drew 1 times. On average, the team scored 1.3 goals per game (in away matches - 0.83), and conceded 1.7 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 - 53;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 11; for the visitors (away) - 6; number of draws - 8;
- Average first-half total: 1.42;
- Today's home team averages 0.85 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.57.
- Glenavon have drawn in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 53;
- home team wins - 30, away team wins - 15, draws - 8.
- Ballymena United won with a +1.5 handicap in 8 of last 9 away games against Glenavon (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2.3, the guests - 1.26;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.57;
- both teams scored: overall - 31; at the home team's field - 10.
- Ballymena United have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games against Glenavon (Premiership).
- Ballymena United have scored under 1.5 goals in 8 of last 9 away games (Premiership).
- Ballymena United have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 53;
- both teams scored all-time - 31 times;
- on the home team’s field - 10 times.
Editorial Prediction
- Under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of last 8 Glenavon games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
- Under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Glenavon games (Premiership).
- Under 2.5 goals scored in last 5 Glenavon home games (Premiership).
