Glentoran vs Ballymena Prediction 18 October 2025
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Glentoran 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 The Oval stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Glentoran being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 06 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 0:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Ballymena United):
- ball possession percentage: 45% vs 55%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- fouls: 0 vs 0;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 2;
- shots on target: 1 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Glentoran and Ballymena United:
- played 48 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 27, for the away team - 12, draws - 9;
- number of goals - 93 against 53;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.13, in the 2nd half - 1.92;
- average total goals in the match - 3.04.
Head-to-head statistics Glentoran - Ballymena

Glentoran Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 14 October 2025 as part of the Northern Ireland Shield Cup tournament (home team - Carrick Rangers, away team - Glentoran). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:2.
Here's the game statistics (Glentoran vs Carrick Rangers):
- ball possession: 60% vs 40%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- fouls: 9 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 4;
- shots on target: 3 vs 2.
- 6 wins,
- 1 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Glentoran stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 67% and a loss percentage of 11%.
⚽️Glentoran has scored a total of 13 goals. On the defensive end, Glentoran has allowed 6 goals over the season.
Match Results: Glentoran

Ballymena United Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 11 October 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Ballymena United, away - Coleraine). The match ended with a score of 1:3.
Here are the game statistics (Ballymena United vs Coleraine):
- ball possession: 41% vs 59%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 5;
- shots on target: 3 vs 6.
- 5 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 1 draws.
📈Currently, Ballymena United stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 45% and a loss percentage of 45%.
⚽Ballymena United has scored a total of 15 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 14 goals over the season.
Match Results: Ballymena United
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 48;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 8; for visitors away - 7; number of draws - 7;
- Average first-half total: 1.13;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.75, while the visitors net 0.38.
First-Half Stats: Glentoran (home) vs Ballymena United (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 4 vs 6;
- wins: 2 (50%) vs 2 (33.33%);
- losses: 0 (0%) vs 1 (16.67%);
- draws: 2 (50%) vs 3 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 1 vs 0.83;
- Average goals conceded: 0.25 vs 0.33.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 6 vs 4;
- losses: 2 vs 4;
- draws: 2 vs 2;
- Average first-half total: 1.3 (scored - 1, conceded - 0.3) vs 1.4 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.8).
- Glentoran scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 48;
- home team wins - 27, away team wins - 12, draws - 9.
Statistics: Glentoran vs Ballymena United
- matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 11;
- wins: 6 vs 5;
- win percentage: 67% vs 45%;
- losses: 1 vs 5;
- draws: 2 vs 1.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 6 vs 4;
- losses: 2 vs 5;
- draws: 2 vs 1.
- Ballymena United won with a +1.5 handicap in 7 of last 8 away games.
- Ballymena United won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.94, the guests - 1.1;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.04;
- both teams scored: overall - 26; at the home team's field - 10.
Statistics: Glentoran vs Ballymena United
- average total in the tournament: 2.11 vs 2.64;
- average total goals scored: 1.44 vs 1.36;
- average total in the 1st half: 1 vs 0.55;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.44 vs 0.82;
- Glentoran: average total at home in the tournament - 1.25;
- Ballymena United: average total away in the tournament - 1.5;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.7 (home - 1.75) vs 1 (away - 1.4).
- Ballymena United have scored in 7 of last 8 away games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 48;
- both teams scored all-time - 26 times;
- on the home team’s field - 10 times.
Statistics: Glentoran vs Ballymena United
- number of matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 11;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 4 vs 4;
- number of BTTS matches for Glentoran at home - 2 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 3 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 4;
- BTTS matches for Glentoran at home - 3 (75%);
- BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 3 (60%).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 2.5 goals scored in last 5 Glentoran home games (Premiership).
