Coleraine vs Ballymena Prediction 20 February 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Coleraine and Ballymena United are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 19:45. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Coleraine at the The Showgrounds stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Coleraine being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 26 December 2025 and ended with a score of 2:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Ballymena United):
- ball possession percentage: 44% vs 56%;
- corner kicks: 0 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Coleraine and Ballymena United:
- played 55 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 27, for the away team - 14, draws - 14;
- number of goals - 89 against 65;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.29, in the 2nd half - 1.51;
- average total goals in the match - 2.8.
Head-to-head statistics Coleraine - Ballymena

Coleraine Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 14 February 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Carrick Rangers, away team - Coleraine). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here are the game statistics (Coleraine vs Carrick Rangers):
- ball possession: 62% vs 38%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
- 18 wins,
- 7 losses,
- 4 draws.
📈Currently, Coleraine stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 62% and a loss percentage of 24%.
⚽️Coleraine has scored a total of 58 goals. On the defensive end, Coleraine has allowed 27 goals over the season.
Match Results: Coleraine

Ballymena United Team Overview
- 8 wins,
- 15 losses,
- 4 draws.
📈Currently, Ballymena United stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 30% and a loss percentage of 56%.
⚽Ballymena United has scored a total of 32 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 41 goals over the season.
Match Results: Ballymena United
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 55;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 7; for visitors away - 7; number of draws - 9;
- Average first-half total: 1.29;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.78, while the visitors net 0.51.
First-Half Stats: Coleraine (home) vs Ballymena United (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 14 vs 15;
- wins: 6 (42.86%) vs 3 (20%);
- losses: 5 (35.71%) vs 5 (33.33%);
- draws: 3 (21.43%) vs 7 (46.67%);
- Average goals scored: 1.29 vs 0.93;
- Average goals conceded: 0.57 vs 0.53.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 3 vs 1;
- losses: 3 vs 5;
- draws: 4 vs 4;
- Average first-half total: 0.9 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 0.4) vs 1 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.7).
- Coleraine scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 55;
- home team wins - 27, away team wins - 14, draws - 14.
Statistics: Coleraine vs Ballymena United
- matches played in the tournament: 29 vs 27;
- wins: 18 vs 8;
- win percentage: 62% vs 30%;
- losses: 7 vs 15;
- draws: 4 vs 4.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 7 vs 2;
- losses: 2 vs 6;
- draws: 1 vs 2.
- Ballymena United won with a +2.5 handicap in 19 of last 20 away games against Coleraine (Premiership).
- Ballymena United won with a +2.5 handicap in last 30 games (Premiership).
- Ballymena United won with a +2.5 handicap in last 19 away games.
- Ballymena United won with a +2.5 handicap in last 17 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.62, the guests - 1.18;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.8;
- both teams scored: overall - 30; at the home team's field - 14.
Statistics: Coleraine vs Ballymena United
- average total in the tournament: 2.93 vs 2.7;
- average total goals scored: 2 vs 1.19;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.72 vs 0.48;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1.28 vs 0.7;
- Coleraine: average total at home in the tournament - 2.5;
- Ballymena United: average total away in the tournament - 1.07;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2.4 (home - 3.2) vs 1 (away - 0.4).
- Coleraine have conceded in 9 of last 10 games against Ballymena United.
- Coleraine have conceded in 8 of last 9 games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
Prediction on corners
- Under 10.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Coleraine home games.
- Under 10.5 corners in 8 of last 9 Ballymena United away games.
- Under 10.5 corners in 7 of last 8 Ballymena United away games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 55;
- both teams scored all-time - 30 times;
- on the home team’s field - 14 times.
Statistics: Coleraine vs Ballymena United
- number of matches played in the tournament: 29 vs 27;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 16 vs 13;
- number of BTTS matches for Coleraine at home - 9 (64%);
- number of BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 8 (53%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Coleraine at home - 3 (60%);
- BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 2 (40%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 2:1 (19/167, 11.4%);
- Coleraine at home most often finish matches: 2:0 (3/14, 21.4%);
- Ballymena United away most often play: 2:0 (4/15, 26.7%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
2:0 - 11.78% (odds 5.54)
1:0 - 10.96% (odds 6.07)
2:1 - 9.75% (odds 6.8)
Editorial Prediction
- Coleraine have conceded in 9 of last 10 games against Ballymena United.
- Coleraine have conceded in 8 of last 9 games against Ballymena United (Premiership).
