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NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 7
Sep 17, 2022 at 3pm UK
The Showgrounds

Ballymena
0 - 1
Carrick


Parkhouse (49'), Place (68'), Graham (73')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Cushley (52')
Ervin (12'), Cushley (16'), Gordon (53'), Mitchell (61'), Forsythe (71'), Anderson (85')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Glenavon 2-2 Carrick
Saturday, September 3 at 3pm 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 Ballymena United win with a probability of 41.04%. A win for Carrick Rangers had a probability of 33.49% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ballymena United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.77%) and 2-0 (6.8%). The likeliest Carrick Rangers win was 0-1 (8.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.

Result
Ballymena UnitedDrawCarrick Rangers
41.04% (1.703 1.7) 25.47% (-0.697 -0.7) 33.49% (-0.998 -1)
Both teams to score 55.58% (2.12 2.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.77% (2.83 2.83)48.24% (-2.822 -2.82)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.61% (2.537 2.54)70.39% (-2.528 -2.53)
Ballymena United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.68% (2.154 2.15)23.32% (-2.146 -2.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.73% (3.035 3.04)57.28% (-3.028 -3.03)
Carrick Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.49% (0.755 0.75)27.51% (-0.746 -0.75)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.98% (0.962 0.96)63.02% (-0.954 -0.95)
Score Analysis
    Ballymena United 41.04%
    Carrick Rangers 33.49%
    Draw 25.46%
Ballymena UnitedDrawCarrick Rangers
1-0 @ 9.34% (-0.504 -0.5)
2-1 @ 8.77% (0.267 0.27)
2-0 @ 6.8% (0.067 0.07)
3-1 @ 4.26% (0.379 0.38)
3-0 @ 3.3% (0.23 0.23)
3-2 @ 2.75% (0.296 0.3)
4-1 @ 1.55% (0.224 0.22)
4-0 @ 1.2% (0.152 0.15)
4-2 @ 1% (0.162 0.16)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 41.04%
1-1 @ 12.05% (-0.39 -0.39)
0-0 @ 6.42% (-0.781 -0.78)
2-2 @ 5.66% (0.287 0.29)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.15 0.15)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.46%
0-1 @ 8.28% (-0.815 -0.82)
1-2 @ 7.78% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-2 @ 5.34% (-0.404 -0.4)
1-3 @ 3.35% (0.035 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.44% (0.172 0.17)
0-3 @ 2.3% (-0.122 -0.12)
1-4 @ 1.08% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 33.49%

Head to Head
Apr 23, 2022 3pm
Ballymena
3-0
Carrick
Parkhouse (6'), Surgenor (8' og.), Millar (25')
Strain (43')
Jan 25, 2022 7.45pm
Carrick
3-0
Ballymena
Cushley (40', 65' pen.), Kelly (78')
Gawne (73')
Nov 20, 2021 3pm
Ballymena
0-1
Carrick

Redman (36'), (71'), (80')
Redman (62')
Gibson (70')
Gibson (83'), Gawne (85')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Carrick
2-1
Ballymena
Gawne (55'), Gibson (90+3')
Nixon (33')
Smith (32')
Loughran (25')
May 4, 2021 7.30pm
Carrick
0-4
Ballymena

Gordon (63')
Hume (45'), McCartan (64' pen., 89'), McCready (90+4')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1LinfieldLinfield85211651117
2Ballymena UnitedBallymena95041412215
3LarneLarne742193614
4CliftonvilleCliftonville94231310314
5Dungannon SwiftsDungannon942398114
6ColeraineColeraine8341139413
7GlentoranGlentoran941488013
8PortadownPortadown83321310312
9CrusadersCrusaders731357-210
10GlenavonGlenavon9234813-59
11Loughgall9126922-135
12Carrick RangersCarrick8107717-103


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