NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 5
Sep 3, 2022 at 3pm UK
The Showgrounds
Ballymena0 - 4Linfield
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Linfield.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Larne 3-0 Ballymena
Friday, August 26 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership
Friday, August 26 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 4 | -3 | 4 |
Last Game: Carrick 2-1 Linfield
Sunday, August 28 at 2pm in NIFL Premiership
Sunday, August 28 at 2pm in NIFL Premiership
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | Larne | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Linfield | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 4 | -1 | 6 |
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 Linfield win with a probability of 46.66%. A win for Ballymena United had a probability of 28.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.33%) and 0-2 (7.86%). The likeliest Ballymena United win was 1-0 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ballymena United | Draw | Linfield |
28.52% ( -0.43) | 24.83% ( -0.38) | 46.66% ( 0.81) |
| Both teams to score 55.31% ( 0.96) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
