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NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 14
Nov 4, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
The Showgrounds

Ballymena
3 - 0
Newry City AFC

Place (19' pen.), Gibson (52'), McDaid (88')
Place (72')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Carville (25'), Lockhart (51'), Forde (56')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Newry City AFC.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Glenavon 3-2 Ballymena
Friday, October 28 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership
Last Game: Newry City AFC 0-2 Linfield
Saturday, October 29 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 Newry City AFC win with a probability of 37.58%. A win for Ballymena United had a probability of 37.03% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newry City AFC win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.37%) and 0-2 (6.05%). The likeliest Ballymena United win was 1-0 (8.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.

Result
Ballymena UnitedDrawNewry City AFC
37.03% (0.381 0.38) 25.38% (-0.386 -0.39) 37.58% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Both teams to score 56.39% (1.362 1.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.58% (1.738 1.74)47.41% (-1.736 -1.74)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.37% (1.588 1.59)69.63% (-1.586 -1.59)
Ballymena United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.95% (1.022 1.02)25.05% (-1.019 -1.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.27% (1.39 1.39)59.73% (-1.389 -1.39)
Newry City AFC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.25% (0.804 0.8)24.75% (-0.802 -0.8)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.69% (1.106 1.11)59.31% (-1.103 -1.1)
Score Analysis
    Ballymena United 37.03%
    Newry City AFC 37.58%
    Draw 25.38%
Ballymena UnitedDrawNewry City AFC
1-0 @ 8.58% (-0.372 -0.37)
2-1 @ 8.29% (0.081000000000001 0.08)
2-0 @ 5.94% (-0.079999999999999 -0.08)
3-1 @ 3.83% (0.147 0.15)
3-0 @ 2.74% (0.044 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.67% (0.161 0.16)
4-1 @ 1.32% (0.087 0.09)
4-0 @ 0.95% (0.041 0.04)
4-2 @ 0.92% (0.08 0.08)
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 37.03%
1-1 @ 11.98% (-0.24 -0.24)
0-0 @ 6.2% (-0.461 -0.46)
2-2 @ 5.79% (0.187 0.19)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.101 0.1)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.38%
0-1 @ 8.66% (-0.431 -0.43)
1-2 @ 8.37% (0.031000000000001 0.03)
0-2 @ 6.05% (-0.156 -0.16)
1-3 @ 3.89% (0.103 0.1)
0-3 @ 2.81% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.7% (0.147 0.15)
1-4 @ 1.36% (0.066 0.07)
0-4 @ 0.98% (0.02 0.02)
2-4 @ 0.94% (0.072 0.07)
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 37.58%

Head to Head
Dec 29, 2018 3pm
Ballymena
3-1
Newry City AFC
Friel (55'), Mayse (67'), Lecky (81')
McCabe (63')
Carville (68')
Nov 23, 2018 8pm
Newry City AFC
1-2
Ballymena
Montgomery (68')
Coleman (61')
Lecky (36'), McGrory (44')
Oct 6, 2018 3pm
Ballymena
3-0
Newry City AFC
Millar (11'), Lecky (63'), McGrory (90')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1LinfieldLinfield22153440162448
2Dungannon SwiftsDungannon2311392926336
3GlentoranGlentoran2210572620635
4PortadownPortadown2110472821734
5CliftonvilleCliftonville219482823531
6Ballymena UnitedBallymena21101102727031
7CrusadersCrusaders219392627-130
8ColeraineColeraine217683432227
9LarneLarne167541712526
10GlenavonGlenavon2257101930-1122
11Carrick RangersCarrick2055102030-1020
12Loughgall2234152353-3013


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