Overview
- Ballymena United play their home matches at The Showgrounds, were founded in 1928 and are managed by Oran Kearney.
- In their last match (Dungannon vs Ballymena), the final score was 1-1, although we'd tipped 1-0. Their next fixture is Ballymena vs Portadown and we're predicting a 0-0 result.
- They've gone 0-3-2 (W-D-L) in their last 5 games, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.8 on average.
- In their most recent matches, they score 33% of their goals in the 45-60 minute period, but most of their goals conceded (44%) come between 75-90 minutes.
- In recent matches, the top performers were M. Clarke (0), D. Breen (0) and James Hood (0).
ELO over the last 5 years
Peak 1727
1660
1436
Where their ELO is won and lost
Net ELO change from matches, by venue and competition · last 5 years
By venue
Home110g
+82
Away112g
-211
By competition
League196g
-217
Cup26g
+88
Favourite opponents
Who they've earned the most ELO from (last 5 years)
Bangor
5 games · 2W 2D 1L
+17
Loughgall
9 games · 5W 0D 4L
+10
Institute
2 games · 1W 0D 1L
+9
Dungannon Swifts
19 games · 9W 3D 7L
+8
Cliftonville
17 games · 5W 3D 9L
+6
Toughest opponents
Who they've lost the most ELO to (last 5 years)
Glentoran
16 games · 2W 2D 12L
-59
Crusaders
20 games · 4W 3D 13L
-48
Glenavon
19 games · 6W 4D 9L
-37
Linfield
19 games · 3W 1D 15L
-35
Carrick Rangers
22 games · 8W 5D 9L
-35
Biggest ELO gains
Their most rewarding results of the last 5 years
vs Linfield
A · Premiership · Aug 2026
3–0W
+25
vs Dungannon Swifts
A · Premiership · Mar 2025
3–0W
+24
vs Cliftonville
H · Premiership · Dec 2022
4–1W
+24
vs Larne
A · Irish Cup · Mar 2023
2–0W
+22
vs Queen's University
A · Irish Cup · Jan 2024
4–0W
+22
Biggest ELO losses
Their most costly results of the last 5 years
vs Carrick Rangers
A · Premiership · Jan 2022
0–3L
-25
vs Portadown
H · Premiership · Nov 2024
0–3L
-18
vs Glentoran
A · Premiership · Nov 2021
0–4L
-17
vs Newry City
H · Premiership · Oct 2023
0–2L
-17
vs Glenavon
A · Premiership · Nov 2025
1–3L
-17
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Over/Under Goals Analysis - Last 20 Games
Both Teams To Score & Clean Sheets Analysis
Predictions and Tips
Squad
Standings
View Ballymena United Latest Results, Fixtures, Squad, Top Players, Standings and Stats. Their last match was Dungannon vs Ballymena on 19/9/2026 14:00 GMT in the Premiership and finished 1-1. Their next match is Ballymena vs Portadown on 26/9/2026 14:00 GMT. Our users most predicted score statistics should be available before the game starts.