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Ballymena United

Vs

Cliftonville FC

Since 23/08/2022

BU wins

Draws

CF wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

16 Ballymen… · 28 Cliftonv…

Goals per game

3.38

both sides combined

Over 1.5

85%

of meetings

Over 2.5

69%

of meetings

BTTS

46%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-2

21 Mar 2026

Next game

03 Oct

Saturday, Northern-Ireland - Premi

Ballymena United vs Cliftonville FC: the head-to-head

Ballymena United and Cliftonville FC have traded 13 meetings since 2022, with Cliftonville edging the record 7-4-2. The fixtures have been lively, averaging 3.38 goals per game, and 85% of the encounters have produced two or more goals, 69% have reached three or more, while both sides scored together in 46% of the matches. Ballymena have netted 16 goals to Cliftonville’s 28 across the series. At home, Ballymena have won three of six games, drawn one and lost two; away they have managed only one win from seven outings. The latest clash on 21 March 2026 ended 2-2 in the Premiership, and the next meeting is scheduled for 3 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Cliftonville FC vs Ballymena United

Saturday 03 October 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Ballymena United

Cliftonville FC

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 13 games between these two clubs

31%

win %

54%

3.38

avg goals

3.38

85%

over 1.5 %

85%

69%

over 2.5 %

69%

54%

over 3.5 %

54%

1.23

scored

2.15

conceded

1.23

46%

btts

46%

15%

clean sheet

38%

Top three rows are this fixture: 13 meetings, 4 to Ballymena United, 2 drawn, 7 to Cliftonville FC, at 3.38 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ballymena United

Won at home

50%

3 of 6 home meetings

Won away

14%

1 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

15%

2 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Cliftonville FC

Won at home

71%

5 of 7 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

15%

2 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ballymena…
21 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	2-2	Ballymena United	D	view
13 Jan 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-2	Cliftonville FC	D	view
13 Sep 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	3-2	Ballymena United	L	view
05 Apr 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	5-0	Ballymena United	L	view
15 Mar 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-0	Cliftonville FC	W	view
16 Nov 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-1	Ballymena United	W	view
21 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	3-2	Cliftonville FC	W	view
20 Jan 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	3-0	Ballymena United	L	view
23 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	2-0	Ballymena United	L	view
23 Sep 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-2	Cliftonville FC	L	view
28 Jan 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	4-0	Ballymena United	L	view
03 Dec 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	4-1	Cliftonville FC	W	view
23 Aug 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-2	Cliftonville FC	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Ballymena United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.0

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.5

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.17	1.60	1.13	1.33	1.20	1.87
vs Stronger (12)	1.00	1.58	0.80	1.60	1.14	1.57
vs Similar (18)	1.28	1.61	1.30	1.20	1.25	2.12
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-16pp vs league)

Cliftonville FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.2

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.53	1.67	1.79	1.71	1.31	1.62
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (25)	1.40	1.52	1.55	1.45	1.29	1.57
vs Weaker (5)	2.20	2.40	2.67	2.67	1.50	2.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-6pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ballymena United

WDDWDLLWLL

Last 10: 15 scored, 15 conceded.

Cliftonville FC

LLLWWLWWLL

Last 10: 12 scored, 17 conceded.

Ballymena United

Home · last 10

DWDLDWDDLL

2 won · 11 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLLDWLWL

2 won · 13 scored, 18 conceded

Cliftonville FC

Home · last 10

WWLWDLWLWL

5 won · 17 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

LWWLLLLWWL

4 won · 12 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Ballymena United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored29% / 71%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ballymena United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Cliftonville FC

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded29% / 71%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cliftonville FC's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Coleraine FC	4	10	75%	2.5	8	1	+7	2.2	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	2.0	0.2	-
2	Carrick Rangers	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.8	0.8	-
3	Dungannon Swifts	4	9	75%	2.2	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	25%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	0	1	1	1.5	0.8	-
4	Crusaders FC	4	9	75%	2.2	8	6	+2	3.5	100%	100%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	2.0	1.5	-
5	Linfield	4	9	75%	2.2	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
6	Glentoran	4	6	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.5	1.0	-
7	Cliftonville FC	4	6	50%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
8	Ballymena United	3	3	33%	1.0	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.3	-
9	Larne	1	1	0%	1.0	0	0	+0	0.0	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	-
10	Limavady United	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.0	-
11	Portadown	4	0	0%	0.0	2	8	-6	2.5	50%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	0.5	2.0	-
12	Bangor	3	0	0%	0.0	0	9	-9	3.0	100%	67%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	0.0	3.0	-

Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Premiership stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Ballymena UnitedCliftonville FC

€2.3m

squad value

€2.3m

€2.5m

attack

€3.4m

€1.0m

midfield

€1.1m

€3.2m

defence

€4.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Cliftonville FC carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Ballymena United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
14 Mar	vs Carrick Rangers	2-1	W
21 Mar	@ Cliftonville FC	2-2	D
07 Apr	vs Glenavon FC	1-1	D
11 Apr	@ Carrick Rangers	3-2	W
15 Apr	vs Bangor	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Portadown	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Crusaders FC	2-3	L
08 Aug	@ Linfield	3-0	W
15 Aug	@ Crusaders FC	1-2	L
21 Aug	vs Glentoran	0-2	L

Cliftonville FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Larne	0-2	L
07 Apr	vs Glentoran	1-2	L
11 Apr	@ Coleraine FC	2-6	L
18 Apr	vs Dungannon Swifts	1-0	W
25 Apr	@ Linfield	2-1	W
09 May	vs Dungannon Swifts	1-2	L
07 Aug	vs Crusaders FC	2-1	W
15 Aug	@ Bangor	3-0	W
21 Aug	@ Linfield	0-1	L
29 Aug	vs Dungannon Swifts	0-2	L