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Ballymena United

Vs

Glenavon FC

Since 13/08/2022

BU wins

Draws

GF wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

18 Ballymen… · 22 Glenavon…

Goals per game

2.50

both sides combined

Over 1.5

62%

of meetings

Over 2.5

38%

of meetings

BTTS

44%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-1

07 Apr 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

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

The latest chapter in Ballymena United versus Glenavon FC’s rivalry, which began in 2022, shows a tightly contested balance: 16 meetings, with Glenavon winning eight, Ballymena five, and three ending in draws. Across those fixtures 40 goals have been scored, averaging 2.5 per game. Two-goal or more matches have occurred in 62% of encounters, while 38% have seen three or more goals, and both teams have scored together in 44% of the games. The most recent clash on 07 April 2026 finished 1-1, a stalemate that kept the aggregate goal tally at 18 for Ballymena and 22 for Glenavon. Home advantage has tilted the record slightly: Ballymena’s eight home games yielded two wins, three draws and three losses, whereas their eight away outings produced three wins and five defeats. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.

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

01Head-to-head record⚖

Ballymena United

Glenavon FC

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 16 games between these two clubs

31%

win %

50%

2.50

avg goals

2.50

62%

over 1.5 %

62%

38%

over 2.5 %

38%

over 3.5 %

38%

1.12

scored

1.38

conceded

1.12

44%

btts

44%

25%

clean sheet

31%

Top three rows are this fixture: 16 meetings, 5 to Ballymena United, 3 drawn, 8 to Glenavon FC, at 2.50 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ballymena United

Won at home

25%

2 of 8 home meetings

Won away

38%

3 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

19%

3 of 16 meetings

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

Glenavon FC

Won at home

62%

5 of 8 home meetings

Won away

38%

3 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

19%

3 of 16 meetings

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

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ballymena…
07 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-1	Glenavon FC	D	view
24 Feb 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-2	Glenavon FC	D	view
29 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	3-1	Ballymena United	L	view
09 Aug 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	0-2	Ballymena United	W	view
19 Apr 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	2-0	Ballymena United	L	view
30 Dec 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-2	Glenavon FC	L	view
12 Oct 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	0-1	Ballymena United	W	view
30 Aug 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	3-1	Glenavon FC	W	view
16 Apr 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-0	Glenavon FC	W	view
30 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	0-1	Ballymena United	W	view
11 Nov 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-1	Glenavon FC	L	view
02 Sep 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	1-0	Ballymena United	L	view
11 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	3-2	Ballymena United	L	view
03 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-1	Glenavon FC	L	view
28 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Glenavon FC	3-2	Ballymena United	L	view
13 Aug 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-2	Glenavon FC	D	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)

Glenavon FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.2

Avg scored

1.8

Avg conceded

1.4

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)	1.57	1.77	1.62	1.56	1.50	2.00
vs Stronger (11)	1.18	2.55	1.29	2.00	1.00	3.50
vs Similar (17)	1.71	1.29	1.75	1.25	1.67	1.33
vs Weaker (2)	2.50	1.50	3.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
Clean sheet %	10% (-20pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ballymena United

WDDWDLLWLL

Last 10: 15 scored, 15 conceded.

Glenavon FC

DDDLLLWWDW

Last 10: 18 scored, 14 conceded.

Ballymena United

Home · last 10

DWDLDWDDLL

2 won · 11 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLLDWLWL

2 won · 13 scored, 18 conceded

Glenavon FC

Home · last 10

WLWLDLLLWW

4 won · 16 scored, 17 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLWDWDDWD

3 won · 16 scored, 12 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

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ballymena United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Glenavon FC

The Goal Clock

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

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Glenavon 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 UnitedGlenavon FC

€2.3m

squad value

€1.7m

€2.5m

attack

€1.7m

€1.0m

midfield

€0.8m

€3.2m

defence

€2.3m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Ballymena United 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

Glenavon FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
04 Apr	vs Portadown	1-1	D
07 Apr	@ Ballymena United	1-1	D
11 Apr	@ Bangor	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Crusaders FC	0-1	L
25 Apr	vs Carrick Rangers	2-3	L
08 Aug	vs Ards	1-3	L
11 Aug	@ Newry City AFC	4-1	W
15 Aug	vs Strabane Athletic	4-1	W
22 Aug	@ Armagh City	2-2	D
28 Aug	vs Rathfriland	3-1	W