Ballymena United vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on August 30th, 2024

Ballymena United and Glenavon will meet each other in a football match counting for Premiership on August 30th, 2024, Friday at 18:45h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Ballymena United vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ballymena United vs Glenavon will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Ballymena, with a capacity for 5200 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Ballymena United vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.6 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Ballymena United team. On that occasion they met Dungannon Swifts for the Premiership, and the match ended 1-0.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 1.80, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Glenavon last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Glenavon faced the Coleraine team, and the score ended in favor with a 0-2.

Incredible surprise with the final result of the match! The underdog team achieved an unexpected victory, as shown by the fact that before the match their victory had odds of 4.50.

Ballymena United vs Glenavon h2h

The last time these two teams clashed was on 16-04-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Premiership, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Ballymena United.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

With 0 points, 0 wins, 4 losses 0 draws, and a negative balance, Ballymena United enters this game in 12th place in the Premiership.

Ballymena United analysis

Ballymena United have a negative goal difference, having after 4 rounds conceded 8 goals to opponents and scored 2. An average to improve.

Ballymena United team comes to this game with a sequence of 4 losses in the Premiership that has been affecting the team's morale.

It appears that Ballymena United is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Ballymena United averaged 2 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

Ballymena United, with a ball possession of 46.33% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Glenavon of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

A hectic schedule could be a potential roadblock for Ballymena United as they gear up to play multiple games in quick succession. Even though the odds favor a closely matched game, Ballymena United demanding schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the eventual outcome against Glenavon.

Glenavon

Premiership leaderboard now

With 3 points won, Glenavon is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 3 losses, plus 0 draws.

Saddled with the same score that the Carrick Rangers team in position 8, in the 5th round.

Glenavon analysis

Glenavon shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 3 made and 7 conceded after 4 rounds of the league.

Recent performances have highlighted that Glenavon is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.75 scored per game.

With a busy schedule, Glenavon may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Ballymena United and Glenavon having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Glenavon has conceded 2 away goals in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Glenavon will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-0, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Ballymena United 0 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Glenavon 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 2.38 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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