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

Ballymena United and Glenavon will be playing against each other on Monday, December 30th, 2024, at 19:45h (UTC), in a Premiership football game 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 takes place in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Ballymena, with a capacity for 5200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

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 2.52 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

In the last match they played, Ballymena United collected a draw. The opposing team was Coleraine, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-2 - was valid for Premiership.

This draw (odd 3.70) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

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 Portadown team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-0.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.45.

Ballymena United vs Glenavon h2h

The last time these two teams clashed was on 12-10-2024, in a match of the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Ballymena United.

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

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 31 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 10 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses.

With the same score that the Cliftonville who occupies position 5, the team starts the 24th round.

Ballymena United analysis

Currently, Ballymena United has a tally of 27 goals scored and 27 goals against, at the end of round 23 of Premiership.

Ballymena United average of shots on goal is certainly not the brightest, but that cannot be said about the accuracy of getting on goal. In fact, the team has shot 2.9 times on goal, but has a goal-scoring average of 1.29. Basically, for every 5 shots on goal, it scores 2 goals.

his average possession rate in the league is 46.28%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Ballymena United vs Glenavon 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Ballymena United has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1512 attacks resulting in 27 goals. Glenavon, on the other hand, has only scored 19 times with 935 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Ben Kennedy. The Midfielder has scored 12 times in this competition and helped Ballymena United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 6 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Glenavon

Premiership leaderboard now

With 22 points won, Glenavon is in 10th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 10 losses, plus 7 draws.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 2 points, in the 24th round, with the Carrick Rangers team in hot pursuit at 11th place.

Glenavon analysis

We have reached matchday 23 in Premiership and at the moment Glenavon has made 19 goals and conceded 30.

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 0.86 scored per game.

Glenavon could face difficulties in maintaining their top form when confronted with a packed schedule featuring several games in a short span. Despite the odds pointing towards a close contest, the team's busy schedule could impact their performance against Ballymena United.

Best goalscorer from Glenavon

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level David McDaid is the player to highlight. Helping Glenavon with 5 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ballymena United is Ben Kennedy, who has already scored 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Glenavon is David McDaid, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Glenavon scores an average of 0.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 2.84 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.39 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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