Ballymena United vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on September 14th, 2024

A football match between Ballymena United and Glentoran of the Premiership will take place in Northern Ireland on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the Ballymena United vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ballymena United vs Glentoran will occur

The game will be played 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

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Ballymena United vs Glentoran 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 2.5 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

Ballymena United is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Larne in a match valid for Premiership, and the match ended 0-1.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 12.00. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Glentoran last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Glentoran faced the Dungannon Swifts team, and the score ended with a 1-0 for their rivals.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 3.40.

Ballymena United vs Glentoran h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 23-03-2024 in a Premiership match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 4-0 win for Glentoran.

The performance of the Glentoran team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Ballymena United team.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

Ballymena United arrives in this game with 6 points in 7th place in the Premiership, with a negative balance, having lost 4 games in total and won only 2, making a total of 0 draws.

In the 7th round, Coleraine, that is in the 6th place, has the same score.

Ballymena United analysis

Ballymena United have a negative goal difference, having after 6 rounds conceded 9 goals to opponents and scored 6. An average to improve.

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.

With an average of 2.5 shots on goal per match, Ballymena United certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Ballymena United, with a ball possession of 45.8% 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 Glentoran 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.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Ben Kennedy. The Midfielder has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Ballymena United, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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

Glentoran

Premiership leaderboard now

The Glentoran team with 10 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.

Glentoran analysis

After 6 rounds, Glentoran has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 6 goals for and 5 conceded.

Recent performances have shown that Glentoran is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

This is a top 5 team in the Premiership that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Glentoran team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 56%.

With a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws in the Premiership, Glentoran playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Best goalscorer from Glentoran

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Jordan Jenkins is the player to highlight. Helping Glentoran with 2 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Glentoran boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Ballymena United, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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 Glentoran scores an average of 1.67 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 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 3.16 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 4.17 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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