Ballymena United vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on January 11th, 2025

Ballymena United and Glentoran are scheduled to play against each other on January 11th, 2025, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in a Premiership match to be held in Northern Ireland, 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, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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 2.51 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 Glentoran for the Irish League Cup, and the match ended 0-2.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of .

Glentoran last match

Ballymena United vs Glentoran h2h

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 07-01-2025. In a Irish League Cup 2024/2025 match, Glentoran came out on top and beat their rivals by 0-2.

The Glentoran team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Ballymena United its counterpart.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

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 11 losses.

In the 25th round, the team is having the same score that the Crusaders team, which is placed just below in 7th place. It also has the same points that the Cliftonville team that is in the 5th place.

Ballymena United analysis

At the end of round 24 of Premiership, Ballymena United collected 27 goals scored and 29 goals conceded.

The performances of Ballymena United in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

The Ballymena United shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 2.91 per game, the team instead scored 1.23 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

Ballymena United has a ball possession average of 45.74% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Ballymena United vs Glentoran 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Ben Kennedy. He has already scored 12 times this season and has helped Ballymena United come away with the positive result on several occasions.

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

Glentoran

Premiership leaderboard now

The Glentoran team with 38 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 2 points, in the 25th round, with the Dungannon Swifts team in hot pursuit at 3rd place.

Glentoran analysis

After 24 rounds, Glentoran has a positive goal difference, with 28 goals scored and only 20 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

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

With an away balance of 7 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw in the Premiership, Glentoran usually leaves little room for opponents to win.

Glentoran is a more offensive team than Ballymena United, having 1688 attacks vs. 1604 from Ballymena United, having scored 28 times, in comparison, Ballymena United converted into goal 27 times.

Best goalscorer from Glentoran

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Jordan Jenkins. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Glentoran to achieve victory in several disputes.

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 Glentoran is Jordan Jenkins, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Ballymena United 1.09 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Glentoran 1.75 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 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.8 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.25 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

Both teams have the same number of red cards in the season, in this case 3. A market to evaluate to get some return on your bets!

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