Ballymena United vs Larne betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on November 23rd, 2024

Ballymena United and Larne will meet each other in a football match counting for Premiership on November 23rd, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Ballymena United vs Larne betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ballymena United vs Larne will occur

The game takes place 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.

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Introduction to the Ballymena United vs Larne 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 2.56 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

In the last match they played, Ballymena United collected a win. The opposing team was Cliftonville, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-1 - was valid for Premiership.

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 5.75.

Larne last match

Larne appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Irish League Cup game, the team faced Institute, and the score ended with a 0-2.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.20.

Ballymena United vs Larne h2h

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership. The meeting took place on 07-09-2024 and ended with a 0-1 win for Ballymena United.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

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

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 27 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 9 wins, 0 draws and 8 losses.

In the 18th round, the team has the same points that the Cliftonville team who occupies position 2.

Ballymena United analysis

After round number 17 in Premiership, Ballymena United has 21 goals scored and 20 conceded.

Recent performances have highlighted that Ballymena United 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.

Ballymena United does not average a high number of shots, but in terms of accuracy, the team's results are really good. The team, in fact, averaged 2.82 shots towards the opponent's goal in each match, averaging 1.24 goals. In fact, 2 out of every 5 shots end up in the net.

Over the course of the tournament, Ballymena United recorded an average ball possession of 45.86%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Ballymena United will play against Larne, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Ballymena United is a more offensive team than Larne, having 1214 attacks vs. 951 from Larne, having scored 21 times. In comparison, Larne converted into goal 15 times.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Ben Kennedy has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Ballymena United with 11 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 6 of the 11 goals scored have this characteristic.

Larne

Premiership leaderboard now

With 21 points won, Larne is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 6 wins against 4 losses, plus 3 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 2 points over Crusaders who holds the 8th place in the 18th round.

Larne analysis

After 17 rounds, Larne has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 15 goals for and 11 conceded.

Usually, it is with an 57.1% average ball possession that the Larne team tries to control the game. This is because typically, teams with ball possession above 50% have some control over their opponents.

Playing away Larne usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the Premiership.

Best goalscorer from Larne

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Andrew Ryan. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Larne avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 5 goals scored have this characteristic.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

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 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Larne is Andrew Ryan, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Larne scores an average of 1.33 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 1.57.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 3.25 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 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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