Ballymena United vs Linfield betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on February 07th, 2025

Ballymena United and Linfield will on Friday, February 07th, 2025 at 19:45h (UTC), play in a Premiership football game in Northern Ireland, check the Ballymena United vs Linfield betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ballymena United vs Linfield 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 at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ballymena United vs Linfield 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 2.55 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

Ballymena United in its last official match lost (1-0) against Derry City, in a match valid for Club Friendlies.

The odds for them to win, of 10.00 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Linfield 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, Linfield faced the Crusaders team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-1.

The odds of 1.30 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Ballymena United vs Linfield h2h

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Premiership season. The match, played on 09-11-2024, recorded the 2-0 win for Linfield.

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

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

Ballymena United joins the match with 32 points. They rank in 8th place in the Premiership, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 10 games, losing 12, and scoring 2 draws.

This means that, in the 28th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the Coleraine team is just behind in 9th place.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Northern Ireland Premiership without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Ballymena United will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Ballymena United analysis

At the end of round 27 in Premiership, Ballymena United scored 28 goals and conceded 31 goals.

Recent results have shown that Ballymena United is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

his average possession rate in the league is 45.85%, 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 Linfield 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Ben Kennedy. Ballymena United owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 12 goals in this season.

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

Linfield

Premiership leaderboard now

The Linfield team with 60 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 19 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.

Linfield analysis

Linfield shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 27 games has only conceded goals on 19 occasions, and has scored in 50.

Linfield is in that wonderful position of being the favorite after 4 wins in the Premiership.

As we approach the Regular Season, Linfield is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.12 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Premiership.

With away his balance of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in the Premiership, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Linfield is a more offensive team than Ballymena United, having 2151 attacks vs. 1770 from Ballymena United, having scored 50 times, in comparison, Ballymena United converted into goal 28 times.

Best goalscorer from Linfield

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Joel Cooper has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Linfield with 16 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Interesting Match Facts:

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

For bettors 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 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Linfield is Joel Cooper, he has scored in 16 opportunities.

Linfield has conceded 8 away goals in 13 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Linfield will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-0, something to take into consideration.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Linfield has an average of 1.85 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Linfield often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.54 corners per game.

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.

On the Ballymena United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Linfield who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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