Coleraine vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 26th, 2024

Coleraine and Ballymena United will be playing against each other on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Premiership football game in Northern Ireland, check the Coleraine vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Coleraine vs Ballymena United will occur

The game will be played in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Coleraine, with a capacity for 2496 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Coleraine vs Ballymena United 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.

Coleraine last match

In the last match they played, Coleraine collected a defeat. The opposing team was Linfield, and the match - which ended with the result of 3-0 - was valid for Premiership.

The odds for them to win, of 5.75 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Ballymena United 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, Ballymena United faced the Loughgall team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-3.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.05, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Coleraine vs Ballymena United h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 19-10-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Coleraine.

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

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

Coleraine

Premiership leaderboard now

The Coleraine team has 26 points being in the 8th place in the Premiership competition in Northern Ireland. The overall balance is not favorable, with 8 losses, 7 wins wins and 5 draws.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Crusaders team who occupies position 7 in the 23rd round.

With no great ambitions or relegation concerns, Coleraine, mid-ranking of the league table in the Northern Ireland Premiership, will try to use the home factor to get a win.

Coleraine analysis

After 22 rounds, Coleraine has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 32 goals for and 30 conceded.

With an average ball possession of 47.6% per game in the current league, Coleraine cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Ballymena United they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 5 wins versus 3 losses, and 1 draw. They won 2 games playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Coleraine

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Matthew Shevlin. The Attacker has already scored 13 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Coleraine, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 30 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 10 wins, 0 draws, and 10 losses.

In the 23rd round, Cliftonville, that is in the 5th place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

Ballymena United analysis

Currently, in the Premiership, Ballymena United sums 25 goals for and a total of 25 goals against, after 22 rounds played.

Recent games have demonstrated that Ballymena United is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

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 2.65 times on goal, but has a goal-scoring average of 1.25. Basically, for every 5 shots on goal, it scores 2 goals.

With a balance of 6 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws in the Premiership, Ballymena United playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

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 12 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 6 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 Coleraine is Matthew Shevlin, who has already scored 13 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ballymena United is Ben Kennedy, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 2.78 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.82 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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