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

Larne and Ballymena United will face each other in a Premiership game in Northern Ireland on Saturday, September 07th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the Larne vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Larne vs Ballymena United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Inver Park stadium, in the city of Larne, with a capacity for 1100 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 Larne 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 2.62 goals per match played.

Larne last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Larne team. On that occasion they met Coleraine for the Premiership, and the match ended 1-1.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 3.90) can be considered as a bad result.

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 Glenavon team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.10, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Larne vs Ballymena United h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Premiership match, on 17-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for Larne.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

Larne

Premiership leaderboard now

Considering the home team Larne, standing in 12th place with 1 point in the Premiership competition in Northern Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 0 wins, 0 losses and, 1 draw.

Larne analysis

Currently, Larne has a tally of 1 goals scored and 1 goals against, at the end of round 5 of Premiership.

Larne has demonstrated their patience as a team this season, with a high average minutes of first goal scored. This patience is evident in their game control and waiting for the right opportunities, leading to a low number of goals conceded. These qualities indicate the team's tactical discipline and organization. Sustaining this approach will be beneficial for Larne in upcoming matches.

The average number of shots toward the net of Larne can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 3 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

With 3 points won, Ballymena United is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 4 losses, plus 0 draws.

Ballymena United analysis

Ballymena United shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 5 made and 9 conceded after 5 rounds of the league.

It seems that Ballymena United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 1 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Ballymena United is a more offensive team than Larne, having 398 attacks vs. 78 from Larne, having scored 5 times, in comparison, Larne converted into goal 1 time.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Ben Kennedy. He has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Ballymena United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Ballymena United does not concede goals as a visitor. Ballymena United also averages 1 goal per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.15.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.2 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.8 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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