Linfield vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on November 09th, 2024

Linfield and Ballymena United will be playing against each other on Saturday, November 09th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Premiership football game in Northern Ireland, check the Linfield vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Linfield vs Ballymena United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Windsor Park stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 24734 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 Linfield 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 2.54 goals per match played.

Linfield last match

Linfield comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Carrick Rangers, in a match valid for Premiership, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-3.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.42.

Ballymena United last match

Ballymena United 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 Ards, and the score ended with a 1-0.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.36.

Linfield vs Ballymena United h2h

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 10-08-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and it ended with a 0-2 win for Linfield.

The Linfield team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Ballymena United team, which won only 2 games.

Linfield

Premiership leaderboard now

The Linfield team with 29 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that the team is over Cliftonville team who is in the position 2 in the 16th round and has a 5 points disadvantage.

Linfield analysis

At the end of round 15 in Premiership, Linfield scored 30 goals and conceded 14 goals.

If the average number of shots on target by Linfield in the league is not the best, the team's accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent! There are only 4.29 shots on target per game, with an average of 2.14 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

Linfield has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1051 attacks resulting in 30 goals. Ballymena United, on the other hand, has only scored 20 times with 1035 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Linfield

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Joel Cooper. He has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Linfield come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 24 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 0 draws, and 7 losses.

The team has no disadvantage against Cliftonville who occupies position 2 in the 16th round and has the same amount of points.

Ballymena United analysis

After 15 rounds, Ballymena United has a positive goal difference, with 20 goals scored and only 18 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

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

Ballymena United with a streak of 3 losses in the Premiership, aim to get good results in this match, even if they are playing away from home. Ballymena United has a record of having lost 3 times in the last match.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Ben Kennedy. With 11 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Ballymena United team achieving several victories this season.

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.

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 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 Linfield is Joel Cooper, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ballymena United is Ben Kennedy, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Ballymena United scores an average of 1.29 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 2.3.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 4.07 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.47 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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