The league table in Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with Ballinamallard United leading Dergview by 14 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ballinamallard United form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Ballinamallard United have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Ballinamallard United here at Ferney Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
A good away victory last time out for Ballinamallard United, who won 3-1 against Newry City AFC (placed 6th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting H&W Welders in a game that was won 4-2.
Goals decide football matches and Ballinamallard United are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. Ballinamallard United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ferney Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Dergview form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dergview so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Dergview much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ballinamallard United will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager I. Sproule was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Ferney Park. Dergview suffered a 0-3 loss to H&W Welders (placed 9th). A 0-2 defeat away at Portadown before that.
Dergview have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Dergview have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dergview - Ballinamallard United 2-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Ballinamallard United 5 wins, 2 draws and Dergview 2 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Ballinamallard United missing players
Dergview missing players
| Ballinamallard United | Dergview | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 43% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 71% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 14% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 71% | 71% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 21% |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Ballinamallard United have created more than twice as many corners as Dergview.
- Ballinamallard United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ballinamallard United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dergview have scored away.
- Ballinamallard United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dergview have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dergview have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dergview haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portadown | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Ballinamallard United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Dundela | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Ards | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Queen's University | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | PSNI | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
| 11 | Dergview | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 6 |