Championship match preview: Ballinamallard United versus Loughgall

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ferney Park (2000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Ballinamallard United - Loughgall!

Loughgall are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

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Ballinamallard United form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 12 Championship games here at Ferney Park for Ballinamallard United, who have the most scored goals (56) in Championship,. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Ballinamallard United has won their last four matches. Two home wins in a row for Ballinamallard United bring valid hopes of a third.

Ballinamallard United are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Ballinamallard United's last game was hosting Dergview (placed 11th) and winning 3-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Queen's University with a 2-0 scoreline.

Goals are plentiful at Ferney Park in the league this season as Ballinamallard United has scored 32 goals here in 12 home games. 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 11 from 12 matches.

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Loughgall form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (28) away in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Championship. It's a growing despair in Loughgall as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

The attacking players of Loughgall have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 342 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Portadown with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Ards's place.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 28 goals in 10 league games away this season. Loughgall have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Ballinamallard United - Loughgall 2-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ballinamallard United 5 wins, 2 draws and Loughgall 3 victories. As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.

Ballinamallard United missing players

Loughgall missing players

Ballinamallard United Loughgall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 2 Played P 2 10 22
16 8 2 Won W 1 8 12
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
6 3 0 Lost L 1 2 7
56 32 8 Scored S 4 28 43
21 11 2 Conceded C 3 18 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
87% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 77%
61% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 73%
48% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 41%
30% 42% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 32%
39% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 55%
43% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 27%
17% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 32%
 
1.4 1.1 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0.5 2.1
1.9 2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 1.3 1.4
0.3 0.4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0.2 0.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
63 40 0 Total Shots T S 0 4 32
26 15 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 14
112% 93% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 500% 186%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Loughgall's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Ballinamallard United has the most scored goals (32) at home
  • Ballinamallard United has the most scored goals (56)
  • Ballinamallard United has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
  • Ballinamallard United has the the best goal difference (+35)
  • Ballinamallard United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ballinamallard United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ballinamallard United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Ballinamallard United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Loughgall has the most scored goals (28) away
  • Loughgall have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Loughgall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Loughgall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Loughgall haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 23 16 4 3 50 18 11 9 1 1 26 4 12 7 3 2 24 14 32 52
2 Ballinamallard United 23 16 1 6 56 21 12 8 1 3 32 11 11 8 0 3 24 10 35 49
3 Loughgall 22 12 3 7 43 32 12 4 3 5 15 14 10 8 0 2 28 18 11 39
4 Dundela 22 10 5 7 31 34 12 6 3 3 21 17 10 4 2 4 10 17 -3 35
5 Ards 21 10 4 7 42 30 10 6 1 3 20 15 11 4 3 4 22 15 12 34
6 Newry City AFC 21 9 4 8 41 26 11 4 1 6 25 19 10 5 3 2 16 7 15 31
7 Queen's University 22 9 1 12 46 46 11 6 1 4 28 23 11 3 0 8 18 23 0 28
8 Ballyclare Comrades 22 7 5 10 39 40 12 4 3 5 25 15 10 3 2 5 14 25 -1 26
9 H&W Welders 21 7 3 11 34 45 9 4 2 3 16 13 12 3 1 8 18 32 -11 24
10 PSNI 21 5 2 14 26 73 11 3 0 8 16 39 10 2 2 6 10 34 -47 17
11 Dergview 19 4 4 11 21 32 8 3 1 4 11 12 11 1 3 7 10 20 -11 16
12 Knockbreda 21 4 4 13 24 56 10 0 3 7 7 29 11 4 1 6 17 27 -32 16