Most people believe in Ballymena United in this fixture versus Newry City AFC, but the away team will resist to the finish. Here's the complete Tipsway match guide!
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newry City AFC have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ballymena United and Newry City AFC.
Ballymena United form and stats
6-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Ballymena United so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at The Showgrounds after three straight home wins.
Ballymena United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Linfield.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dungannon Swifts in a game that was won 2-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ballymena handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
It should be added that a peek at the 11 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Ballymena United are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Cliftonville awaits in four days.
The Ballymena fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Ballymena United have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Newry City AFC form and stats
Newry City AFC have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 2-0-10 (12 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Newry in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Portadown.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Glentoran with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Crusaders wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Newry City AFC have conceded 29 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Newry City AFC - Ballymena United 3-2. Head-to-head data (for the previous five meetings): Ballymena won four games, zero matches ended in a draw and Newry City AFC have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / zero. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McDaid 7 goals |  D. Hughes 5 goals | J. Teelan 5 goals |
Ballymena United missing players
Newry City AFC missing players
| Ballymena United | Newry City AFC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 28 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 29 | 47 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 50% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 39% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 13% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 43% |
| 32% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 48% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 6.6 | 7.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 | 3.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 41% | 47% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 37% |
| 10.8 | 9.7 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.5 | 13.6 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
- All of Newry City AFC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newry City AFC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Newry City AFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Newry City AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newry City AFC have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premiership
- Newry City AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newry City AFC is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Linfield | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Larne | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 35 | -34 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 35 | -49 | 5 |
