It's advantage Coleraine so far with their 4th position in the Premiership table, welcoming Ballymena United who are placed 7th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ballymena United are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Coleraine form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Showgrounds as Coleraine have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 6-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Coleraine tasted defeat here at The Showgrounds, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.
Coleraine lost their last game at Cliftonville (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Larne the opponent.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Linfield in only two days. This game is also played here at The Showgrounds.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 10 games), Coleraine's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Coleraine have conceded only 7 goals.
Ballymena United form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
Ballymena United won their last game, 2-1 versus Glenavon played at home. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Dungannon Swifts.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ballymena United manager D. Jeffrey as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Glentoran.
Ballymena United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Ballymena United have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ballymena United - Coleraine 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Coleraine won 3, Ballymena United won 2 and 5 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Doherty 9 goals |  J. McLaughlin 9 goals |   C. Friel 8 goals |
Coleraine missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Coleraine | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 45 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 86% |
| 57% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 67% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 29% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 76% |
| 43% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 19% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 225 | 118 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 87 | 150 |
| 109 | 57 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 34 | 59 |
| 36% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 38% | 44% |
- Ballymena United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Coleraine have not yet lost a game at home.
- Coleraine have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 40 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 40 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
| 6 | Larne | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 35 | -20 | 23 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -29 | 18 |
| 11 | Institute | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -29 | 13 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 36 | -50 | 9 |