Warrenpoint Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 12th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Ballymena United holds 7th place with 17 pts.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premiership game only four days ago.
For Warrenpoint Town relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Ballymena United are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Warrenpoint Town form and stats
Warrenpoint Town's results here at Milltown Playing Fields in the Premiership have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
The Warrenpoint Town fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at Milltown Playing Fields: A 0-1 defeat against Crusaders (placed 3rd). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Coleraine in a game that was won 3-1.
Warrenpoint Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. As for conceded goals, Warrenpoint Town's unpleasant statistic is 23 goals surrendered.
Ballymena United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ballymena United so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Ballymena United are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager D. Jeffrey was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground Milltown Playing Fields. Ballymena United suffered a 1-2 loss to Linfield (placed 4th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Institute.
Ballymena United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Ballymena United have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ballymena United - Warrenpoint Town 4-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Warrenpoint Town won 3, Ballymena United won 6 and 1 draw. 10 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. O'Sullivan 6 goals |   C. Friel 6 goals |  A. McGrory 5 goals |
Warrenpoint Town missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Warrenpoint Town | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 56 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 65% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 29% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 35% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 76% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 65% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 7.7 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 85 | 47 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 75 | 130 |
| 31 | 19 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 35% | 53% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | 45% |
- Ballymena United have scored more than double the goals of Warrenpoint Town.
- Ballymena United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Warrenpoint Town has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Warrenpoint Town has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Warrenpoint Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- Warrenpoint Town has the most conceded goals (56)
- Warrenpoint Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (28)
- Warrenpoint Town has the the worst goal difference (-45)
- Warrenpoint Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Warrenpoint Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Warrenpoint Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Warrenpoint Town 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 | Coleraine | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Linfield | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Larne | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -17 | 17 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -25 | 14 |
| 11 | Institute | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -25 | 9 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 33 | -45 | 6 |