Match Info

NIFL Premiership - Round 22

Date: 26 December 2025, Friday

Location: Ballymena Showgrounds (Ballymena)

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	Ballymena United		Coleraine

	1	X	2
	5.7	4.15	1.48
	5.43	4.52	1.47	Watch
	5.5	4.2	1.5
	5.96	4.05	1.46
	5.75	4.2	1.47
Avarage Now (Initially)	5.67 ↑ (5.35)	4.22 ↓ (4.43)	1.48 ↓ (1.5)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 8.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Ballymena United
16.2%

Draw
21.7%

Coleraine
62.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

17.3%

20.9%

61.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

16.8%

20.2%

63.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Ballymena United has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.1%)

Coleraine has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Ballymena United than the current prediction. (+0.6%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Coleraine than the current prediction. (+1.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	0%	100%

Ballymena United - Coleraine Predictions

Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Coleraine will win (votes: 4 - 100%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Coleraine (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. O'Neill S. (C) 16. Clarke M. 31. Corbally K. 22. Edogun S. 8. Jarvis A. 3. Lafferty D. 25. Mccallion D. 21. McGeouch D. 11. O'Conchubhair D. 20. Thompson J. 5. Toure D.	1. Schofield R. (G) 11. Cooper J. 16. Doherty R. 18. Dunne C. 17. Glackin J. 15. Ives L. 2. Kane L. 23. Okoro Z. 8. Patching W. 9. Shevlin M. 20. Stewart C.
Substitutes
6. Ali G. 23. Breen D. (G) 41. Hood J. 15. O'Donnell S. 17. O’Reilly J. 12. Scott A. 33. Taylor D.	36. Devlin O. 58. Harris A. (G) 21. McDonald R. 19. McGonigle J. 26. McGrath C. 7. McGregor L. 27. Watson A.
Coaches
Kearney O.	Higgins R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
12', 1 - 0, O'Conchubhair D. ⚽, Corbally K. (A),
20', Glackin J. ↓, McGonigle J. ↑,
42', Edogun S. ↓, O’Reilly J. ↑,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
62', Stewart C. 🟨,
62', Doherty R. ↓, McGregor L. ↑,
67', 2 - 0, O'Conchubhair D. ⚽, O’Reilly J. (A),
80', O’Reilly J. 🟨,
81', Okoro Z. ↓, Devlin O. ↑,
82', Thompson J. ↓, Hood J. ↑,
90+2', O'Conchubhair D. ↓, Scott A. ↑,

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 9 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NIFL Premiership (Championship Group: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 1.

Ballymena United is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).

Coleraine is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

In this match, Coleraine is seen as the favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 6 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 12 matches, and goals 23:34. (average 1.2:1.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Ballymena United won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 15:17. (average 1.3:1.4).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Ballymena United
Northern Irish Premiership
20.12.25	Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers	1:1 ✺
13.12.25	Portadown - Ballymena United	1:0 ✺
06.12.25	Ballymena United - Dungannon Swifts	1:2 ✺
Northern Irish League Cup
02.12.25	Ballymena United - Larne	2:0 ✺
Northern Irish Premiership
29.11.25	Glenavon - Ballymena United	3:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.7 TLLWL
- Coleraine FC
Northern Irish Premiership
19.12.25	Glentoran - Coleraine	2:1 ✺
12.12.25	Coleraine - Bangor	2:0 ✺
06.12.25	Coleraine - Carrick Rangers	3:1 ✺
Northern Irish League Cup
02.12.25	Moyola Park - Coleraine	0:2 ✺
Northern Irish Premiership
29.11.25	Crusaders - Coleraine	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.2 LWWWW

Latest Head to Head

Northern Irish Premiership
11.10.25	Ballymena United - Coleraine	1:3
26.12.24	Coleraine - Ballymena United	2:2
19.10.24	Ballymena United - Coleraine	0:1
16.08.24	Coleraine - Ballymena United	4:2
26.12.23	Ballymena United - Coleraine	3:1
Northern Irish League Cup
07.11.23	Ballymena United - Coleraine	1:2 penalties
Northern Irish Premiership
21.10.23	Ballymena United - Coleraine	3:1

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