Northern-Ireland · Premiership
Cliftonville FC vs Ballymena United Prediction
· Solitude
Match prediction
- Equal 45% home and draw probabilities justify the double-chance advice, since the model sees little separating a Cliftonville win from a stalemate.
- Cliftonville's three straight defeats and four scoreless failures contrast with Ballymena's unbeaten three-match run, weakening any expectation of a comfortable home win.
- Ballymena's away scoring average of 1.80 exceeds their home output, suggesting they can trouble Cliftonville despite the venue disadvantage.
- Cliftonville's strong head-to-head and goals records at Solitude support the home side of the double chance, though recent draws there show Ballymena resist.
- Both attacks cluster goals in the 31-45 window while Ballymena concede heavily late, hinting at a competitive rather than one-sided contest.
- Low totals across both teams' matches, with few exceeding 2.5 goals, reinforce the draw component of the advice over a decisive home victory.
- Predicted winner
- Cliftonville FC
- Betting advice
- Double chance : Cliftonville FC or draw
- Home win probability
- 45%
- Draw probability
- 45%
- Away win probability
- 10%
- Goals market
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Prediction comparison
| Factor | Cliftonville FC | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
| Form | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Attack | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| Defence | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Poisson | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| H2h | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| Goals | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| Total | 53.5% | 46.5% |
Team form and goal analysis
Cliftonville FC
Recent form: WWLLWWLLL.
Average goals scored: 1.30 per match.
Ballymena United
Recent form: WLLDLDDW.
Average goals scored: 1.50 per match.
Head-to-head record
- Cliftonville FC 2–2 Ballymena United (21 Mar 2026)
- Ballymena United 2–2 Cliftonville FC (13 Jan 2026)
- Cliftonville FC 3–2 Ballymena United (13 Sep 2025)
- Cliftonville FC 5–0 Ballymena United (05 Apr 2025)
- Ballymena United 1–0 Cliftonville FC (15 Mar 2025)