Ballymena United 2-1 Linfield - November 10, 2017 / Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
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BU
4' - Goal
Robert Garrett 29' - Yellow card
Robert Garrett
37' - Yellow card
Gary Thompson37
BU
47' - Substitution
Johnny Flynnis substituted by Steven McCullough47
53' - Goal
Conor McCloskey53
60' - Goal
Jonathan McMurray60
70' - Yellow card
Andrew Burns70
70' - Substitution
Louis Rooneyis substituted by Aaron Burns
78' - Substitution
Chris Casementis substituted by Brandon Adams
86' - Yellow card
Matthew Clarke 87' - Red card
Robert Garrett
88' - Substitution
Conor McCloskeyis substituted by Tony Kane88
90' - Substitution
Andrew Burnsis substituted by Francis McCaffrey90 95' - Yellow card
Jonathan McMurray95
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Team line-ups
Ballymena United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Ross Glendinning | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Johnny Flynn | 47 | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | D |
Kofi Balmer | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 28 | D |
Andrew Burns | 9070 | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Jim Ervin | 32 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Leroy Millar | 22 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Gary Thompson | 37 | 27 | 147 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Conor McCloskey | 5388 | 25 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | F |
William Faulkner | 27 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | F |
Cathair Friel | 24 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 27 | F |
Jonathan McMurray | 6095 | 23 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
54
Linfield
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Gareth Deane | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | D |
Chris Casement | 78 | 29 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | D |
Mark Haughey | 26 | 136 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Mark Stafford | 30 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | D |
Matthew Clarke | 86 | 23 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | M |
Robert Garrett | 42987 | 29 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Jordan Stewart | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Stephen Lowry | 31 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 33 | F |
Louis Rooney | 70 | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Kirk Millar | 25 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 34 | F |
Andy Waterworth | 31 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
80
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | D |
Steven McCullough | 47 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | D |
Tony Kane | 88 | 30 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | M |
Francis McCaffrey | 90 | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | F |
Joe McKinney | 23 | ||||
| 11 | F |
Matthew Shevlin | 18 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | D |
Niall Quinn | 24 | ||||
| 27 | D |
Andrew Mitchell | 25 | ||||
| 20 | M |
Stephen Fallon | 20 | ||||
| 14 | F |
Aaron Burns | 70 | 25 | 182 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Brandon Adams | 78 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andrew Burns
IN
Steven McCullough
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gareth Deane
IN
Roy Carroll
OUT
Stephen Lowry
IN
Jamie Mulgrew
OUT
Mark Stafford
IN
Josh Robinson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
55
76
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Jeffrey vs Linfield
2 victories
0 draw
5 losses
Jeffrey vs Healy
2 victories
0 draw
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
38
103
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
66 %
Healy vs Ballymena United
8 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Healy vs Jeffrey
5 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Evan Boyce
14 victories |
6 draws |
9 losses |
Ballymena United29 matches | General total | Linfield18 matches | 13 victories |
2 draws |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Ballymena United3 matches | Season total | Linfield3 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on December 21, 2024 | Latest figure on December , 2024 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Ballymena United keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Linfield at home running (since 26/10/2013). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/04/2001 (5 matches)
End of streak for Ballymena United after 15 consecutive matches without a win vs Linfield in NIFL Premiership (since 24/11/2012). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/02/2004 (10 matches)
Ballymena United keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw vs Linfield at home running (since 03/09/2011). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/11/2000 (6 matches)
General ranking
| 5 | Cliftonville | 25 pts | 14 rd | |
| 6 | Glentoran | 22 pts | 14 rd | |
| +1 | 7 | Ballymena United | 18 pts | 15 rd |
| -1 | 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 17 pts | 14 rd |
| 9 | Ards | 10 pts | 14 rd |
General ranking
| 2 | Glenavon | 30 pts | 13 rd | |
| 3 | Crusaders | 29 pts | 13 rd | |
| 4 | Linfield | 27 pts | 14 rd | |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 25 pts | 14 rd | |
| 6 | Glentoran | 22 pts | 14 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBallymena United 1-0 Cliftonville02/09/2017 | LBallymena United 1-3 Glentoran16/09/2017 | LBallymena United 0-2 Coleraine30/09/2017 | VBallymena United 2-0 Portadown10/10/2017 | VBallymena United 6-3 Ards14/10/2017 | DBallymena United 3-3 Warrenpoint Town28/10/2017 |
| Overall | LDungannon Swifts 2-1 Ballymena United07/10/2017 | VBallymena United 2-0 Portadown10/10/2017 | VBallymena United 6-3 Ards14/10/2017 | LGlenavon 4-0 Ballymena United21/10/2017 | DBallymena United 3-3 Warrenpoint Town28/10/2017 | DGlentoran 1-1 Ballymena United06/11/2017 |
Current form
| Away | VWarrenpoint Town 1-4 Linfield22/09/2017 | LCliftonville 3-2 Linfield30/09/2017 | VBallinamallard United 0-3 Linfield03/10/2017 | LDundee United 1-0 Linfield07/10/2017 | LColeraine 2-1 Linfield14/10/2017 | VBallinamallard United 0-6 Linfield04/11/2017 |
| Overall | VBallinamallard United 0-3 Linfield03/10/2017 | LDundee United 1-0 Linfield07/10/2017 | LColeraine 2-1 Linfield14/10/2017 | LLinfield 2-5 Crusaders23/10/2017 | VLinfield 2-0 Ards28/10/2017 | VBallinamallard United 0-6 Linfield04/11/2017 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 11 | 20 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
8 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
|
10 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1020 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
725 |
|
9 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
3 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
14 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
13 |
|
7 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
22 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
32 |
|
13 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
32 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
|
21 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
1.57 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.46 |
|
1.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.86 |
|
2.29 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.14 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
5 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1-4 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
33 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
27 |
|
21 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Cathair Friel | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Mark Haughey |  |
| Cathair Friel | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Mark Haughey | |
| Tony Kane | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Andrew Mitchell |  |
 | Kevin Braniff | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Aaron Burns | |
| Kevin Braniff | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 5 assists | Kirk Millar |  |
| Kevin Braniff | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 5 assists | Kirk Millar | |
| Cathair Friel | 7 goals, 1 assist during the last 9 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal, 4 assists during the last 6 matches | Kirk Millar | |
Historical head to head
Home
131 gf
207 ga
Away
86 gf
230 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
9 ga
Total
226 gf
446 ga
Historical head to head
Home
230 gf
86 ga
Away
207 gf
131 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
9 ga
Total
446 gf
226 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 29, 1979 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
December 29, 1979 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
November 21, 1936 |
| Away | 7 - 0 |
November 21, 1936 |
Latest head to head
August 26, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
April 15, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
January 21, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
December 17, 2016 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
November 08, 2016 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
Best historical scorers against Linfield
 |
David Cushley | 5 goals | 2013 - 2015 |
|
Allan Jenkins | 2 goals | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Johnny Taylor | 2 goals | 2014 - 2014 |
 |
Jamie Davidson | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
|
Eoin Kane | 1 goal | 2016 - 2016 |
|
Gary McCutcheon | 1 goal | 2011 - 2011 |
Best historical scorers against Ballymena United
 |
Andy Waterworth | 11 goals | 2013 - 2017 |
|
Aaron Burns | 4 goals | 2013 - 2015 |
 |
Jimmy Callacher | 2 goals | 2016 - 2017 |
 |
Philip Lowry | 2 goals | 2011 - 2014 |
 |
Chris Hegarty | 2 goals | 2014 - 2014 |
 |
Stephen Lowry | 2 goals | 2014 - 2016 |
Players with most games played vs Linfield
|
Allan Jenkins | 18 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
Tony Kane | 18 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
Gary Thompson | 11 matches | 2012 - 2017 |
|
David Cushley | 11 matches | 2012 - 2016 |
 |
Jim Ervin | 10 matches | 2014 - 2017 |
 |
Alan Teggart | 10 matches | 2011 - 2015 |
Players with most games played vs Ballymena United
 |
Jamie Mulgrew | 16 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
Aaron Burns | 14 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
Andy Waterworth | 13 matches | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Niall Quinn | 13 matches | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Sean Ward | 11 matches | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Michael Carvill | 11 matches | 2011 - 2015 |
They played in both sides
114 matches
78 matches
55 matches
43 matches
33 matches
16 matches
31 matches
62 matches
30 matches
74 matches
19 matches
14 matches
They played in both sides
12 matches
96 matches
114 matches
78 matches
30 matches
74 matches
31 matches
62 matches
12 matches
53 matches
55 matches
43 matches
Competition info
The other matches
November 11, 2017
November 14, 2017
November 21, 2017
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Coleraine | 38 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | +22 |
2
|  | Glenavon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 |
3
|  | Crusaders | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 |
4
|  | Linfield | 27 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 |
5
|  | Cliftonville | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 |
6
|  | Glentoran | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 |
+17
|  | Ballymena United | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | -9 |
-18
|  | Dungannon Swifts | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
9
|  | Ards | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
10
|  | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
11
|  | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -17 |
12
|  | Ballinamallard United | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 39 | -29 |
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