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7 February 2025 at 19:45

Premiership · Season 2024
Referee: S. Gregg

Match Summary

Ballymena United and Linfield drew 2:2. The match was played in Premiership 2024. Goals were scored by M. Fitzpatrick 12′, D. Rocks 25′, P. McEleney 90′ (pen.), 0 K. McClean 90′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Ballymena United made 4 substitutions, Linfield made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Ballymena United and Linfield — 4 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Ballymena United
Linfield
Kick Off
12′
M. Fitzpatrick
D. Rocks
25′
Half Time
62′
C. BallantyneJ. Mulgrew
62′
E. McGeeC. Morrison
D. IdehenA. Jarvis
66′
D. RocksJ. McMurray
69′
J. McMurray81′
J. McMurrayC. McCurry
81′
S. EdogunL. Hawe
81′
C. Loughran90′
90+1′C. McKee
90+8′
90+2′
E. EastC. Allen
P. McEleney

Penalty

90+1′
90+10′
0 K. McClean
Full Time

Lineups

Ballymena United lined up in a — formation under J. Ervin, while Linfield deployed a — under D. Healy.

Midfield Control

Ballymena United field 11 midfielders averaging —, versus Linfield's 11 rated —. Midfield ratings reflect passing accuracy, interceptions, key passes, and overall control of possession — the team that dominates midfield typically dictates the tempo and territory of the match.

Ballymena UnitedPosition StrengthLinfield
Ballymena United
1MIDS. O'Neill
3MIDD. Lafferty
23MIDC. Loughran
15MIDS. O'Donnell
55MIDD. Idehen
39MIDC. Barr
28MIDP. McEleney
4MIDD. Rocks
31MIDK. Corbally
12MIDA. Scott
22MIDS. Edogun
Linfield
51MIDD. Walsh
15MIDB. Hall
2MIDS. Roscoe-Byrne
3MIDE. East
67MIDM. Orr
8MIDK. McClean
16MIDC. Ballantyne
27MIDE. McGee
17MIDC. McKee
29MIDM. Fitzpatrick
25MIDK. Offord

Substitutes

8A. Jarvis
27J. McMurray
11J. Moore
18J. McMullan
26S. Johnston

Substitutes

22J. Mulgrew
38C. Morrison
1C. Johns
34D. McCullough

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Ballymena United have recorded 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Linfield show 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Ballymena United

DLDLWL

Linfield

LWWLDW

Head to Head

Ballymena United and Linfield have met 4 times — Ballymena United won 1, Linfield won 3, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Linfield leads the head-to-head with 3 victories from 4 meetings. A combined 8 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (3 for the home side, 5 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Linfield are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2026.

1

Ballymena United

0

Drawn

3

Linfield

Goals: 3Goals: 5

Recent Meetings (4)

31 Jan 2026Linfield2 – 1Ballymena United
28 Jan 2026Linfield1 – 0Ballymena United
25 Oct 2025Linfield2 – 1Ballymena United
16 Sept 2025Ballymena United1 – 0Linfield

API data: 25 Mar 2026

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