31 January 2026 at 15:00

Premiership · Season 2025
Referee: S. Gregg

Match Summary

Linfield defeated Ballymena United 2:1. The match was played in Premiership 2025. Goals were scored by M. Yates 11′, I. Rutkowski 53′, S. McEleney 90′ (o.g.). 7 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Linfield made 3 substitutions, Ballymena United made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Linfield and Ballymena United — 3 goals and 8 cards recorded during the match.

Linfield
Ballymena United
Kick Off
M. Yates
11′
22′A. Jarvis
Half Time
53′
I. Rutkowski

assist: D. Toure

A. FrizzellK. Millar
67′
68′
D. O'ConchubhairJ. Thompson
72′S. McEleney
S. BrownS. Taylor
72′
74′
P. McEleneyD. Lafferty
78′
I. RutkowskiJ. Hood
I. BairdC. Allen
84′
C. Allen90+4′
S. McEleney

Own Goal

90′
Full Time

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Linfield have recorded 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats. Ballymena United show 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Linfield

WLDWWW

Ballymena United

DLDLWL

Head to Head

Linfield and Ballymena United have met 3 times — Linfield won 2, Ballymena United won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Linfield leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.67 per match (3 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (33%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (33%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2025.

2

Linfield

0

Drawn

1

Ballymena United

Goals: 3Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (3)

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

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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