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21 March 2026 at 20:00

Premiership · Season 2025
Referee: B. McMaster

Match Summary

Cliftonville FC and Ballymena United drew 2:2. The match was played in Premiership 2025. Goals were scored by S. Robertson 2′, B. Healy 34′, I. Rutkowski 51′ (pen.), J. Hood 71′. 1 red cards. Cliftonville FC made 4 substitutions, Ballymena United made 4.

Match Events

Key match events between Cliftonville FC and Ballymena United — 4 goals and 1 cards recorded during the match.

Cliftonville FC
Ballymena United
Kick Off
B. Healy
34′
Half Time
46′
D. McGeouchA. Jarvis
46′
S. MurrayJ. Hood
R. Hale49′
51′
I. Rutkowski

Penalty

S. RobertsonK. Hawthorne
56′
64′
C. McCurryD. Ebbe
71′
J. Hood
J. SheridanR. Curran
75′
L. McStravickC. McCay
85′
B. HealyJ. Gormley
85′
87′
D. MccallionD. Lafferty
Full Time

Lineups

Cliftonville FC lined up in a — formation under Jim Magilton, while Ballymena United deployed a — under Jim Ervin.

Midfield Control

Cliftonville FC field 11 midfielders averaging —, versus Ballymena United'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.

Cliftonville FCPosition StrengthBallymena United
Cliftonville FC
31MIDP. Morrison
8MIDR. Hale
12MIDS. Leppard
21MIDM. Glynn
23MIDS. Robertson
24MIDA. Kelly
26MIDJ. Toole
27MIDL. McStravick
28MIDJ. Kelly
29MIDB. Healy
41MIDJ. Sheridan
Ballymena United
30MIDB. Wade
5MIDD. Toure
12MIDI. Rutkowski
15MIDS. O'Donnell
16MIDM. Clarke
19MIDC. McCurry
21MIDD. McGeouch
25MIDD. Mccallion
26MIDS. Murray
28MIDF. Sule
31MIDK. Corbally

Substitutes

1L. Ridd
2C. Pepper
9R. Curran
19J. Gormley
38A. Carroll

Substitutes

23D. Breen
3D. Lafferty
4D. Rocks
8A. Jarvis
24S. McEleney
41J. Hood

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Cliftonville FC have recorded 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Ballymena United show 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Cliftonville FC

WWWLWL

Ballymena United

DLDLWL

Head to Head

Cliftonville FC and Ballymena United have met 2 times — Cliftonville FC won 1, Ballymena United won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Cliftonville FC leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 9 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.50 per match (5 for the home side, 4 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2025.

1

Cliftonville FC

1

Drawn

0

Ballymena United

Goals: 5Goals: 4

Recent Meetings (2)

13 Jan 2026Ballymena United2 – 2Cliftonville FC
13 Sept 2025Cliftonville FC3 – 2Ballymena United

API data: 23 Mar 2026

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