Ballymena United vs Cliftonville Prediction 02.03.2021

On 2nd March 2021, Ballymena United and Cliftonville go head to head in a Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership match. The last meeting on 23rd February 2021 ended in a Cliftonville 2-1 win.

Both sides have met twenty-seven times in the most recent seasons. Ballymena United have won 8matches and Cliftonville triumphed in 14. Recent outings average 3.30 goals, while both teams score 63% of the time.

Cliftonville's recent game against Larne ended in a home 1-0 win. Although The Reds didn't match their opponent's intensity and quality while on possession, it was still enough. Cliftonville put in a decent first-half display and scored in the 5th minute.

So far, Ballymena United plays better on the road than at home. They win 1.73 points per away game on average compared to 0.89 points at home. Although Ballymena United is among the best home teams in the league, they are far from perfect. Their defence is not as good as expected with just 22% home clean sheets.

Cliftonville has picked up 14 points from the previous six league games. They still have a lot to prove when playing away from home. Cliftonville wins 0.91 points per away game, a bit less than their home record shows. To improve results, they have to be more compact in defence. Cliftonville kept a clean sheet in just 9% of their visits.

Ballymena United Form

• Coming into this game, Ballymena United has picked up 4 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 0.8 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 4 of those games. Ballymena United has scored 5 times in the last 5 fixtures.
• Ballymena United has put together a good run of form and has now gone 2 games without defeat.
• It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 4 games for Ballymena United ending with 2 goals or more being scored.
• In the last 5 matches for Ballymena United, 4 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 9 matches (45% of all matches) involving Ballymena United has seen BTTS landing.
• It's likely that Ballymena United will score today, as they have netted in the last 4 games coming into this one and have scored 5 goals in the last five games.

Cliftonville Form

• Coming into this game, Cliftonville has picked up 11 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 2.2 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 3 of those games. Cliftonville has scored 6 times in the last 5 fixtures.
• Cliftonville has enjoyed playing away from home recently, with the side currently unbeaten in 3 games.
• Momentum is really building for Cliftonville as they have now gone 6 games without losing. They have won 3 of the last 5 games they have played.
• Cliftonville is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture against Ballymena United, having won 3 and drawn 2. They have scored 6 goals in those 5 games.
• In the last 5 matches for Cliftonville, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 10 matches (43% of all matches) involving Cliftonville has seen BTTS landing.
• It's likely that Cliftonville will score today, as they have netted in the last 6 games coming into this one and have scored 6 goals in the last five games.

Ballymena United vs Cliftonville Betting Tips

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Ballymena United vs Cliftonville Head to Head

Average stats between Ballymena United and Cliftonville in most recent 27 outings in the Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership.

23.02.2021

Cliftonville Ballymena United

21

24.11.2020

Cliftonville Ballymena United

04

22.02.2020

Cliftonville Ballymena United

11

16.11.2019

Cliftonville Ballymena United

10

28.09.2019

Ballymena United Cliftonville

11

13.04.2019

Cliftonville Ballymena United

11

26.02.2019

Ballymena United Cliftonville

21

17.11.2018

Ballymena United Cliftonville

21

22.09.2018

Cliftonville Ballymena United

32

09.05.2018

Cliftonville Ballymena United

40

03.04.2018

Ballymena United Cliftonville

03

20.03.2018

Cliftonville Ballymena United

12

25.11.2017

Cliftonville Ballymena United

10

02.09.2017

Ballymena United Cliftonville

10

18.04.2017

Ballymena United Cliftonville

41

25.03.2017

Cliftonville Ballymena United

21

26.11.2016

Cliftonville Ballymena United

20

10.09.2016

Ballymena United Cliftonville

32

02.04.2016

Ballymena United Cliftonville

22

05.12.2015

Cliftonville Ballymena United

42

12.09.2015

Ballymena United Cliftonville

61

21.02.2015

Cliftonville Ballymena United

10

29.11.2014

Cliftonville Ballymena United

70

27.09.2014

Ballymena United Cliftonville

22

04.02.2014

Ballymena United Cliftonville

13

09.11.2013

Cliftonville Ballymena United

21

07.09.2013

Ballymena United Cliftonville

01

Ballymena United vs Cliftonville Stats

Results and League Table

Average stats between Ballymena United and Cliftonville across current season. Calculated from Ballymena United's Home stats and Cliftonville's Away stats.

BTTS %

44 %

Goals

2.25

Over 1.5 %

68 %

Over 2.5 %

28 %

Corners

12.14

Cards

3.83

Ballymena United

0.89

Home PPG

Total Home Away

20.02

Crusaders

2 - 1

Ballymena United

16.02

Ballymena United

0 - 1

Coleraine

06.02

Glenavon

2 - 1

Ballymena United

02.02

Ballymena United

0 - 1

Dungannon Swifts

30.01

Carrick Rangers

0 - 2

Ballymena United

02.01

Larne

0 - 1

Ballymena United

19.12

Ballymena United

1 - 1

Glentoran

12.12

Dungannon Swifts

1 - 5

Ballymena United

05.12

Portadown

0 - 0

Ballymena United

01.12

Ballymena United

2 - 0

Carrick Rangers

24.11

Cliftonville

0 - 4

Ballymena United

21.11

Ballymena United

2 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

10.11

Ballymena United

0 - 2

Glenavon

07.11

Ballymena United

1 - 4

Crusaders

31.10

Larne

2 - 0

Ballymena United

24.10

Ballymena United

2 - 3

Linfield

16.10

Coleraine

0 - 1

Ballymena United

16.02

Ballymena United

0 - 1

Coleraine

02.02

Ballymena United

0 - 1

Dungannon Swifts

19.12

Ballymena United

1 - 1

Glentoran

01.12

Ballymena United

2 - 0

Carrick Rangers

21.11

Ballymena United

2 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

10.11

Ballymena United

0 - 2

Glenavon

07.11

Ballymena United

1 - 4

Crusaders

24.10

Ballymena United

2 - 3

Linfield

20.02

Crusaders

2 - 1

Ballymena United

06.02

Glenavon

2 - 1

Ballymena United

30.01

Carrick Rangers

0 - 2

Ballymena United

02.01

Larne

0 - 1

Ballymena United

12.12

Dungannon Swifts

1 - 5

Ballymena United

05.12

Portadown

0 - 0

Ballymena United

24.11

Cliftonville

0 - 4

Ballymena United

31.10

Larne

2 - 0

Ballymena United

16.10

Coleraine

0 - 1

Ballymena United

Cliftonville

0.91

Away PPG

Total Home Away

20.02

Cliftonville

1 - 0

Larne

13.02

Portadown

1 - 1

Cliftonville

09.02

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

06.02

Glentoran

1 - 0

Cliftonville

02.02

Coleraine

2 - 2

Cliftonville

30.01

Cliftonville

1 - 1

Glenavon

26.01

Cliftonville

4 - 3

Linfield

09.01

Cliftonville

2 - 2

Crusaders

02.01

Dungannon Swifts

1 - 2

Cliftonville

19.12

Cliftonville

0 - 2

Coleraine

14.12

Glenavon

1 - 1

Cliftonville

05.12

Linfield

2 - 0

Cliftonville

28.11

Cliftonville

5 - 0

Portadown

24.11

Cliftonville

0 - 4

Ballymena United

21.11

Larne

1 - 0

Cliftonville

10.11

Dungannon Swifts

2 - 1

Cliftonville

07.11

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

31.10

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Carrick Rangers

23.10

Crusaders

1 - 0

Cliftonville

17.10

Cliftonville

1 - 0

Glentoran

20.02

Cliftonville

1 - 0

Larne

09.02

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

30.01

Cliftonville

1 - 1

Glenavon

26.01

Cliftonville

4 - 3

Linfield

09.01

Cliftonville

2 - 2

Crusaders

19.12

Cliftonville

0 - 2

Coleraine

28.11

Cliftonville

5 - 0

Portadown

24.11

Cliftonville

0 - 4

Ballymena United

07.11

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Warrenpoint Town

31.10

Cliftonville

3 - 0

Carrick Rangers

17.10

Cliftonville

1 - 0

Glentoran

13.02

Portadown

1 - 1

Cliftonville

06.02

Glentoran

1 - 0

Cliftonville

02.02

Coleraine

2 - 2

Cliftonville

02.01

Dungannon Swifts

1 - 2

Cliftonville

14.12

Glenavon

1 - 1

Cliftonville

05.12

Linfield

2 - 0

Cliftonville

21.11

Larne

1 - 0

Cliftonville

10.11

Dungannon Swifts

2 - 1

Cliftonville

23.10

Crusaders

1 - 0

Cliftonville

Warrenpoint Town

Team

Portadown

H

A

M /W-D-L/ P

H

A

23.03

20.04

1 Linfield 21 /13-3-5/ 42

4 - 3

06.03

24.04

0 - 1

2 Coleraine 21 /12-4-5/ 40

27.03

1 - 1

03.04

2 - 1

3 Crusaders 21 /11-3-7/ 36

2 - 2

10.04

06.03

0 - 1

4 Larne 21 /10-6-5/ 36

1 - 0

20.03

1 - 1

2 - 1

5 Cliftonville 23 /10-6-7/ 36

-

1 - 1

06.04

09.03

6 Glentoran 19 /9-6-4/ 33

30.03

1 - 1

1 - 1

10.04

7 Glenavon 19 /7-7-5/ 28

13.03

1 - 1

1 - 1

-

8 Ballymena United 20 /8-3-9/ 27

2 - 1

1 - 1

1 - 1

20.03

9 Warrenpoint Town 19 /5-5-9/ 20

3 - 0

03.04

30.03

0 - 2

10 Carrick Rangers 19 /3-4-12/ 13

24.04

1 - 1

13.03

1 - 2

11 Portadown 19 /2-6-11/ 12

5 - 0

20.04

27.03

1 - 5

12 Dungannon Swifts 20 /3-3-14/ 12

06.04

1 - 1

Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership Form

Ballymena UnitedNorthern Ireland NIFL Premiership, Place: 8 / 12

	Total / L6	Home	Away
Win %	40% / 50%	22 %	55 %
Draw %	15% / 33%	22 %	9 %
Loss %	45% / 17%	56 %	36 %
AVG Goals	2.50 / 2.00	2.44	2.55
Scored	1.35 / 1.50	1.00	1.64
Conceded	1.15 / 0.50	1.44	0.91
BTTS %	45% / 33%	44 %	45 %
BTTS Win	10% / 17%	0 %	18 %
BTTS Loss	25% / 0%	22 %	27 %
Scored in Both	25% / 17%	22 %	27 %
Scores %	75% / 67%	67 %	82 %
Clean Sheet %	35% / 50%	22 %	45 %
Frist Goal %	45% / 50%	44 %	45 %
Possession %	51% / 53%	52 %	50 %
Corners	6.39 / 5.40	7.11	5.67
Cards	1.74 / 1.00	2.22	1.30
Offsides	0.00 / 0.00	0.00	0.00
Fouls	0.00 / 0.00	0.00	0.00
Shots	9.44 / 8.80	9.44	9.44
Shots on Target	5.22 / 5.00	4.78	5.67

CliftonvilleNorthern Ireland NIFL Premiership, Place: 5 / 12

	Total / L6	Home	Away
Win %	43% / 33%	67 %	18 %
Draw %	26% / 50%	17 %	36 %
Loss %	30% / 17%	17 %	45 %
AVG Goals	2.61 / 3.67	3.17	2.00
Scored	1.48 / 1.83	2.08	0.82
Conceded	1.13 / 1.83	1.08	1.18
BTTS %	43% / 83%	33 %	55 %
BTTS Win	13% / 33%	17 %	9 %
BTTS Loss	4% / 0%	0 %	9 %
Scored in Both	30% / 50%	50 %	9 %
Scores %	74% / 83%	83 %	64 %
Clean Sheet %	30% / 0%	50 %	9 %
Frist Goal %	52% / 17%	58 %	45 %
Possession %	52% / 51%	51 %	53 %
Corners	5.29 / 6.20	5.64	4.90
Cards	1.65 / 0.80	1.67	1.64
Offsides	0.00 / 0.00	0.00	0.00
Fouls	0.00 / 0.00	0.00	0.00
Shots	8.45 / 11.20	9.64	7.27
Shots on Target	4.55 / 5.20	5.64	3.45

First Half

1.44 / 1st HalfPoints Per Game

0.91 / 1st HalfPoints Per Game

Win at HT

33%

9%

Draw at HT

44%

64%

Lose at HT

22%

27%

AVG Goals

0.89

0.55

Over 0.5

56%

36%

Over 1.5

22%

9%

Over 2.5

11%

9%

Scores %

44%

18%

Clean Sheet %

78%

73%

BTTS at HT%

11%

9%

HT Corners

5.78

3.90

HT Cards

1.56

0.64

Second Half

0.78 / 2nd HalfPoints Per Game

1.00 / 2nd HalfPoints Per Game

Win 2HT

11%

18%

Draw 2HT

44%

45%

Lose 2HT

44%

36%

AVG Goals

1.56

1.45

Over 0.5

89%

91%

Over 1.5

44%

55%

Over 2.5

11%

0%

Scores %

44%

55%

Clean Sheet %

22%

27%

BTTS 2HT%

33%

36%

2HT Corners

6.22

6.60

2HT Cards

3.00

2.64

Goals Scored

1.00 / GoalsScored Home

0.82 / GoalsScored Away

Over 0.5

67%

64%

Over 1.5

33%

18%

Over 2.5

0%

0%

Over 3.5

0%

0%

Failed to Score

33%

36%

Scored in 1HT

44%

18%

Scored in 2HT

44%

55%

Scored in Both

22%

22%

Scored AVG 1HT

0.56

0.18

Scored AVG 2HT

0.44

0.64

Goals Conceded

1.44 / GoalsConceded Home

1.18 / GoalsConceded Away

Over 0.5

78%

91%

Over 1.5

33%

27%

Over 2.5

22%

0%

Over 3.5

11%

0%

Clean Sheet

22%

9%

Clean Sheet 1HT

78%

73%

Clean Sheet 2HT

22%

27%

Conceded 1HT

0.33

0.36

Conceded 2HT

1.11

0.82

Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS

22% Home Over 2.5 & BTTS

27% AwayOver 2.5 & BTTS

Match Over 0.5

100%

100%

Match Over 1.5

78%

64%

Match Over 2.5

22%

27%

Match Over 3.5

22%

9%

Match Over 4.5

22%

0%

BTTS

44%

55%

BTTS Both Halves

11%

0%

BTTS and Win

0%

9%

BTTS and Draw

22%

36%

BTTS and Loss

22%

9%

BTTS NO & 2.5+

0%

0%

Number of Corners

12.00 / Home AVG Total Corners

10.50 / AwayAVG Total Corners

Match Over 6.5

89%

90%

Match Over 7.5

78%

90%

Match Over 8.5

78%

90%

Match Over 9.5

78%

70%

Match Over 10.5

67%

50%

Match Over 11.5

44%

40%

Match Over 12.5

44%

20%

Match Over 13.5

33%

10%

First Half Corners

5.78 / Home AVG HT Corners

3.90 / AwayAVG HT Corners

HT Over 4.5

44%

40%

HT Over 5.5

44%

30%

HT Over 6.5

44%

60%

HT Earned 2.5+

67%

40%

HT Earned 3.5+

22%

10%

HT Earned AVG

3.44

1.60%

Second Half Corners

6.22 / Home AVG 2HT Corners

6.60 / AwayAVG 2HT Corners

2HT Over 4.5

78%

70%

2HT Over 5.5

67%

70%

2HT Over 6.5

44%

60%

2HT Earned 2.5+

56%

50%

2HT Earned 3.5+

56%

50%

2HT Earned AVG

3.67

3.30%

Team Corners

7.11 / Home AVG Earned

4.90 / AwayAVG Earned

AVG Against

4.89

5.60

For 2.5+

100%

70%

For 3.5+

100%

70%

For 4.5+

89%

70%

For 5.5+

56%

40%

For 6.5+

100%

70%

For 7.5+

89%

70%

For 8.5+

56%

40%

Against 2.5+

67%

90%

Against 3.5+

67%

80%

Against 4.5+

56%

60%

Against 5.5+

33%

50%

Against 6.5+

67%

80%

Against 7.5+

56%

60%

Against 8.5+

33%

50%

Number of Cards

4.67 / Home AVG Total Cards

3.36 / AwayAVG Total Cards

Match Over 2.5

89%

82%

Match Over 3.5

56%

45%

Match Over 4.5

44%

9%

Match Over 5.5

44%

0%

Match Over 6.5

33%

0%

First Half Cards

1.56 / Home Total HT Cards

0.64 / AwayTotal HT Cards

Cards For

0.78

0.27

Cards Against

0.78

0.36

Cards Over 3

0%

0%

Cards 2 or 3

44%

9%

Cards Under 2

56%

91%

Cards For 0.5+

56%

27%

1HT Most Cards

22%

9%

Second Half Cards

3.00 / Home Total 2HT Cards

2.64 / AwayTotal 2HT Cards

Cards For

1.33

1.36

Cards Against

1.67

1.27

Cards Over 3

44%

18%

Cards 2 or 3

33%

64%

Cards Under 2

22%

18%

Cards For 0.5+

67%

91%

2HT Most Cards

78%

82%

Team Cards

2.22 / Home AVG For

1.64 / AwayAVG For

AVG Against

2.44

1.73

For 0.5+

78%

91%

For 1.5+

67%

64%

For 2.5+

44%

9%

For 3.5+

22%

0%

For 4.5+

11%

0%

For 5.5+

0%

0%

For 6.5+

0%

0%

Against 0.5+

100%

82%

Against 1.5+

67%

55%

Against 2.5+

44%

36%

Against 3.5+

22%

0%

Against 4.5+

11%

0%

Against 5.5+

0%

0%

Against 6.5+

0%

0%

Ballymena United vs Cliftonville Odds