Northern Ireland Premiership · Full time ·Matchday 5

Bangor vs Ballymena United

2 – 2 Full time

10′S. McCullough
14′J. Archer
31′M. Clarke
46′S. McCulloughT. Mulvenna
55′L. Francis
68′L. McRoberts
69′J. BoydB. Cushnie
69′L. HarrisonO. Devlin
70′J. HoodS. Edogun
70′M. ClarkeK. Lyons-Foster
77′I. RutkowskiF. Thorndike
81′M. StrachanJ. O'Mahony
81′I. HughesJ. Rodriguez
86′C. McKeeC. McConnell
88′L. Hassin
90′L. McRoberts
90′T. Mulvenna

Clandeboye Park, BangorReferee: C. Morrison

Bangor 21%
Draw 25%
Ballymena United 54%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Bangor vs Ballymena United overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Bangor vs Ballymena United

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBangorDrawBallymena United
Model15.5%24.4%60.1%
Market22.7%25.0%52.3%
Final20.9%24.8%54.2%
Edge-7.2%-0.6%+7.8%

Confidence: Low

Why Ballymena United

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.84 vs 0.84.
  • Better recent form: 1 wins in the last 6 vs 0 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Ballymena United below the model: +7.8 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Bangor ↓ / Ballymena Unit → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 12% 12% 7% 1 12% 10% 6% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 76%
3+ goals 50%
No goals 8%

Bangor and Ballymena United expected goals

Bangor 0.84
Ballymena United 1.84

Total expected goals: 2.68

Bangor and Ballymena United attack and defence ratings

Bangor

Attack 0.53 -47%
Defence 1.45 +45%

Ballymena United

Attack 0.93 -7%
Defence 1.02 +2%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Bangor vs Ballymena United: result vs prediction

Bangor 2 – 2 Ballymena United

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

Other Matchday 5 fixtures

Northern Ireland Premiership

Before and after this match

Bangor vs Ballymena United markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Ballymena United 54.2% 1.84 +7.8% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 50.1% 2.00 — —
Both teams to score No 51.2% 1.95 — —
Double chance X2 (draw or away) 79.1% 1.26 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 39.9% 2.50 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Bangor20.9%
Draw24.8%
Ballymena United54.2%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.550.1%
Under 2.549.9%
Both teams to scoreYes48.8%
No51.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)45.8%
12 (either side)75.2%
X2 (draw or away)79.1%
Handicap -1Ballymena United win35.9%
Push (exactly one goal)24.2%
Loss39.9%
Correct score (top 3)0-211.6%
1-111.6%
0-111.6%

Bangor vs Ballymena United stats

Bangor and Ballymena United recent form

newest first
Bangor LLLLLD
Ballymena United LLWLLD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Bangor and Ballymena United going into this match

league record before kick-off

Bangor record

  • They have won 0 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 0.4 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 4 of 5 matches.

Bangor vs Ballymena United head-to-head

Last 5 meetings

1Bangor wins 2Draws 2Ballymena United wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-04-15Ballymena UnitedBangorNorthern Ireland Premiership0-0
2025-12-30BangorBallymena UnitedNorthern Ireland Premiership2-0
2025-11-08BangorBallymena UnitedNorthern Ireland Premiership2-3
2025-08-23Ballymena UnitedBangorNorthern Ireland Premiership4-0
2024-07-20Ballymena UnitedBangorFriendlies Clubs1-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Bangor vs Ballymena United odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 22.8%, draw 24.8%, away 52.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 4.01 3.62 1.74
Bet365 3.90 3.70 1.70
BetVictor 3.60 3.20 1.65
Betano 3.95 3.70 1.78
Betfair 4.20 3.70 1.70
Dafabet 4.20 3.75 1.78
Marathonbet 3.95 3.62 1.72
Pinnacle 4.18 3.93 1.79
Superbet 4.00 3.65 1.77
William Hill 4.00 3.60 1.75

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 3.98 ▲ +0.06
X 3.62 ▲ +0.02
2 1.73 ▼ -0.03

12 snapshots recorded, from .