Northern Ireland Premiership · Full time ·Matchday 6

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United

3 – 2 Full time

12′M. Shevlin
32′J. Henderson
54′J. Hood
60′S. DevineJ. Thomson
60′J. HendersonJ. Cooper
68′S. EdogunI. Rutkowski
70′Ballymena United
76′B. WylieC. Stewart
76′M. ShevlinA. Brooks
77′J. ArcherS. Murray
80′Coleraine FC
80′C. McKee
85′A. Wilson
89′B. DohertyL. Ives
89′J. HoodC. McConnell
89′F. ThorndikeM. Leetch
90′D. Toure

The Showgrounds, ColeraineReferee: T. Marshall

Coleraine FC 66%
Draw 20%
Ballymena United 14%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityColeraine FCDrawBallymena United
Model67.1%18.6%14.3%
Market65.7%20.0%14.4%
Final66.0%19.6%14.4%
Edge+1.5%-1.4%-0.1%

Confidence: Low

Why Coleraine FC

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.54 vs 1.13.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

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

Coleraine FC ↓ / Ballymena Unit → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 6% 8% 2 8% 9% 5% 3 7% 8% 4+ 8% 9% 5%

Goal probability

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

1+ goals 97%
2+ goals 89%
3+ goals 71%
No goals 3%

Coleraine FC and Ballymena United expected goals

Coleraine FC 2.54
Ballymena United 1.13

Total expected goals: 3.67

Coleraine FC and Ballymena United attack and defence ratings

Coleraine FC

Attack 1.52 +52%
Defence 0.86 -14%

Ballymena United

Attack 0.97 -3%
Defence 1.08 +8%

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.

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United: result vs prediction

Coleraine FC 3 – 2 Ballymena United

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

Other Matchday 6 fixtures

Northern Ireland Premiership

Before and after this match

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Coleraine FC 66.0% 1.51 +1.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 71.0% 1.41 — —
Both teams to score Yes 63.2% 1.58 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 85.6% 1.17 — —
Handicap -1 Coleraine FC win 46.4% 2.15 — —

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
1X2Coleraine FC66.0%
Draw19.6%
Ballymena United14.4%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.571.0%
Under 2.529.0%
Both teams to scoreYes63.2%
No36.8%
Double chance1X (home or draw)85.6%
12 (either side)80.4%
X2 (draw or away)34.0%
Handicap -1Coleraine FC win46.4%
Push (exactly one goal)20.7%
Loss32.9%
Correct score (top 3)2-19.3%
2-08.2%
1-18.0%

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United stats

Coleraine FC and Ballymena United recent form

newest first

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

Coleraine FC and Ballymena United going into this match

league record before kick-off

Coleraine FC record

  • They have won 4 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 2.4 goals per match.
  • They have kept 3 clean sheets in 5 matches.

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

5Coleraine FC wins 2Draws 3Ballymena United wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-02-20Coleraine FCBallymena UnitedNorthern Ireland Premiership1-0
2025-12-26Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCNorthern Ireland Premiership2-0
2025-10-11Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCNorthern Ireland Premiership1-3
2024-12-26Coleraine FCBallymena UnitedPremiership2-2
2024-10-19Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCPremiership0-1
2024-08-16Coleraine FCBallymena UnitedPremiership4-2
2023-12-26Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCPremiership3-1
2023-11-07Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCLeague Cup1-1
2023-10-21Ballymena UnitedColeraine FCPremiership3-1
2023-08-04Coleraine FCBallymena UnitedPremiership2-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Coleraine FC vs Ballymena United odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 64.7%, draw 20.1%, away 15.1%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.37 4.55 6.69
888Sport 1.44 4.20 6.00
Bet365 1.38 4.50 5.75
BetVictor 1.33 3.75 5.50
Betano 1.44 4.40 6.00
Betfair 1.40 4.50 6.00
Dafabet 1.44 4.60 6.20
Marathonbet 1.35 4.60 6.55
Pinnacle 1.40 5.00 6.97
Superbet 1.43 4.45 5.80
William Hill 1.40 4.50 6.00

Odds movement

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

1 1.38 ▼ -0.10
X 4.53 ▼ -0.01
2 6.28 ▲ +0.75

12 snapshots recorded, from .