Linfield 2-1 Ballymena United result · 31 January 2026

NORTHERN IRISH PREMIERSHIPSat 31 January · 15:00

LINFIELDHome

Final score2:1

BALLYMENA UNITEDAway

Goals

Linfield

Ballymena United

M. Yates
11'
53'
I. RutkowskiAssist: D. Toure
S. McEleneyOG
90'

Statistics

Linfield

Ballymena United

No data

Line-ups

22 starters

Linfield

Coach: David Healy

Starting XI11

1—C. Johns
26—I. Baird
8—K. McClean
24—S. Brown
23—A. Frizzell
15—B. Hall
20—M. Yates
21—J. Archer
27—E. McGee
29—M. Fitzpatrick
33—D. Leahy

Substitutes7

51—D. Walsh
7—K. Millar
4—S. Whiteside
10—C. Allen
16—C. Ballantyne
32—S. Taylor
70—J. Graham

Ballymena United

Coach: Jim Ervin

Starting XI11

16—M. Clarke
31—K. Corbally
22—S. Edogun
8—A. Jarvis
25—D. Mccallion
24—S. McEleney
10—P. McEleney
11—D. O'Conchubhair
12—I. Rutkowski
30—B. Wade
5—D. Toure

Substitutes6

23—D. Breen
3—D. Lafferty
18—D. Ebbe
20—J. Thompson
15—S. O'Donnell
41—J. Hood

Last 5 · Head-to-head

Form going into the match

Both sides' results and head-to-head record before this match.

Linfield

Last 5

W0-1Crusaders FCPremiership
D0-0LarnePremiership
D0-0Carrick RangersPremiership
W6-1BangorPremiership
L3-1Coleraine FCPremiership

Ballymena United

Last 5

L2-0Dungannon SwiftsPremiership
D2-2Cliftonville FCPremiership
L2-0BangorPremiership
W2-0Coleraine FCPremiership
D1-1Carrick RangersPremiership

Head-to-head

3Linfield

1Draws

1Ballymena United

2025Linfield2 – 1Ballymena United
2025Ballymena United1 – 0Linfield
2025Ballymena United2 – 2Linfield
2024Linfield2 – 0Ballymena United
2024Ballymena United0 – 2Linfield

Recent form

Based on the last 10 real matches

Linfieldvs

Ballymena United

16Goals scored12

8Goals conceded17

5Clean sheets1

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Linfield – Ballymena United result and analysis

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Linfield – Ballymena United result and analysis

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