About Match
7 points and 6 places separate them: Newington Youth 1st with 16, Ballinamallard United 7th with 9. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Newington Youth run at 2.5 scored and 0.83 conceded, Ballinamallard United at 1.83 and 1.5. Ballinamallard United would climb to 12 points with a win and up to 5th (other results held equal).
Newington Youth come in having won four on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 5 Newington Youth wins, 5 for Ballinamallard United, 1 draw, at 3.91 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 64% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 91% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 82%.
The match takes place at Seaview in Belfast (capacity 3,383).