| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena Allstars W | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6/15 | 9-16 |
| Linfield W | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9/15 | 20-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena Allstars W | 10 | 18 | 6 | -73 | LLDLL | 10 | 0 |
| Linfield W | 5 | 18 | 32 | 34 | WLWDL | 6 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-08-09
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Linfield W (5th, 32 pts) and Ballymena Allstars W (10th, 6 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Ballymena Allstars W 0.61 scored and 4.67 conceded per game, Linfield W 3.22 and 1.33, with the league averaging 2.54.
Ballymena Allstars W arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at The Showgrounds in Ballymena (capacity 5,200). On the scoreboard, Linfield W led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
