Match summary
Glentoran beat Ballymena United 2-0 in the Premiership.
Ballymena United vs GlentoranResult, Lineups & H2H
The Showgrounds
Ballymena United vs Glentoran in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Aaron McEneff's 82nd-minute goal decided the match.Glentoran's goal 1 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Ballymena United2W 2D 1L
Ballymena UnitedGlentoran
8Pointsof 155
12Goals scored7
6Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets1
14Scored in a row3
1Without a win1
1Conceded in a row1
Head to head12 meetings · Mar 2021 – Feb 2026
- Ballymena United wins
- 3
- Draws
- 1
- Glentoran wins
- 8
2.33goals per meeting
17%both teams scored
25%3+ goals
67%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBallymena United 0W 1D 4L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 11 earlier results
Ballymena UnitedGlentoran
#4Position#5
3Points2 v 2 games3
+2Goal difference+1
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.181.5
1Conceded per game1
#4Form table position#4
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Ballymena UnitedGlentoran
- 90+2'Goal · Glentoran · Marcus Kane 0-2
- Substitution · Ballymena United · Finley Thorndike · InOut: James Hood85'
- 82'Penalty · Glentoran · Aaron McEneff0-1 · Penalty
- 75'Substitution · Glentoran · James Douglas · InOut: Joe Thomson
- 74'Yellow Card · Glentoran · Josh Kelly
- 74'Yellow Card · Glentoran · —
- Substitution · Ballymena United · Success Edogun · InOut: Igor Rutkowski70'
- 62'Yellow Card · Glentoran · James Singleton
- 46'Substitution · Glentoran · Ben Gallagher · InOut: Jordan Jenkins
- Yellow Card · Ballymena United · Chris McKee40'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Ballymena UnitedGlentoran
51%Ball Possession49%
5Shots Total14
3Shots On Target7
5Corners9
6Fouls19
1Yellow Cards3
4Saves3
2Shots Off Target7
99Attacks97
54Dangerous Attacks65
0Goals2
0Shots Blocked4
2Substitutions2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-3-3
Manager: Oran Kearney
Starting XI
Substitutes
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ML
Michael Leetch-
DB
Declan Breen-
CM
Caoimhin McConnell-
BM
Ben MacManusManager: Declan Devine
Starting XI
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BC
Billy Crellin7.1
Substitutes
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CW
Cal Weatherup-
JF
Jack Faloona-
EM
Elliot MorrisPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | - | 6/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35 | 1 | 7/13 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | - | 6/10 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 21 | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 34 | - | 5/8 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | - | 12/19 | |
| 6.5 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 16 | 1 | 7/14 | |
| 6.5 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 9 | - | 6/14 | |
| 6.5 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | - | 9/14 | |
| 6.4 | 12' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6 | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | 8/11 |