Match Report
In the standings it was Ballymena United 8th on 3 points, Glentoran 6th on 6 — separated by 3. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Ballymena United ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Glentoran at 1.5 and 1.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Ballymena United, 1 draw and 8 for Glentoran, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
S. Gregg took charge of the match — our records show 44 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. The match was played at The Showgrounds (capacity 5,200). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Glentoran: Aaron McEneff (82'), Marcus Kane (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ballymena United 51% · Glentoran 49% · Total shots: 5-14 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 5-9