Match Report
8 points and 6 places separated them: Linfield 3rd with 12, Ballymena United 9th with 4. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/0.8 for Linfield and 1.5/1.5 for Ballymena United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Ballymena United were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 11 Linfield wins, 2 for Ballymena United, 1 draw, at 2.14 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 71% of the meetings.
Windsor Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,614. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ballymena United led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Ballymena United: Chris McKee (10'), Chris McKee (59'), Success Edogun (70')
Key stats
Possession: Linfield 56% · Ballymena United 44% · Total shots: 4-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 7-3