About Match
Cliftonville U20 go into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Ballymena United U20 sit 8th on 4 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Cliftonville U20 2 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Ballymena United U20 2 and 2, with the league averaging 1.95. Cliftonville U20 would climb to 10 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Cliftonville U20, 2 draws and 3 for Ballymena United U20, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.