Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Glentoran U20 1st with 79 points, Ballymena United U20 8th with 40, 39 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Glentoran U20 3.09 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Ballymena United U20 1.44 and 1.88, with the league averaging 2.12.
Defeat had not touched Glentoran U20 in 15 games.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Glentoran U20 8, draws 2, Ballymena United U20 4, at 4.29 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 79% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 4.29 all-time.




