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Linfield 2-1 Ballymena UnitedPremiership

Linfield defeated Ballymena United 2-1 in the Premiership. Before the match, Linfield were 3rd in the Premiership table with Ballymena United in 10th. Linfield have dominated this fixture, winning 9 of 12 encounters. Linfield had scored 56 goals this season (1.8 per game), Ballymena United had 35 (1.1 per game). Get the complete post-match breakdown with all statistics.

Premiership
Premiership2025/20262025/2026
2
-FT
1
Jan 31, 2026
Windsor Park

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Goals
Matty Yates
Igor Rutkowski

Detailed match events are not available for this match.

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Linfield
Linfield
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
58%Ball Possession42%
26Shots Total7
6Shots On Target2
8Corners3
11Fouls13
2Yellow Cards4
3Offsides2
1Saves5
452Passes324
9Shots Off Target4

Match Statistics

Match stats

22
Throwins
27
371
Accurate Passes
241
452
Passes
324
39
Long Passes
53
19
Successful Long Passes
21
82%
Successful Passes Percentage
74%
49%
Successful Long Passes Percentage
40%
58
Ball Possession
42
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
6
Goal Kicks
11
3
Offsides
2
10
Shots Blocked
1
1
Hit Woodwork
0
34
Total Crosses
12
12
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
1
28
Successful Dribbles
17
90%
Successful Dribbles Percentage
81%
31
Dribble Attempts
21
6
Shots On Target
2
68
Dangerous Attacks
16
101
Attacks
81
8
Corners
3
26
Shots Total
7
9
Shots Off Target
4
2
Goals
1
4
Free Kicks
1
11
Fouls
13
1
Saves
5
5
Tackles
4
12
Interceptions
18

Team Lineups

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.8
90'102/3
27
-
2/21
6.5
23'000/2
17
-
2/3
6.5
18'00-
11
-
2/6
6.5
90'001/10
32
-
10/18
6.5
6'00-
2
-
0/5
6.4
90'000/1
49
1
8/17
6.4
90'00-
43
1
5/14
6.4
67'001/3
33
-
8/17
6.4
84'001/4
19
2
16/29
6.3
90'000/1
57
-
7/13
6.3
72'00-
38
1
2/9
6.3
90'001/2
44
-
6/26
6.3
90'00-
56
-
5/16
6.1
90'00-
24
-
-

Previous Meetings

Head to Head

About this match

📊Match Report

Linfield defeated Ballymena United 2-1 in the Premiership. Before the match, Linfield were 3rd in the Premiership table with Ballymena United in 10th. Linfield have dominated this fixture (2021–2026), winning 7 of 10 encounters. Linfield had scored 56 goals this season (1.8 per game), Ballymena United had 35 (1.1 per game). Linfield's goals came from Matty Yates; Ballymena United scored through Igor Rutkowski. Get the complete post-match breakdown with all statistics.

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