Ballymena United vs Ards: result 6-3 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 11Kick-off on October 14, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Showgrounds, Ballymena
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What was the result of Ballymena United vs Ards?
Ballymena United won 6-3 on October 14, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 17′G. ThompsonBallymena United
- 29′A. BurnsBallymena United
- 37′Gareth TommonsArds
- 52′C. FrielBallymena United
- 77′J. McKinneyBallymena United
- 79′Reece GlendinningArds
- 80′M. RuddyArds (pen.)
- 81′L. MillarBallymena United
- 89′Kevin BraniffBallymena United (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Ballymena United have 5 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Ards have 3, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2017 | Portadown(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Coleraine FC(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Ballinamallard United(away) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Glentoran(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2017 | Glentoran(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Ballinamallard United(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Glenavon FC(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Crusaders FC(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Coleraine FC(home) | 0-3 | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Ballymena United score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 14; Ards score 1.0 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 7/14 | 8/14 |
| Ards | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 1/11 | 4/11 |
Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ballymena United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy