Ballymena United vs Dollingstown: result 5-1 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 28, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Dixon Park, Ballyclare
Full time
What was the result of Ballymena United vs Dollingstown?
Ballymena United won 5-1 on August 28, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ballymena United have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Dollingstown have 0, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | Glenavon FC(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Ards(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Crusaders FC(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| May 9, 2018 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2018 | Portstewart(away) | 1-4 | Premier Intermediate League |
How many goals should we expect?
Ballymena United score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Dollingstown score 1.0 and concede 4.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Dollingstown | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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
Other matches in the same round
- Aug 28, 2018Linfield8-0Moyola Park
- Aug 28, 2018Coleraine FC2-1Ballyclare Comrades
- Aug 28, 2018Crusaders FC4-1PSNI
- Aug 28, 2018Cliftonville FC5-1Lisburn Distillery
- Aug 28, 2018Glenavon FC0-1Dergview
- Aug 28, 2018Ards3-2Newington Youth
- Aug 28, 2018Ballinamallard United4-1Lurgan Celtic
- Aug 28, 2018Newry City AFC1-0Knockbreda