Predictions › Northern Ireland — Premiership › Saturday, 31 October 2026
Ballymena United vs Bangor
Northern Ireland — Premiership · Saturday, 31 October 2026, 11:00 · Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena
Ballymena United win: 53%
Markets
Form and table
Ballymena United
- Table
- 6th · 15 points · 11 matches
- This season
- 4-3-4 (17:15) · at home 2-1-1 (5:4)
- Last matches
- DDWWLW 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat
- At home
- DLLDWW 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats
- Rest
- 14 days' rest
Bangor
- Table
- 12th · 6 points · 13 matches
- This season
- 1-3-9 (11:26) · away 0-1-5 (3:11)
- Last matches
- WLLLDL 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats
- Away
- LLDLLL 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats
- Rest
- 7 days' rest
Table
2.75 goals a match · 15% draws · 75 matches
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31:12 | 34 |
| 2 | Linfield | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | 32 |
| 3 | Larne | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21:10 | 23 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16:10 | 20 |
| 5 | Carrick Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22:20 | 18 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17:15 | 15 |
| 7 | Cliftonville FC | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16:16 | 15 |
| 8 | Crusaders FC | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16:28 | 15 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12:17 | 14 |
| 10 | Limavady United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13:19 | 14 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11:23 | 8 |
| 12 | Bangor | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11:26 | 6 |
Last matches
Ballymena United
| 17.10.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 2:1 | — | W |
| 10.10.2026 | Premiership | — | 3:2 | Ballymena United | L |
| 03.10.2026 | Premiership | — | 0:1 | Ballymena United | W |
| 26.09.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 2:0 | — | W |
| 19.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 1:1 | Ballymena United | D |
| 15.09.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 1:1 | — | D |
Bangor
| 24.10.2026 | Premiership | Bangor | 1:2 | — | L |
| 17.10.2026 | Premiership | Bangor | 0:0 | — | D |
| 10.10.2026 | Premiership | — | 2:0 | Bangor | L |
| 04.10.2026 | Premiership | Bangor | 2:3 | — | L |
| 26.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 2:1 | Bangor | L |
| 19.09.2026 | Premiership | Bangor | 3:1 | — | W |
| 17.10.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 2:1 | — | W |
| 26.09.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 2:0 | — | W |
| 15.09.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 1:1 | — | D |
| 21.08.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 0:2 | — | L |
| 18.04.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 1:2 | — | L |
| 15.04.2026 | Premiership | Ballymena United | 0:0 | — | D |
| 10.10.2026 | Premiership | — | 2:0 | Bangor | L |
| 26.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 2:1 | Bangor | L |
| 15.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 3:1 | Bangor | L |
| 12.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 1:1 | Bangor | D |
| 08.09.2026 | Premiership | — | 1:0 | Bangor | L |
| 22.08.2026 | Premiership | — | 2:0 | Bangor | L |
Head to head
| 05.09.2026 | Bangor | 2:2 | Ballymena United |
| 15.04.2026 | Ballymena United | 0:0 | Bangor |
| 30.12.2025 | Bangor | 2:0 | Ballymena United |
| 08.11.2025 | Bangor | 2:3 | Ballymena United |
| 23.08.2025 | Ballymena United | 4:0 | Bangor |
| 20.07.2024 | Ballymena United | 1:1 | Bangor |
Prediction
Ballymena United are the favourites at 53% and will most likely win by a single goal. A moderate number of goals is expected: 2.68 a match, and the chance of both teams scoring is 52%.
Premiership: Ballymena United host Bangor at Ballymena Showgrounds in Ballymena on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 11:00.
Ballymena United sit in the middle of the table (6th), while Bangor are at the bottom of the table (12th). Ballymena United are in good form with 3 wins from their last 6 matches, while Bangor are in a slump with 4 defeats in their last 6 matches.
Ballymena United have won 2 of their last 6 at home, while Bangor have not won in their last 6 away from home.
Ballymena United have had 14 days of rest, Bangor 7 days.
The head-to-head record favours Ballymena United: 2 wins in the last 6 meetings against 1 for Bangor, with 3 draws. Their last meeting, on 5 September 2026, ended Bangor 2:2 Ballymena United.
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