Premiership · Regular Season - 16
Ballymena United vs Linfield
Fri 13 Nov 2026 · 19:45 UTC · Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena
Ballymena United host Linfield on Fri 13 Nov 2026 (Premiership); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Ballymena United 33%, draw 29%, Linfield 38%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Ballymena United €91K, Linfield €173K.
- B. Wade, D. Toure, M. Clarke, D. McCallion, I. Rutkowski, D. McGeouch, F. Sule, K. Corbally and S. Murray (Ballymena United) have not played for over 90 days.
- J. Archer, I. Baird, E. East, K. Millar and S. Taylor (Linfield) have not played for over 90 days.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Ballymena United goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–19%
- 0–09%
- 1–28%
- 1–08%
- 2–18%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: Ballymena United 1321 · Linfield 1428
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches; Ballymena United from last season's line-ups (latest 21 March 2026); Linfield from last season's line-ups (latest 28 March 2026).
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Ballymena United
6th in Premiership · 15 pts from 11
- 21 MarDCliftonville FC Northern Ireland Premiership1301
- 14 MarWCarrick Rangers Northern Ireland Premiership1247
- 7 MarDPortadown Northern Ireland Premiership1272
- 28 FebLLarne Northern Ireland Premiership1299
- 17 FebWCrusaders FC Northern Ireland Premiership1294
Linfield
2nd in Premiership · 32 pts from 13
- 29 AugWLimavady United Northern Ireland Premiership1383
- 16 JulDKalju Nomme UEFA Conference League1433
- 9 JulLKalju Nomme UEFA Conference League1464
- 28 MarDGlentoran Northern Ireland Premiership1401
- 20 MarLCarrick Rangers Northern Ireland Premiership1479
Season outlook
From the Premiership simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 15 /11 | 43.4 | 0% | 9% | 7% | 5th |
| Linfield | 32 /13 | 63.7 | 23% | 99% | 0% | 2nd |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 12th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
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