Premiership · Regular Season - 13
Glentoran vs Ballymena United
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC · The BetMcLean Oval, Belfast
Glentoran host Ballymena United on Sat 24 Oct 2026 (Premiership); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Glentoran 53%, draw 26%, Ballymena United 21%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Glentoran €167K, Ballymena United €95K.
- 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.
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. Glentoran goals first.
- 1–112%
- 2–110%
- 1–010%
- 2–010%
- 0–07%
- 1–26%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: Glentoran 1473 · Ballymena United 1328
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches; Ballymena United from last season's line-ups (latest 21 March 2026).
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Glentoran
3rd in Premiership · 20 pts from 12
- 29 AugLCrusaders FC Northern Ireland Premiership1469
- 16 JulLRīgas FS UEFA Conference League1508
- 9 JulLRīgas FS UEFA Conference League1532
- 28 MarDLinfield Northern Ireland Premiership1523
- 21 MarDColeraine FC Northern Ireland Premiership1538
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
Season outlook
From the Premiership simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentoran | 20 /12 | 55.0 | 4% | 78% | <1% | 4th |
| Ballymena United | 15 /11 | 44.6 | 0% | 11% | 6% | 5th |
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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