Linfield 2-1 Ballymena United - January 31, 2015 / Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015
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43'
74'
LIN
12' - Yellow card
Ross Clarke12
17' - Goal
David Cushley
43' - Goal
Grant McCann43
LIN
59' - Yellow card
Johnny Taylor
62' - Substitution
David Cushleyis substituted by Eamonn McAlister
69' - Substitution
Alan Teggartis substituted by Neal Gawley
72' - Substitution
Peter Thompsonis substituted by Michael Carvill72 74' - Goal
Ross Clarke74
78' - Substitution
Matthew Tiptonis substituted by Darren Henderson
83' - Substitution
Grant McCannis substituted by Stephen Lowry83
BU
BU
Team line-ups
Linfield
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | G |
Ross Glendinning | 21 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Glenn Belezika | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Mark Haughey | 24 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Sean Ward | 31 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 31 | D |
Niall Quinn | 21 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | M |
Grant McCann | 4383 | 34 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | M |
Jamie Mulgrew | 28 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Peter Thompson | 72 | 30 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Aaron Burns | 22 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | F |
Andy Waterworth | 28 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 32 | F |
Ross Clarke | 7412 | 21 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
50
Ballymena United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Dwayne Nelson | 30 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Patrick McNally | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Johnny Taylor | 59 | 26 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Steven McBride | 31 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Tony Kane | 27 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | D |
Jim Ervin | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | M |
Alan Teggart | 69 | 28 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Allan Jenkins | 33 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | F |
Matthew Tipton | 78 | 34 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
David Cushley | 1762 | 25 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 30 | F |
Gary McCutcheon | 36 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
29 years
Average number of matches played for the team
51
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | G |
Jonathan Tuffey | 28 | ||||
| 8 | M |
Stephen Lowry | 83 | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 28 | M |
Seanan Clucas | 22 | ||||
| 10 | F |
Michael Carvill | 72 | 26 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Samuel Morrow | 29 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | D |
Mark Surgenor | 29 | ||||
| 27 | M |
Neal Gawley | 69 | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 29 | M |
Eamonn McAlister | 62 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Brian McCaul | 24 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Darren Henderson | 78 | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Thompson
IN
Samuel Morrow
OUT
Jamie Mulgrew
IN
Stephen Lowry
OUT
Mark Haughey
IN
Reece Glendinning
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
34
33
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
58 %
Feeney vs Ballymena United
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Feeney vs Ferguson
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
142
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Ferguson vs Linfield
2 victories
1 draw
9 losses
Ferguson vs Feeney
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Referee
Andrew Davey
28 victories |
14 draws |
3 losses |
Linfield45 matches | General total | Ballymena United35 matches | 12 victories |
6 draws |
17 losses |
4 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Linfield5 matches | Season total | Ballymena United5 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
3 losses |
| Latest figure on October 06, 2023 | Latest figure on September 30, 2023 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Linfield keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored vs Ballymena United in NIFL Premiership running (since 24/11/2012). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/01/2012 (3 matches)
Linfield keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Ballymena United in NIFL Premiership running (since 07/01/2012). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/02/2005 (2 matches)
It's the first time Grant McCann scores 1 goal vs Ballymena United in his professional career
General ranking
| 1 | Crusaders | 58 pts | 28 rd | |
| 2 | Linfield | 54 pts | 27 rd | |
| 3 | Portadown | 51 pts | 28 rd | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 46 pts | 27 rd | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 43 pts | 27 rd |
General ranking
| 6 | Glenavon | 42 pts | 28 rd | |
| 7 | Coleraine | 35 pts | 28 rd | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 30 pts | 27 rd | |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 27 pts | 28 rd | |
| 10 | Ballinamallard United | 25 pts | 28 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DLinfield 2-2 Glentoran15/11/2014 | VLinfield 2-1 Coleraine29/11/2014 | VLinfield 3-0 Ballinamallard United13/12/2014 | VLinfield 3-2 Portadown20/12/2014 | VLinfield 2-1 Glentoran26/12/2014 | DLinfield 1-1 Coleraine03/01/2015 |
| Overall | VLinfield 3-2 Portadown20/12/2014 | VLinfield 2-1 Glentoran26/12/2014 | LCrusaders 2-1 Linfield01/01/2015 | DLinfield 1-1 Coleraine03/01/2015 | VTobermore United 0-2 Linfield10/01/2015 | DBallinamallard United 1-1 Linfield27/01/2015 |
Current form
| Away | DWarrenpoint Town 2-2 Ballymena United15/11/2014 | LCliftonville 7-0 Ballymena United29/11/2014 | VBallinamallard United 2-3 Ballymena United16/12/2014 | VDrumahoe Institute 1-2 Ballymena United20/12/2014 | LWarrenpoint Town 2-0 Ballymena United01/01/2015 | DPortadown 5-5 Ballymena United17/01/2015 |
| Overall | VBallymena United 4-3 Coleraine26/12/2014 | LWarrenpoint Town 2-0 Ballymena United01/01/2015 | LBallymena United 2-4 Glenavon03/01/2015 | VBallymena United 4-0 Crumlin Star10/01/2015 | DPortadown 5-5 Ballymena United17/01/2015 | LBallymena United 2-3 Cliftonville24/01/2015 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 11 | 19 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 12 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
872 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
1080 |
|
3 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
10 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
26 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
26 |
|
15 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
47 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
28 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
33 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
61 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
34 |
|
1.81 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.73 |
|
1.87 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.54 |
|
1.27 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.35 |
|
1.13 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.62 |
Betting aid
|
19 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
22 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
17 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
41 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
54 |
|
19 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
25 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
Key players
 | Andy Waterworth | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Matthew Tipton | |
| Andy Waterworth | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Matthew Tipton | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Matthew Tipton | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Alan Teggart | |
||
| Andy Waterworth | 13 goals during the last 17 matches | The fittest player | 7 goals during the last 10 matches | Matthew Tipton | |
Historical head to head
Home
217 gf
83 ga
Away
193 gf
125 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
9 ga
Total
419 gf
217 ga
Historical head to head
Home
125 gf
193 ga
Away
83 gf
217 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
9 ga
Total
217 gf
419 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
November 21, 1936 |
| Home | 6 - 0 |
December 15, 1934 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 29, 1979 |
| Away | 7 - 4 |
December 26, 1929 |
Latest head to head
December 06, 2014 - Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015
October 04, 2014 - Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015
February 08, 2014 - Irish Cup 2013/2014
January 18, 2014 - Danske Bank Premiership 2013/2014
October 26, 2013 - Danske Bank Premiership 2013/2014
Best historical scorers against Ballymena United
|
Andy Waterworth | 5 goals | 2013 - 2014 |
 |
Chris Hegarty | 2 goals | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Matthew Tipton | 2 goals | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
Aaron Burns | 2 goals | 2013 - 2014 |
 |
Philip Lowry | 1 goal | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Gary Browne | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
Best historical scorers against Linfield
|
David Cushley | 3 goals | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
Jamie Davidson | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
|
Johnny Taylor | 2 goals | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Allan Jenkins | 1 goal | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Alan Teggart | 1 goal | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Aaron Stewart | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
Players with most games played vs Ballymena United
|
Michael Carvill | 8 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Jamie Mulgrew | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Billy Joe Burns | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Niall Quinn | 6 matches | 2013 - 2014 |
|
Andy Waterworth | 5 matches | 2013 - 2014 |
|
Aaron Burns | 5 matches | 2013 - 2014 |
Players with most games played vs Linfield
|
Allan Jenkins | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Tony Kane | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Alan Teggart | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Gary Thompson | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
David Cushley | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Johnny Taylor | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
They played in both sides
51 matches
9 matches
44 matches
12 matches
43 matches
26 matches
16 matches
7 matches
13 matches
2 matches
5 matches
1 match
They played in both sides
43 matches
26 matches
44 matches
12 matches
51 matches
9 matches
16 matches
7 matches
13 matches
2 matches
2 matches
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 31, 2015
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Crusaders | 58 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 |
2
|  | Linfield | 54 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 |
3
|  | Portadown | 51 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 43 | +14 |
4
|  | Cliftonville | 46 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 32 | +21 |
5
|  | Glentoran | 43 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 |
6
|  | Glenavon | 42 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 |
7
|  | Coleraine | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 41 | -7 |
8
|  | Ballymena United | 30 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 63 | -17 |
9
|  | Dungannon Swifts | 27 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -13 |
10
|  | Ballinamallard United | 25 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 53 | -27 |
11
|  | Warrenpoint Town | 23 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 |
12
|  | Drumahoe Institute | 19 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 58 | -29 |
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