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Ballymena United FC vs Cliftonville – Head to head record, results & stats

75
meetings
265 goals total
Last: 21 Mar 2026
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Cliftonville

W W W D D
21
Ballymena United FC wins
13
Draws
41
Cliftonville wins
28% 17% 55%
105
Goals scored
160

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Match averages

3.54
Avg goals / game
60%
Both to score
70%
Over 2.5 goals
6 / 14
Clean sheets (Ballymena… / Cliftonvi…)

Biggest wins

All meetings (50)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
21 Mar 2026 Cliftonville 2 - 2 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Jan 2026 Ballymena United FC 2 - 2 Cliftonville D Northern Ireland Premier …
25 Nov 2025 Ballymena United FC 1 - 4 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Shield C…
13 Sep 2025 Cliftonville 3 - 2 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
05 Apr 2025 Cliftonville 5 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
15 Mar 2025 Ballymena United FC 1 - 0 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
16 Nov 2024 Cliftonville 0 - 1 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Premier …
21 Sep 2024 Ballymena United FC 3 - 2 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
20 Jan 2024 Cliftonville 3 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Dec 2023 Cliftonville 2 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Sep 2023 Ballymena United FC 0 - 2 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Premier …
28 Jan 2023 Cliftonville 4 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
03 Dec 2022 Ballymena United FC 4 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Aug 2022 Ballymena United FC 1 - 2 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Premier …
06 Aug 2022 Ballymena United FC 2 - 0 Cliftonville W International Club Friend…
28 Jan 2022 Ballymena United FC 2 - 2 Cliftonville D Northern Ireland Premier …
14 Dec 2021 Cliftonville 3 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland League C…
04 Dec 2021 Cliftonville 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Oct 2021 Ballymena United FC 1 - 0 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
02 Mar 2021 Ballymena United FC 1 - 1 Cliftonville D Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Feb 2021 Ballymena United FC 1 - 2 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Premier …
24 Nov 2020 Cliftonville 0 - 4 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Premier …
22 Feb 2020 Cliftonville 1 - 1 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
21 Jan 2020 Ballymena United FC 1 - 2 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Shield C…
16 Nov 2019 Cliftonville 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
28 Sep 2019 Ballymena United FC 2 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Apr 2019 Cliftonville 1 - 1 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
26 Feb 2019 Ballymena United FC 2 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
17 Nov 2018 Ballymena United FC 2 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
22 Sep 2018 Cliftonville 3 - 2 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
09 May 2018 Cliftonville 4 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
03 Apr 2018 Ballymena United FC 0 - 3 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland Premier …
20 Mar 2018 Cliftonville 1 - 2 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Premier …
10 Feb 2018 Ballymena United FC 3 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland League C…
25 Nov 2017 Cliftonville 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
02 Sep 2017 Ballymena United FC 1 - 0 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
18 Apr 2017 Ballymena United FC 4 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
25 Mar 2017 Cliftonville 2 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 Jan 2017 Ballymena United FC 6 - 5 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Cup
26 Nov 2016 Cliftonville 2 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
10 Sep 2016 Ballymena United FC 3 - 2 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
02 Apr 2016 Ballymena United FC 2 - 2 Cliftonville D Northern Ireland Premier …
05 Dec 2015 Cliftonville 4 - 2 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
12 Sep 2015 Ballymena United FC 6 - 1 Cliftonville W Northern Ireland Premier …
21 Feb 2015 Cliftonville 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 Feb 2015 Cliftonville 1 - 2 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Cup
24 Jan 2015 Ballymena United FC 2 - 3 Cliftonville L Northern Ireland League C…
29 Nov 2014 Cliftonville 7 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
28 Oct 2014 Cliftonville 4 - 3 Ballymena United FC L International Club Friend…
27 Sep 2014 Ballymena United FC 2 - 2 Cliftonville D Northern Ireland Premier …

By venue

At Ballymena United FC 14W 5D 7L
At Cliftonville 17W 3D 4L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Ballyme… D Clifton…
2026 0 2 0
2025 1 0 3
2024 2 0 1
2023 0 0 3
2022 2 1 1
2021 1 1 3
2020 1 1 1
2019 2 1 1
2018 3 0 3
2017 3 0 2
2016 1 1 1
2015 2 0 3
2014 0 1 2
First meeting
01 Oct 2005

About this head-to-head

Ballymena United FC and Cliftonville have met 75 times on record. Ballymena United FC lead with 21 wins, Cliftonville have won 41 times and the two clubs have drawn 13 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 01 October 2005.

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Across their recorded meetings, Ballymena United FC have found the net 105 times against Cliftonville, while Cliftonville have scored 160 times in reply — a combined 265 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 21 March 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2005. Follow every upcoming Ballymena United FC versus Cliftonville clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.