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

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Linfield FC

D L W W W
75
meetings
220 goals total
Last: 31 Jan 2026
56
Linfield FC wins
7
Draws
12
Ballymena United FC wins
75% 9% 16%
152
Goals scored
68

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Match averages

2.94
Avg goals / game
52%
Both to score
64%
Over 2.5 goals
23 / 1
Clean sheets (Linfield … / Ballymena…)

Biggest wins

All meetings (50)

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

By venue

At Linfield FC 22W 0D 2L
At Ballymena United FC 6W 2D 18L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Linfiel… D Ballyme…
2026 2 0 0
2025 1 1 1
2024 4 0 0
2023 3 0 0
2022 4 0 0
2021 3 0 2
2020 2 0 0
2019 6 0 0
2018 2 1 1
2017 3 0 1
2016 4 0 2
2015 3 0 0
2014 3 0 1
First meeting
29 Oct 2005

About this head-to-head

Linfield FC and Ballymena United FC have met 75 times on record. Linfield FC lead with 56 wins, Ballymena United FC have won 12 times and the two clubs have drawn 7 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 29 October 2005.

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Across their recorded meetings, Linfield FC have found the net 152 times against Ballymena United FC, while Ballymena United FC have scored 68 times in reply — a combined 220 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 31 January 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2005. Follow every upcoming Linfield FC versus Ballymena United FC 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.