Ballymena United
The Showgrounds
6th
2026/27
4-3-4
W-D-L
15
Points
9th
2025/26 final
€2.33m
Squad value
Club info
Oran Kearney
Manager
1926
Founded
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Ground
3,824
Capacity
421 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 33 mi to Dungannon Swifts
2026/27 so far · after round 12
+2
Goal diff
17
Scored
15
Conceded
3
Clean sheets
55% of their matches went over 2.5 goals (league 54%), and both sides scored in 64% (league 49%).
On a run
8games scoring
Expected goals · 11 matches · per 90
−0.14
xG diff
+0.35
Goals minus xG
Scoring 0.35 a game more than their chances have been worth. That is 17 goals in 11 matches. Via FootyStats, 22 Oct 2026.
On the scoresheet
Their players in the league's leading scorers — via Transfermarkt, 16 Oct 2026. Not yet updated for the latest round.
Shooting · per match
40%
Shot accuracy
Shots are recorded by hand from each match. All 11 of their matches are in.
Against the league · 2026/27
Points per game6th
1.36
League avg 1.44
Goals per game4th
1.55
League avg 1.36
Conceded per game7th
1.36
League avg 1.35
xG per game8th
1.20
League avg 1.31
xG against per game6th
1.34
League avg 1.29
Possession5th
51.6%
League avg 50.0%
Shots per game8th
8.1
League avg 8.9
On target per game8th
3.3
League avg 4.0
Per game, ranked among the 12 clubs. xG from FootyStats; possession and shots from recorded match stats. No rank means too few games to compare yet.
League map · xG made v xG allowed, per game
League position by roundNow 6th
Best 1st, lowest 10th · worked out from the results, after each round.
Title <0.1%Top six 35%
Ballymena United's finishing places across 10,000 simulated seasons. A model projection, not a prediction.
Treatment table · 2 Oct 2026
No injuries listed for Ballymena United on Transfermarkt, 2 Oct 2026.
Not yet updated for the latest round — a guide, not a team-news bulletin.
Summer window 2026
→ In
C. Allen
Linfield
J. Archer
Linfield
S. Whiteside
Linfield
C. McKee
Linfield
D. Walsh
Linfield
J. Addis
Cliftonville
M. Glynn
Cliftonville
Stephen Fallon
Coleraine
← Out
R. McNickle
Annagh United
L. Tennant
Portstewart
S. McAuley
Chimney Corner
C. Loughran
Portstewart
A. Gawne
Portstewart
A. Jarvis
Limavady United
S. O'Donnell
Limavady United
D. Lafferty
Limavady United
J. Thompson
Cliftonville
Dylan McGeouch
Gretna FC 2008
Brad Wade
destination not stated
Kian Corbally
destination not stated
Jack O'Reilly
destination not stated
Fixtures · 2026/27
Every Premiership game is live on NIFL TV, or on BBC Sport NI where marked.
Premiership · last 2 results and what comes next
Official fixture list, July 2026 — subject to change for broadcast picks and European involvement. Post-split rounds 34–38: Sat 3 Apr, Sat 10 Apr, Tue 13 Apr, Sat 17 Apr, Sat 24 Apr (opponents decided by the split).
Honours · league titles
No all-time title count recorded for this club.
2025/26 · the completed set
Below are last season's finished numbers for this club — possession, the GIBSON Index and the skill radars, compiled once that campaign was over. 2026/27 is above, 12 games in.
Season · 2025/26 · final
1.17
xG for
1.45
xG against
−0.28
xG diff
46
Goals
50%
Possession
2.74
Goals/game
18%
Clean sheets
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
GIBSON Index · 2025/26 · final
GIBSON Index ratings are added club by club, not simulated — coverage builds up as the 2026/27 season is played.
Top scorer · 2025/26 · final
All competitions · Transfermarkt
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