Cliftonville vs Ballymena United — Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

Footy
Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership · Matchweek 10Sat, 3 Oct 2026
Cliftonville10th in table
0–1
Full-timeHT 0–0
Ballymena United9th in table
Solitude

Key events

  1. 7'
    Kodi Lyons-Foster
  2. Paul Stanfield
    27'
  3. Dean McMaster
    31'
  4. Half-time 0 – 0
  5. 58'
    Igor RutkowskiField Goal
  6. 60'
    David Toure
  7. 65'
    James Hood
  8. Full-time 0 – 1

Top stats

56%Ball possession44%
0.62Expected goals (xG)0.66
4Total shots3
0Shots on target1
4Corners3
11Fouls13

Starting XI

Cliftonville
  1. 31Peter MorrisonGoalkeeper
  2. 3Oliver SamuelsDefender
  3. 15David Kyle McClellandDefender
  4. 17Joel ThompsonDefender
  5. 25Alex BannonDefender
  6. 34Paul StanfieldDefender27'
  7. 8Rory HaleMidfielder
  8. 16Dean McMasterMidfielder31'
  9. 7Rhyss CampbellForward
  10. 10Brian HealyForward
  11. 20Ben QuinnForward
Ballymena United
  1. 1David WalshGoalkeeper
  2. 2David ToureDefender60'
  3. 3Micheál GlynnDefender
  4. 15Daithi McCallionDefender
  5. 26Kodi Lyons-FosterDefender7'
  6. 6Fuad SuleMidfielder
  7. 8Joshua ArcherMidfielder
  8. 13Finley ThorndikeMidfielder
  9. 21James HoodMidfielder65'
  10. 24Caoimhin McConnellMidfielder
  11. 9Igor RutkowskiForward58'

Form before this match

CliftonvilleLLLWW
Ballymena UnitedWDDLD

Head-to-head

23
Cliftonville wins
9
Draws
13
Ballymena United wins
45 meetings · goals 85–59