Linfield vs Ballymena United

League Cup Northern-Ireland Semi-finals Jan 28 2026 19:45 Windsor Park
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Linfield Team Linfield Home team
finished 1-0 Match Finished Kickoff · January 28 2026 at 19:45
Ballymena United Team Ballymena United Away team
Fixture events

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8
12'
G
Goal · Normal Goal Linfield · I. Baird · Assists: Dane Neil McCullough
46'
SUB
subst · Substitution 1 Ballymena United · Z. Nolan · Assists: S. Murray
46'
SUB
subst · Substitution 2 Ballymena United · J. Hood · Assists: D. O'Conchubhair
69'
SUB
subst · Substitution 1 Linfield · M. Yates · Assists: K. Millar
69'
SUB
subst · Substitution 2 Linfield · C. Allen · Assists: A. Frizzell
69'
SUB
subst · Substitution 3 Ballymena United · P. McEleney · Assists: D. Lafferty
69'
SUB
subst · Substitution 4 Ballymena United · Joel Thompson · Assists: D. McGeouch
77'
SUB
subst · Substitution 3 Linfield · I. Baird · Assists: J. Mulgrew
Head to head
6
Linfield vs Ballymena United
API team snapshot
API comparison
100%
last five form
100%
52%
Attack
29%
76%
Defense
100%
3
Played
3
3/0/0
W/D/L
3/0/0
3.7
Goals for avg
2.0
1.7
Goals against avg
0.0
1
Clean sheets
3
n/a
Common formation
n/a

AI match analysis

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Home 45%
Draw 45%
Away 10%
API adviceWinner : Linfield
Model edgeLinfield

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Linfield vs Ballymena United in League Cup already has enough context for a first read: recent form is 3-2-1 vs 1-2-3, H2H sample contains 6 matches, and 0 fixture-linked injuries are visible. The full AI analysis weighs home/away context, goal trends, squads, transfers, provider signals, API prediction signals and missing-data risk before assigning informational probabilities.

Recent form6/6
Head to head6
Squads24/0
Injuries0
Predictions1
Provider signals0
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Match preview

Linfield face Ballymena United in League Cup (Northern-Ireland) on January 28 2026 at 19:45. The match is part of Semi-finals and is listed at Windsor Park in Belfast. Current match status is Match Finished. This page brings together team links, recent form, H2H, squads, injuries, data coverage and AI analysis signals for pre-match research.

Competition League Cup · Northern-Ireland
Kickoff Jan 28 2026 19:45
Venue Windsor Park, Belfast

Match squads

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Linfield · 24 vs Ballymena United · 0
K. McCleanAttacker · #8 vs#1
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K. OffordAttacker · #9 vs#2
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R. McDaidAttacker · #14 vs#3
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C. McKeeAttacker · #17 vs#4
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M. YatesAttacker · #20 vs#5
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S. TaylorAttacker · #32 vs#7
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Jon GrahamAttacker · #70 vs#8
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O. WadeAttacker · #77 vs#9
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E. EastDefender · #3 vs#10
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S. WhitesideDefender · #4 vs#11
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B. HallDefender · #15 vs#12
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S. BrownDefender · #24 vs#13
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E. McGeeDefender · #27 vs#14
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D. LeahyDefender · #33 vs#15
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D. JermakovasDefender · #74 vs#17
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H. AllenDefender · #78 vs#18
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C. JohnsGoalkeeper · #1 vs#19
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D. WalshGoalkeeper · #51 vs#20
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D. RooneyGoalkeeper · #68 vs#21
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Álex GorrínMidfielder · #6 vs#22
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K. MillarMidfielder · #7 vs#23
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C. AllenMidfielder · #10 vs#24
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API comparison

Comparison percentages from API-Football predictions; use them as input signals, not guaranteed outcomes.

Linfield vs Ballymena United
65%
Attack vs
35%
0%
Defense vs
100%
71%
Head to head vs
29%
50%
Form vs
50%
67%
Goals vs
33%
63.3%
Total vs
36.8%
0%
Poisson vs
0%

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