Cliftonville vs Ballymena

Premiership 13 Sep 2025, 14:00
Cliftonville
Cliftonville
3–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Ballymena
Ballymena
🏟 Solitude Round 7

Match report

Cliftonville edged past Ballymena 3-2 in the Premiership on 13 September 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

S. O'Donnell was sent off in the 67th minute.

The match was played at Solitude.

Half-time 0-1 On target 5 - 2 Corners 6 - 4 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Corners 3–2 3–2
Attacks 53–40 57–47
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
1 Corners 0
1 Corners 0
1 Corners 0
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 4
110 Attacks 87
1 Attacks 3
1 Attacks 2
1 Attacks 2
1 Attacks 2
76 Dangerous Attacks 39
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 3
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cliftonville · 4-4-2
31 P. Morrison
2 C. Pepper 4 J. Addis 6 H. Wilson 8 R. Hale
11 B. Bermingham 19 J. Gormley 21 M. Glynn 22 O. Casey
25 J. Keaney 42 A. Fapetu
Ballymena · 4-4-2
1 S. O'Neill
2 K. Nelson 5 D. Toure 8 A. Jarvis 9 B. Kennedy
10 P. McEleney 15 S. O'Donnell 16 M. Clarke 17 J. O’Reilly
19 C. McCurry 22 S. Edogun
Cliftonville
Coach
Jim Magilton
Substitutes
  • 1 L. Ridd
  • 9 R. Curran
  • 16 S. Gordon
  • 20 C. Barr
  • 32 E. McWoods
  • 41 J. Sheridan
  • 23 S. Robertson
Ballymena
Coach
J. Ervin
Substitutes
  • 23 D. Breen
  • 6 G. Ali
  • 3 D. Lafferty
  • 20 J. Thompson
  • 29 R. McNickle
  • 41 J. Hood
  • 25 D. Mccallion
Substitutions
  • 20' ↑ J. Hood ↓ P. McEleney Ballymena
  • 46' ↑ D. Mccallion ↓ K. Nelson Ballymena
  • 54' ↑ S. Gordon ↓ H. Wilson Cliftonville
  • 54' ↑ S. Robertson ↓ B. Bermingham Cliftonville
  • 73' ↑ D. Lafferty ↓ J. O’Reilly Ballymena
  • 73' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ C. McCurry Ballymena
  • 83' ↑ R. Curran ↓ R. Hale Cliftonville
  • 83' ↑ E. McWoods ↓ J. Gormley Cliftonville
  • 83' ↑ J. Sheridan ↓ A. Fapetu Cliftonville
Cards
  • 67' S. O'Donnell Ballymena
  • 35' O. Casey Cliftonville
  • 43' J. Gormley Cliftonville
  • 43' S. O'Donnell Ballymena
  • 72' D. Toure Ballymena
  • 90+2' J. Hood Ballymena
Head-to-head
Cliftonville 9 5 draws 6 Ballymena
2026-03-21 Cliftonville vs Ballymena 2 - 2
2026-01-13 Ballymena vs Cliftonville 2 - 2
2025-09-13 Cliftonville vs Ballymena 3 - 2
2025-04-05 Cliftonville vs Ballymena United 5 - 0
2025-03-15 Ballymena United vs Cliftonville 1 - 0
2024-11-16 Cliftonville vs Ballymena United 0 - 1
Recent form
Cliftonville D L L D W
Ballymena D D W D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cliftonville vs Ballymena?
Cliftonville won 3-2 against Ballymena on 13 September 2025.
Who won Cliftonville vs Ballymena?
Cliftonville won the match 3-2.
Where was Cliftonville vs Ballymena played?
The match was played at Solitude.