Cliftonville FC 3-2 Ballymena United — NIFL Premiership, 13 Sep 2025
Cliftonville FC beat Ballymena United 3-2 in the NIFL Premiership on 13 September 2025 at Solitude, Belfast. A. Fapetu and J. Keaney scored for Cliftonville FC; S. Edogun and A. Jarvis for Ballymena United. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cliftonville FC have won 2 and Ballymena United 3.
· kickoff·Solitude · Belfast·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 20'out: J. Hood
- 0-128'
- 35'
- 43'
- 43'
- 43'—
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 1-150'
- 54'
- 54'out: S. Robertson
- 1-255'Own Goal
- 67'
- 72'
- 73'J. O’Reillyout: D. Lafferty
- 73'
- 83'
- 83'out: E. McWoods
- 83'out: J. Sheridan
- 84'—
- 1-385'
- 2-390'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-2
Line-ups
Coach: Jim Magilton
- 25J. Keaney90'
- 19J. Gormley43'83'
- 8R. Hale83'
- 2C. Pepper
- 4J. Addis
- 21M. Glynn
- 22Odhran Casey35'
- 31P. Morrison
- 11B. Bermingham54'
- 42A. Fapetu50'83'
- 6H. Wilson54'
Substitutes
- 16S. Gordon54'
- 32E. McWoods83'
- 9R. Curran83'
- 23S. Robertson54'
- 1L. Ridd
- 20Conor Barr
- 41J. Sheridan83'
Coach: J. Ervin
- 10P. McEleney20'
- 9B. Kennedy
- 16M. Clarke
- 2K. Nelson46'
- 19C. McCurry73'
- 22S. Edogun28'
- 5D. Toure72'
- 8A. Jarvis85'
- 17J. O’Reilly73'
- 15S. O'Donnell55'43'67'
- 1S. O'Neill
Substitutes
- 3D. Lafferty73'
- 20J. Thompson73'
- 25D. Mccallion46'
- 41J. Hood90+2'20'
- 6G. Ali
- 29R. McNickle
- 23D. Breen
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Cliftonville FCWWLDD
- W06 Sept 25ACarrick Rangers2-1
- W30 Aug 25HGlenavon FC3-1
- L24 Aug 25ALinfield0-1
- D19 Aug 25HLarne1-1
- D16 Aug 25HColeraine FC0-0
Head-to-head
- 05 Apr 25Cliftonville FC5-0Ballymena United
- 15 Mar 25Ballymena United1-0Cliftonville FC
- 16 Nov 24Cliftonville FC0-1Ballymena United
- 21 Sept 24Ballymena United3-2Cliftonville FC
- 20 Jan 24Cliftonville FC3-0Ballymena United
- 23 Dec 23Cliftonville FC2-0Ballymena United
Most recent meetings
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 33 | +31 | 65 |
| 4 | Linfield | 33 | +32 | 62 |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 33 | +1 | 47 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | -18 | 46 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 33 | -2 | 43 |
| 8 | Bangor | 33 | -19 | 36 |
| 9 | Portadown | 33 | -21 | 36 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 33 | -11 | 34 |
| 11 | Crusaders FC | 33 | -34 | 26 |
| 12 | Glenavon FC | 33 | -30 | 25 |
Before and after
Cliftonville FC
- Previous: Carrick Rangers 1-2 Cliftonville FC, 6 Sep 2025 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Cliftonville FC, 20 Sep 2025 · NIFL Premiership
Ballymena United
- Previous: Ballymena United 0-2 Glentoran, 6 Sep 2025 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Ballymena United 1-0 Linfield, 16 Sep 2025 · NIFL Premiership
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