Linfield 2-1 Ballymena United — NIFL Premiership, 31 Jan 2026
Linfield beat Ballymena United 2-1 in the NIFL Premiership on 31 January 2026 at Windsor Park, Belfast. M. Yates scored for Linfield; I. Rutkowski for Ballymena United. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Linfield have won 3 and Ballymena United 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Windsor Park · Belfast·Match Finished
Match timeline
Line-ups
Coach: David Healy
- 23A. Frizzell67'
- 33D. Leahy
- 8K. McClean
- 15B. Hall
- 1C. Johns
- 27E. McGee81'
- 29M. Fitzpatrick
- 21J. Archer
- 20M. Yates11'
- 26I. Baird84'
- 24S. Brown72'
Substitutes
- 7K. Millar67'
- 4S. Whiteside
- 16C. Ballantyne
- 51D. Walsh
- 10C. Allen90+4'84'
- 32S. Taylor72'
- 70J. Graham
Coach: Jim Ervin
- 30B. Wade
- 10P. McEleney74'
- 24S. McEleney90'72'
- 16M. Clarke17'69'69'
- 31K. Corbally77'
- 22S. Edogun
- 5D. Toure
- 25D. Mccallion
- 8A. Jarvis22'
- 11D. O'Conchubhair68'
- 12I. Rutkowski53'78'
Substitutes
- 3D. Lafferty74'
- 18D. Ebbe
- 20J. Thompson68'
- 41J. Hood78'
- 15S. O'Donnell
- 23D. Breen
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
LinfieldWDDWW
- W24 Jan 26ACrusaders FC1-0
- D16 Jan 26HLarne0-0
- D13 Jan 26ACarrick Rangers0-0
- W10 Jan 26HBangor1-0
- W03 Jan 26HBangor6-1
Ballymena UnitedLDLWD
- L17 Jan 26ADungannon Swifts0-2
- D13 Jan 26HCliftonville FC2-2
- L30 Dec 25ABangor0-2
- W26 Dec 25HColeraine FC2-0
- D20 Dec 25HCarrick Rangers1-1
Head-to-head
- 25 Oct 25Linfield2-1Ballymena United
- 16 Sept 25Ballymena United1-0Linfield
- 07 Feb 25Ballymena United2-2Linfield
- 09 Nov 24Linfield2-0Ballymena United
- 10 Aug 24Ballymena United0-2Linfield
- 24 Feb 24Linfield2-0Ballymena United
Most recent meetings
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Glentoran | 33 | +33 | 69 |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 33 | +31 | 65 |
| 4 | Linfield | 33 | +32 | 62 |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 33 | +1 | 47 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | -18 | 46 |
| 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
Linfield
- Previous: Crusaders FC 0-1 Linfield, 24 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Limavady United 1-0 Linfield, 6 Feb 2026 · Irish Cup
Ballymena United
- Previous: Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Ballymena United, 17 Jan 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Ballymena United 1-2 Larne, 3 Feb 2026 · Irish Cup
Data updated