Cliftonville FC vs Ballymena United FC Prediction: Ballymena is down bad

Cliftonville will be hoping to make it four consecutive league wins in a row as they prepare to take on Ballymena United at the Solitude on Saturday. Ballymena United on the other hand have suffered four consecutive league defeats and they might be edging towards yet another defeat on Saturday. We believe Cliftonville will emerge victorious here with a victory. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in the League: WWWWD

Cliftonville’s exceptional 1-4 victory against Dungannon Swifts in their last league game made it 4 consecutive league wins in a row for Cliftonville. Joe Gormley got a hat trick in that game. 

Cliftonville is currently in 2nd place in the Northern Ireland League table with 8 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses from the 16 games played in the league this season. Joe Gormley is Cliftonville’s current top scorer with 10 goals already to his name this season. 

Form in the League: LLLLW

Ballymena United have now suffered four consecutive league defeats just after securing 8 consecutive league wins. They tried to avoid a defeat in their most recent league game against Linfield but it was inevitable with the game ending in a 2-0 defeat. 

Ben Kennedy is the team's top scorer with 11 goals in the league this season. Ballymena are currently 4th placed in the league table with 8 wins and 8 losses from the 16 league games they’ve played. 

A critical look at their last 20 meetings produced 9 wins for Cliftonville, 7 wins for Ballymena United, and 4 draws.  

Cliftonville is currently in phenomenal form with four consecutive league victories while Ballymena United is the direct opposite of that. Cliftonville is the favorite for the win and we will give it to them, a win or draw and a total of over 1.5 goals for Cliftonville is our first bet. However, we cannot totally rule out the possibility of Ballymena United finding the net and we will give it to them here. Both teams score at 1.84 odds is a good Betting choice.