Costello hat-trick in United win
A James Costello hat-trick sees Ballymena extend their unbeaten run and push Carrick further towards the relegation trapdoor.
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League Table & Stats
 Northern Ireland Premiership
| Home | Away | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Crusaders | 5 | +8 | 11 | 15.10 | - | L0-4 | 11.02 | |
| 2 | Linfield | 5 | +5 | 9 | 08.10 | - | 17.12 | 21.01 | |
| 3 | Dungannon Swifts | 5 | +3 | 8 | 19.11 | 14.01 | 03.09 | - | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 5 | +2 | 8 | 10.09 | - | 26.11 | 25.03 | |
| 5 | Ards | 5 | +1 | 8 | L3-4 | - | 05.11 | 31.12 | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 5 | -3 | 6 | D3-3 | 03.01 | 22.10 | - | |
| 7 | Coleraine | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26.12 | 17.02 | 01.10 | - | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 5 | -2 | 5 | |||||
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 5 | -5 | 5 | 12.11 | 28.01 | W4-1 | - | |
| 10 | Portadown | 4 | -1 | 4 | 03.12 | 11.03 | 17.09 | - | |
| 11 | Glentoran | 5 | -5 | 4 | 24.09 | 18.03 | 10.12 | - | |
| 12 | Ballinamallard Utd | 5 | -3 | 2 | 29.10 | - | D0-0 | 25.02 | |
| Ballymena United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index & Trend | 697 | 0 | |
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 9th | 9th | 7th |
| Played | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Won | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drawn | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lost | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 9th | 9th | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-2-2 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-12 | 6-7 | 4-5 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 1st | 5th |
| Goals scored | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Failed to score | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 11th | 7th |
| Goals conceded | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 8th | 9th | 7th |
| Goal difference | -2 | -1 | -1 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 5th |
| Goal total | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 1-2-1 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-1 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W4-1 L0-4 L3-4 more |
L3-4 D3-3 |
W4-1 L0-4 D0-0 |
| Occurence | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ballymena United | |||
Latest Results
| Ballymena United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | LCI | Opponents | V | Res |
| 06.08.2016 | L | Crusaders | a | L0-4 |
| 10.08.2016 | L | Glenavon | h | D3-3 |
| 13.08.2016 | L | Ballinamallard Utd | a | D0-0 |
| 20.08.2016 | L | Ards | h | L3-4 |
| 26.08.2016 | L | Carrick Rangers | a | W4-1 |
Next Fixtures
| Ballymena United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | LCI | Opponents | V | Res |
| 03.09.2016 | L | Dungannon Swifts | a | |
| 10.09.2016 | L | Cliftonville | h | |
| 17.09.2016 | L | Portadown | a | |
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Irish Premiership | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | .429 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | .429 | |