Institute vs Ballymena tips and predictions

Intriguing NIFL Premiership fixture should be a tight affair

Ballymena are superior than Institute but it is hard to get excited about backing them.

Any eventuality could happen here. The draw should be considered. With goals being far from abundant both of these sides will fancy their chances of keeping a clean sheet and it's certainly not one to go mad about. That said, the draw is the play from the 1X2.

Both sides can be confident of keeping things tidy. Institute have averaged 0.7 goals in their last 3 starts which isn't the form they will have wanted. Ballymena have averaged 0.6 goals in their last 8 away campaigns.

In previous matches in this head-to-head 2 of the last 3 have been draws.

The sportsbooks are predicting goals at both ends of the park as they could be well matched. But with the odds-against price on BTTS No that seems the better option this time around.

Institute have drawn 7 of their last 20 matches while they drew 1-1 with Bangor FC at home last week. Not having much to go on the feeling is this also ends in deadlock.

Of course, Institute are a second tier side so it remains to be seen how they adapt to the challenge presented by their superior rivals.