Overview
- Linfield face Ballymena United at Windsor Park on Wednesday after a 24-hour postponement triggered by an amber wind warning.
- Glentoran host Coleraine at The Oval, with the hosts having won both league meetings 2-1 this season.
- Linfield, record 12-time winners and champions in 2023 and 2024, have prioritized returning to the final, as manager David Healy emphasized.
- Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins expressed belief in his side, noting four wins in five and saying a final "would mean the world."
- Ballymena arrive with limited January minutes because of postponements, while Glentoran have added Jarlath O’Rourke, Ross Clarke and Aaron McEneff to their squad.