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Portadown vs Ballymena United — Premiership

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Portadown
Portadown
11º · 0.62 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 14d 20h
vs
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Ballymena United
Ballymena United
6º · 1.36 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 17d 20h
Shamrock Park·Portadown·Northern Ireland·5,732
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Portadown and Ballymena United meet in the Premiership 2026 season on 7 November 2026. Portadown have recorded 5 wins from 19 matches this season (26% win rate), averaging 1.11 goals scored and 1.58 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 42% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 58%; and clean sheets in 21% of games. Ballymena United have won 50% of their 22 matches, with 2.14 goals scored and 1.18 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 68%, Over 2.5 at 64%, and clean sheets at 27%.

Based on our 7-model ensemble (Poisson, Dixon-Coles, Weighted Form, Normalized, Shots, Elo and Combined), the expected goals are 1.18 for Portadown and 1.56 for Ballymena United. The models give Portadown a 31% win probability, with a draw at 27% and an Ballymena United win at 42%. Over 2.5 goals is estimated at 51% and BTTS at 55%.

Season Statistics

Portadown
—
Ballymena United
11º
Position
6º
0.62
PPG
1.36
15%
Win %
36%
0.85
Goals / game
1.55
1.77
Conceded / game
1.36
42%
BTTS %
68%
21%
Clean sheet %
27%
58%
Over 2.5 %
64%
0.0
Avg corners
0.0
0.0
Avg shots
0.0
0.0
Avg shots on target
0.0
0.0
Avg yellow cards
0.0
0.0
Avg fouls
0.0
0.0%
Avg possession
0.0%

Home vs Away

Portadown
Home (7)
—
Ballymena United
Away (7)
0.71
PPG
1.14
14%
Win %
29%
0.71
Goals / game
1.71
1.43
Conceded / game
1.57
38%
BTTS %
75%
13%
Clean sheet %
25%
38%
Over 2.5 %
69%
0.0
Avg corners
0.0
0.0
Avg shots
0.0
0.0
Avg shots on target
0.0
0.0
Avg yellow cards
0.0
0.0%
Avg possession
0.0%

Goals Scored

PortadownHomeAwayBallymena UnitedHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored58%38%73%95%83%100%
Over 1.5 Scored37%13%55%64%50%69%
Over 2.5 Scored16%13%18%32%17%38%
Failed To Score42%63%27%5%17%0%

Goals Conceded

PortadownHomeAwayBallymena UnitedHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded79%88%73%73%67%75%
Over 1.5 Conceded53%50%55%36%33%38%
Over 2.5 Conceded26%13%36%9%0%13%
Clean Sheets21%13%27%27%33%25%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

PortadownBallymena United
Over 0.595%100%
Over 1.584%95%
Over 2.558%64%
Over 3.526%41%
Over 4.55%23%
BTTS42%68%
BTTS & Win11%23%
BTTS & Draw11%27%
BTTS & Over 2.537%50%
BTTS No & Over 2.521%14%

1st Half / 2nd Half

PortadownBallymena United
Win 1st Half21%37%
Draw 1st Half37%47%
Loss 1st Half42%16%
Scored 1st Half26%58%
Conceded 1st Half47%47%
Win 2nd Half32%63%
Draw 2nd Half26%16%
Loss 2nd Half42%21%
Scored 2nd Half58%74%
Conceded 2nd Half63%37%
Over 0.5 HT68%68%
Over 1.5 HT21%53%

Recent Venue Form

Portadown (H)
LLinfield1–2
LCliftonville FC0–2
DGlentoran0–0
WLimavady United3–1
DLinfield1–1
LLarne0–2
Ballymena United (A)
WNewington Youth3–1
LLimavady United2–3
WCliftonville FC1–0
DDungannon Swifts1–1
LColeraine FC2–3
DBangor2–2

Head to Head · 24 matches

8
Portadown
33%
3
Draws
13%
13
Ballymena United
54%
67%
Over 1.5
16/24
42%
Over 2.5
10/24
13%
Over 3.5
3/24
38%
BTTS
9/24
26/09/26
Ballymena United
2–0
Portadown
18/04/26
Ballymena United
1–2
Portadown
07/03/26
Ballymena United
1–1
Portadown
13/12/25
Portadown
1–0
Ballymena United
19/08/25
Portadown
0–2
Ballymena United
26/04/25
Portadown
2–1
Ballymena United
22/02/25
Ballymena United
2–0
Portadown
01/11/24
Ballymena United
0–3
Portadown
28/09/24
Portadown
0–1
Ballymena United
25/07/23
Portadown
2–1
Ballymena United
07/04/23
Portadown
1–0
Ballymena United
11/02/23
Ballymena United
0–0
Portadown
10/12/22
Portadown
1–0
Ballymena United
08/10/22
Ballymena United
2–0
Portadown
16/04/22
Ballymena United
2–1
Portadown
12/03/22
Portadown
1–0
Ballymena United
01/01/22
Ballymena United
4–0
Portadown
16/10/21
Portadown
0–1
Ballymena United
29/05/21
Ballymena United
4–2
Portadown
27/04/21
Ballymena United
4–1
Portadown
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Coleraine FC131111+1934
2Linfield131021+1032
3Larne10712+1122
4Glentoran12624+620
5Carrick Rangers13535+218
6Ballymena United11434+215
7Cliftonville FC13508015
8Crusaders FC13508-1215
9Dungannon Swifts12426-514
10Limavady United12417-613
11Portadown13229-128
12Bangor13139-156

Team Insights

Portadown
  • ●Portadown failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 6 away matches.
  • ●Portadown failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Portadown have lost 4 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Portadown failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 6 away matches.
  • ●Portadown have lost 5 of their 6 away matches.
Ballymena United
  • ●Ballymena United have scored in each of their last 8 matches.
  • ●Ballymena United have won their last 2 home matches.
  • ●Ballymena United have scored in each of their last 7 away matches.
  • ●Ballymena United failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Ballymena United have scored in 7 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●71% of Ballymena United's goals have been scored away.
  • ●73% of Ballymena United's goals conceded were conceded away.
LHLinfield2º1–2
WACliftonville FC7º2–1
DHGlentoran4º0–0
WHLimavady United10º3–1
LABangor12º1–3
DHLinfield2º1–1
LHLarne3º0–2
LACliftonville FC7º1–3
WHCrusaders FC8º2–1
LALimavady United10º2–3
WACliftonville FC7º1–0
WHPortadown11º2–0
DHCarrick Rangers5º1–1
LAColeraine FC1º2–3
DABangor12º2–2
LHGlentoran4º0–2

Season Schedule

Portadown
LHLinfield1–2
WACliftonville FC2–1
DHGlentoran0–0
WHLimavady United3–1
LABallymena United0–2
LABangor1–3
–ALarne30/10
–HBallymena United07/11
–AColeraine FC13/11
Ballymena United
WHCrusaders FC2–1
LALimavady United2–3
WACliftonville FC1–0
WHPortadown2–0
DADungannon Swifts1–1
DHCarrick Rangers1–1
–HBangor31/10
–APortadown07/11
–HLinfield13/11

Top Scorers

Portadown
B. Kennedy4 ⚽
B. Altintop2 ⚽
E. Fyfe2 ⚽
A. Obhakhan2 ⚽
M. Hewitt1 ⚽
R. Breen1 ⚽
Ballymena United
I. Rutkowski11 ⚽
7 ⚽
J. Archer4 ⚽
C. McKee3 ⚽
F. Thorndike2 ⚽
C. Allen2 ⚽

Cards Given

Portadown
F. Flanagan6 🟨
L. MacKinnon4 🟨
B. Altintop3 🟨
B. Kennedy3 🟨
G. Thompson3 🟨
3 🟨
Ballymena United
3 🟨
C. McKee2 🟨
D. Toure2 🟨
S. Whiteside2 🟨
M. Glynn1 🟨
J. Hood1 🟨