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Portadown vs Ballymena United

Northern Ireland — Premiership · Saturday, 7 November 2026, 10:00 · Shamrock Park, Portadown

Portadown12th · 8 pointsLWDWLL
X

Draw: 29%

Ballymena United8th · 15 pointsDWWLWL
1 33%X 29%2 38%
⚡ Ballymena United have only 2 wins in 7 matches away this season.

Markets

1X2
133%X29%238%
prediction X · fair odds +250
Under/Over 2.5
Under53%Over47%
prediction Under · fair odds -111
Both teams to score
Yes53%No47%
prediction Yes · fair odds -111
Double chance
1X62%1271%X267%
prediction 12 · fair odds -250
Exact score
1:114%0:110%1:09%
fair odds +635
Expected goals
Portadown1.23Ballymena United1.34
Avg. goals 2.58

Form and table

Portadown

Table
12th · 8 points · 14 matches
This season
2-2-10 (11:24) · at home 1-2-4 (5:10)
Last matches
LWDWLL 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats
At home
LLDWDL 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats
Rest
8 days' rest

Ballymena United

Table
8th · 15 points · 12 matches
This season
4-3-5 (17:16) · away 2-2-3 (12:11)
Last matches
DWWLWL 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats
Away
LDLDWL 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats
Rest
7 days' rest

Table

2.78 goals a match · 16% draws · 81 matches

#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
1Coleraine FC14112132:1335
2Linfield14103121:1133
3Larne1282222:1026
4Glentoran1363417:1121
5Cliftonville FC1460823:1718
6Carrick Rangers1453623:2718
7Crusaders FC1460820:2918
8Ballymena United1243517:1615
9Dungannon Swifts1343613:1815
10Limavady United1442814:2314
11Bangor1423912:269
12Portadown14221011:248

Last matches

Portadown

30.10.2026Premiership—1:0PortadownL
23.10.2026PremiershipPortadown1:2—L
17.10.2026Premiership—1:2PortadownW
09.10.2026PremiershipPortadown0:0—D
03.10.2026PremiershipPortadown3:1—W
26.09.2026Premiership—2:0PortadownL

Ballymena United

31.10.2026PremiershipBallymena United0:1—L
17.10.2026PremiershipBallymena United2:1—W
10.10.2026Premiership—3:2Ballymena UnitedL
03.10.2026Premiership—0:1Ballymena UnitedW
26.09.2026PremiershipBallymena United2:0—W
19.09.2026Premiership—1:1Ballymena UnitedD
23.10.2026PremiershipPortadown1:2—L
09.10.2026PremiershipPortadown0:0—D
03.10.2026PremiershipPortadown3:1—W
15.09.2026PremiershipPortadown1:1—D
12.09.2026PremiershipPortadown0:2—L
28.08.2026PremiershipPortadown0:3—L
10.10.2026Premiership—3:2Ballymena UnitedL
03.10.2026Premiership—0:1Ballymena UnitedW
19.09.2026Premiership—1:1Ballymena UnitedD
11.09.2026Premiership—3:2Ballymena UnitedL
05.09.2026Premiership—2:2Ballymena UnitedD
15.08.2026Premiership—2:1Ballymena UnitedL

Head to head

50%Portadown
10%Draw
40%Ballymena United
26.09.2026Ballymena United2:0Portadown
18.04.2026Ballymena United1:2Portadown
07.03.2026Ballymena United1:1Portadown
13.12.2025Portadown1:0Ballymena United
19.08.2025Portadown0:2Ballymena United
26.04.2025Portadown2:1Ballymena United
22.02.2025Ballymena United2:0Portadown
01.11.2024Ballymena United0:3Portadown
28.09.2024Portadown0:1Ballymena United
25.07.2023Portadown2:1Ballymena United

Prediction

A draw is the call: 29% for the draw, with the favourite only a step ahead or few goals expected; the likeliest score is 1:1. A moderate number of goals is expected: 2.58 a match, and the chance of both teams scoring is 53%.

Premiership: Portadown host Ballymena United at Shamrock Park in Portadown on Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 10:00.

Portadown sit at the bottom of the table (12th), while Ballymena United are in the middle of the table (8th). Portadown are struggling with just 2 wins from their last 6 matches, while Ballymena United are in good form with 3 wins from their last 6 matches.

Portadown have won 1 of their last 6 at home.

The head-to-head record favours Portadown: 5 wins in the last 10 meetings against 4 for Ballymena United, with 1 draw. Their last meeting, on 26 September 2026, ended Ballymena United 2:0 Portadown.

Published on 4 November 2026 at 01:16 · revision 1 · SHA-256 d39f6056d74338103c157e830ae1349ec9444e753e3a25179c51c1a4a87392c1

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