Portadown FC vs Ballymena United

Match details. Premiership, Regular Season - 15. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at Shamrock Park, Portadown.

What's at stake. Portadown FC are 12th on 8 points after 14 games, 1 point behind Bangor. A win would take them above Bangor. Ballymena United are 8th on 15 points after 12 games, 3 points behind Crusaders FC, level on points with Dungannon Swifts. A win would take them level on points with Crusaders FC.

Form. Portadown FC have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L W D W. In this competition Portadown FC have gone L L W D W L. Ballymena United have won three, drawn three and lost three of their last nine, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L W W. In this competition Ballymena United have gone L W L W W D.

The numbers. Portadown FC score one and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Portadown FC average 3.6 corners and 2.6 cards a game. Ballymena United score 1.6 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Ballymena United average 4.4 corners and 1.4 cards a game.

Head to head. In the last nine meetings Portadown FC have won four, drawn one and lost four. Three of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, Portadown FC won two, one was drawn and Ballymena United won one. The last time they met, on 26 Sep 2026, it finished Portadown FC 0-2 Ballymena United.

The read. A draw. A tight game. Little separates them, and both sides draw often. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 45%. Six of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Ballymena United 1UP (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Portadown FC 1-1 Ballymena United (14% chance).