Portadown vs Ballymena United: result 0-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 10Kick-off on September 28, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Shamrock Park, Portadown
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What was the result of Portadown vs Ballymena United?
Ballymena United won 0-1 on September 28, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 45′E. DevineBallymena United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portadown have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Ballymena United have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | Crusaders FC(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Coleraine FC(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Linfield(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 3-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 4-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Glentoran(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Larne(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Glenavon FC(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Portadown win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Ballymena United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2023 | Portadown 2-1 Ballymena United | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Portadown 1-0 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Ballymena United 0-0 Portadown | Premiership |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Portadown 1-0 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Ballymena United 2-0 Portadown | Premiership |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Ballymena United 2-1 Portadown | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Portadown vs Ballymena United on Jul 25, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Portadown score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ballymena United score 1.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Ballymena United | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portadown sit 10th in Premiership (0 points from 3 matches) and Ballymena United sit 8th (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ballymena United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Portadown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy