Portadown vs Ballymena United: result 1-2 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on February 27, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Shamrock Park, Portadown
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What was the result of Portadown vs Ballymena United?
Ballymena United won 1-2 on February 27, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 28′Sam WardePortadown
- 41′S. McCartanBallymena United
- 83′R. RedmanBallymena United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portadown have 1 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats; Ballymena United have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2021 | Glentoran(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Larne(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Coleraine FC(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Linfield(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2021 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Crusaders FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Coleraine FC(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Glenavon FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Portadown win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Ballymena United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2020 | Portadown 0-0 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Ballymena United 2-0 Portadown | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Portadown vs Ballymena United on Dec 5, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Portadown score 0.9 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Ballymena United score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Ballymena United | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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