Portadown vs Ballymena United: result 0-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 16, 2021 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 October 16, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 77′A. McGroryBallymena United
Official lineup for Portadown vs Ballymena United
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portadown
- 10L. Bonis
- 7Chris Lavery
- 14O. Conaty
- 15N. Kerr
- 20S. Teggart
- 2G. Hall
- 3M. Ruddy
- 4A. McCallum
- 5P. Finnegan
- 6B. McKeown
- 19J. Barr
Ballymena United
- 27Jonte Jahki Smith
- 6O. McKeown
- 7J. Winchester
- 14J. Henderson
- 18D. Bramall
- 23L. Millar
- 3R. Redman
- 17A. McGrory
- 21C. Loughran
- 22C. Keeley
- 1J. Williamson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portadown have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Ballymena United have 8, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2021 | Warrenpoint Town(away) | 3-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 1-4 | Premiership |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Newington Youth(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Linfield(home) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2021 | Crusaders FC(away) | 3-2 | League Cup |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Crusaders FC(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 4-3 | Premiership |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Coleraine FC(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Portadown wins, 1 draw, 5 Ballymena United wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2021 | Ballymena United 4-2 Portadown | Premiership |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Ballymena United 4-1 Portadown | Irish Cup |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Ballymena United 2-1 Portadown | Premiership |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Portadown 1-2 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Portadown 0-0 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Ballymena United 2-0 Portadown | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Ballymena United vs Portadown on May 29, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Portadown score 1.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ballymena United score 1.9 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Ballymena United | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portadown sit 12th in Premiership (8 points from 14 matches) and Ballymena United sit 8th (15 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ballymena United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Portadown | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 8 |
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