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
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 win(s), 1 draw(s), 5 Ballymena United win(s).
| 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 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