Portadown vs Ballymena United: result 1-0 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 31Kick-off on March 12, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Shamrock Park, Portadown
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What was the result of Portadown vs Ballymena United?
Portadown won 1-0 on March 12, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 35′A. SalleyPortadown
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portadown have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Ballymena United have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2022 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Warrenpoint Town(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Linfield(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Glenavon FC(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Glentoran(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2022 | Linfield(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Larne(home) | 3-3 | Irish Cup |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Coleraine FC(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Glenavon FC(home) | 3-3 | Premiership |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Portstewart(home) | 3-0 | Irish Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Portadown win(s), 0 draw(s), 6 Ballymena United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2022 | Ballymena United 4-0 Portadown | Premiership |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Portadown 0-1 Ballymena United | Premiership |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Ballymena United vs Portadown on Jan 1, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Portadown score 0.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Ballymena United score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Ballymena United | 1.6 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
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