Ballymena United vs Portadown Prediction & Preview

Ballymena United and Portadown enter this one evenly matched on recent form, so we're leaning on yes at odds of 1.67 (60% probability) to edge the Premiership clash.

Premiership Premiership

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 |

Ballymena United

14:00
VS

Portadown

Our Expert Prediction

Tip

yes

Odds

1.67

Probability

60%

Match Odds

Home Win

1.67

Draw

3.75

Away Win

4.10

Match Statistics

Ballymena United vs Portadown

Statistics will be available once the match kicks off.

Head to Head History

Previous encounters between Ballymena United and Portadown

Sat, Apr 18, 2026
14:00
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
1 - 2
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
15:00
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
1 - 1
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
Sat, Dec 13, 2025
15:00
Portadown
Portadown
1 - 0
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
18:45
Portadown
Portadown
0 - 2
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
Sat, Apr 26, 2025
16:30
Portadown
Portadown
2 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
15:00
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
2 - 0
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
Fri, Nov 1, 2024
19:45
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
0 - 3
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
14:00
Portadown
Portadown
0 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
18:30
Portadown
Portadown
2 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Friendlies Clubs
Fri, Apr 7, 2023
18:45
Portadown
Portadown
1 - 0
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership

Ballymena United - Recent Matches

Sat, Sep 19
14:00
Dungannon Swifts
Dungannon Swifts
1 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
D
Tue, Sep 15
18:45
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
1 - 1
Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers
League Premiership
D
Fri, Sep 11
18:45
Coleraine FC
Coleraine FC
3 - 2
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
L
Sat, Sep 5
14:00
Bangor
Bangor
2 - 2
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
D
Fri, Aug 21
18:45
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
0 - 2
Glentoran
Glentoran
League Premiership
L
Sat, Aug 15
14:00
Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC
2 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
L
Sat, Aug 8
14:00
Linfield
Linfield
0 - 3
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Premiership
W
Sat, Aug 1
14:00
Glenavon FC
Glenavon FC
1 - 1
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Friendlies Clubs
D
Sat, Aug 1
11:30
Annagh United
Annagh United
2 - 2
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Friendlies Clubs
D
Sat, Jul 25
13:00
Portstewart
Portstewart
1 - 5
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
League Friendlies Clubs
W

Ballymena United Form Analysis

Ballymena United come into this fixture in mixed form, having won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 9 during that run, averaging 1.2 goals per game. Key contributors in front of goal include I. Rutkowski (2 goals), J. Hood and C. McKee. Their most recent outing ended in a draw against Dungannon Swifts (1–1) in the Premiership. They are currently on a run of 2 consecutive draws. Consistency will be key if they are to get a positive result here.

Portadown - Recent Matches

Sat, Sep 19
14:00
Bangor
Bangor
3 - 1
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
L
Tue, Sep 15
18:45
Portadown
Portadown
1 - 1
Linfield
Linfield
League Premiership
D
Sat, Sep 12
14:00
Portadown
Portadown
0 - 2
Larne
Larne
League Premiership
L
Sat, Sep 5
14:00
Cliftonville FC
Cliftonville FC
3 - 1
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
L
Fri, Aug 28
18:45
Portadown
Portadown
0 - 3
Coleraine FC
Coleraine FC
League Premiership
L
Sat, Aug 22
17:00
Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC
3 - 2
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
L
Sat, Aug 15
14:00
Portadown
Portadown
0 - 1
Dungannon Swifts
Dungannon Swifts
League Premiership
L
Sat, Aug 8
14:00
Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers
1 - 0
Portadown
Portadown
League Premiership
L
Sat, Jul 25
13:00
Kilbarrack United
Kilbarrack United
0 - 3
Portadown
Portadown
League Friendlies Clubs
W
Tue, Jul 21
18:45
H&W Welders
H&W Welders
0 - 2
Portadown
Portadown
League Friendlies Clubs
W

Portadown Form Analysis

Portadown arrive in poor form, with 0 wins, 1 draws and 4 losses across their last 5 fixtures. They have netted 3 goals and let in 12, averaging 0.6 goals per game going forward. Key contributors in front of goal include B. Kennedy and E. Fyfe. Most recently, they recorded a defeat against Bangor (1–3) in the Premiership. They will need a significant improvement to get anything from this match.

Premiership - Standings

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Written by

Sam M

Football Analyst & Predictor · HelloPredict

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