Portadown vs Ballymena United - Match Preview & Prediction

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Portadown

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Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

Portadown vs Ballymena United

Saturday - Apr 26th, 17:30 PM

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Ballymena United

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Predictions & Tips

42% Over 2.5 Goals

66% Over 1.5 Goals

45% BTTS

2.18 Goals / Match

5.69 Cards / Match

8.23 Corners / Match

Portadown Information

Coming into this game, Portadown has picked up 7 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 1.4 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 3 of those games. Portadown has scored 7 times in the last 5 fixtures.

Superb stuff from Portadown at home, where they are currently unbeaten in 6 games. Can they go another game without defeat?

Ballymena United's defence will have to be at their best today if they're to stop Portadown from scoring. The home side has scored in the last 7 games in front of their own fans. They have failed to score in 2 home matches this season.

Portadown has put together a good run of form and has now gone 2 games without defeat.

It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 4 games for Portadown ending with 2 goals or more being scored.

In the last 5 matches for Portadown, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 17 matches (46% of all matches) involving Portadown has seen BTTS landing.

It's likely that Portadown will score today, as they have netted in the last 4 games coming into this one and have scored 7 goals in the last five games.

Ballymena United Information

Coming into this game, Ballymena United has picked up 4 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 0.8 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 3 of those games. Ballymena United has scored 7 times in the last 5 fixtures.

It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 5 games for Ballymena United ending with 2 goals or more being scored.

Things have not been going that well in front of goal for Ballymena United recently, with the side failing to score in 2 of the last 5 games. Will the manager change his tactics today, or throw in another forward?

In the last 5 matches for Ballymena United, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 16 matches (43% of all matches) involving Ballymena United has seen BTTS landing.

Who Will Win

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The home team is 6 % better to the away team in terms of points per game

53 %

47 %

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Head to Head Record

Total Matches: 29

31% Wins

14% Draws

55% Wins

69% Over 1.5 Goals

20/29 Matches

48% Over 2.5 Goals

14/29 Matches

24% Over 3.5 Goals

7/29 Matches

41% BTTS

12/29 Matches

31% Clean Sheets

Portadown

34% Clean Sheets

Ballymena United

Goals Scored Who will score more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 7% better than the away team in terms of goals scored

1.50 Average Goals

1.40 Average Goals

Scored Per Game	Portadown	Ballymena United
Over 0.5	80%	80%
Over 1.5	50%	40%
Over 2.5	10%	20%
Over 3.5	10%	0%
Failed To Score	20%	20%

Scored 1st/2nd Half	Portadown	Ballymena United
Scored in 1H	20%	33%
Scored in 2H	80%	60%
Scored in Both Halves	20%	30%
Scored Average 1H	0.30	0.50
Scored Average 2H	1.20	0.90

Recent Form

Portadown FC

Recent: 4 Wins / 1 Draws / 5 Losses

Form	Results	PPG
Overall	w l l l d w l w w l	1.3
Home	w l d l w	1.4
Away	l l w w l	1.2

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	40%	40%	40%
AVG	3.10	2.40	3.80
Scored	15.00	6.00	9.00
Conceded	16.00	6.00	10.00
BTTS	50%	40%	60%
CS	30%	40%	20%
FTS	20%	20%	20%
xG	1.27	1.29	1.26
xGA	1.65	1.79	1.54

Ballymena United FC

Recent: 3 Wins / 2 Draws / 5 Losses

Form	Results	PPG
Overall	l l w w d l w l l d	1.1
Home	l w d w l d	1.33
Away	l w l l	0.75

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	30%	33%	25%
AVG	2.90	2.67	3.25
Scored	14.00	9.00	5.00
Conceded	15.00	7.00	8.00
BTTS	60%	50%	75%
CS	20%	33%	0%
FTS	20%	17%	25%
xG	1.29	1.38	1.11
xGA	1.16	1.12	1.25

Goals Conceded Who will concede more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 7% worse than the away team in terms of goals conceded

1.60 Goals Conceded

1.50 Goals Conceded

Scored Per Game	Portadown	Ballymena United
Over 0.5	70%	80%
Over 1.5	50%	60%
Over 2.5	30%	10%
Over 3.5	10%	0%
Cleansheets	30%	20%

Scored 1st/2nd Half	Portadown	Ballymena United
1H Clean Sheet	80%	40%
2H Clean Sheet	40%	50%
Conceded Average 1H	0.50	0.80
Conceded Average 2H	1.10	0.70

Who will score first? (Based on last 10 matches)

60%

Scored first in 6 / 10

40%

Scored first in 4 / 10

10 Minutes	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 10 Mins	0%	7%
11 - 20 Mins	6%	10%
21 - 30 Mins	3%	7%
31 - 40 Mins	10%	17%
41 - 50 Mins	10%	10%
51 - 60 Mins	23%	0%
61 - 70 Mins	16%	10%
71 - 80 Mins	16%	21%
81 - 90 Mins	16%	17%

15 Minutes	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 15 Mins	3%	14%
16 - 30 Mins	6%	10%
31 - 45 Mins	16%	21%
46 - 60 Mins	26%	7%
61 - 75 Mins	29%	21%
76 - 90 Mins	19%	28%

Scored (10 min)	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 10 Mins	0%	7%
11 - 20 Mins	0%	7%
21 - 30 Mins	0%	7%
31 - 40 Mins	13%	14%
41 - 50 Mins	7%	14%
51 - 60 Mins	13%	0%
61 - 70 Mins	27%	14%
71 - 80 Mins	13%	21%
81 - 90 Mins	27%	14%

Scored (15 min)	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 15 Mins	0%	14%
16 - 30 Mins	0%	7%
31 - 45 Mins	20%	14%
46 - 60 Mins	13%	14%
61 - 75 Mins	33%	29%
76 - 90 Mins	33%	21%

Conceded (10 min)	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 10 Mins	0%	7%
11 - 20 Mins	13%	13%
21 - 30 Mins	6%	7%
31 - 40 Mins	6%	20%
41 - 50 Mins	13%	7%
51 - 60 Mins	31%	0%
61 - 70 Mins	6%	7%
71 - 80 Mins	19%	20%
81 - 90 Mins	6%	20%

Conceded (15 min)	Portadown	Ballymena United
0 - 15 Mins	6%	13%
16 - 30 Mins	13%	13%
31 - 45 Mins	13%	27%
46 - 60 Mins	38%	0%
61 - 75 Mins	25%	13%
76 - 90 Mins	6%	33%

Number of Cards How many cards will there be?

3.4
Cards / Match

Sum of bookings per match between Portadown and Ballymena United

1.9 / Match

Booked / Match

1.5 / Match

Booked / Match

Match Cards	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Over 2.5	50%	63%	56.5%
Over 3.5	30%	38%	34%
Over 4.5	20%	13%	16.5%
Over 5.5	20%	13%	16.5%
Over 6.5	10%	0%	5%

Team Cards	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Cards For Average	1.9	1.5	1.7
Over 0.5 For	100%	88%	94%
Over 1.5 For	50%	25%	37.5%
Over 2.5 For	20%	25%	22.5%
Over 3.5 For	10%	13%	11.5%

Cards Against	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Over 0.5 Against	80%	63%	71.5%
Over 1.5 Against	40%	50%	45%
Over 2.5 Against	20%	25%	22.5%
Over 3.5 Against	0%	0%	0.005%

First Half / Second Half Cards

Half Cards	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
1H Cards For Average	0.6	0.43	0.22
2H Cards For Average	1.2	1.29	1.245
1H Total Cards AVG	0.9	0.71	0.36
2H Total Cards AVG	2.3	2.57	2.435
1H Had More Cards %	10%	0%	5%
2H Had More Cards %	80%	86%	48%

Over X 1H/2H Cards	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
1H Over 0.5 Cards For	50%	28%	39%
2H Over 0.5 Cards For	80%	100%	90%
1H Total Under 2	80%	86%	83%
2H Total Under 2	30%	14%	22%
1H is 2~3 Total Cards	20%	14%	17%
2H is 2~3 Total Cards	50%	71%	60.5%
1H Total Over 3	0%	0%	0.005%
2H Total Over 3	20%	14%	17%

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

7.8
Corners / Match

Average Corner Kicks per match between Portadown and Ballymena United

3.6 / Match

Corners Earned

4.2 / Match

Corners Earned

Match Corners	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Over 6.5	70%	90%	80%
Over 7.5	40%	70%	55%
Over 8.5	40%	60%	50%
Over 9.5	40%	40%	40%
Over 10.5	30%	30%	30%
Over 11.5	30%	30%	30%
Over 12.5	10%	10%	10%
Over 13.5	10%	0%	5%
Over 14.5	0%	0%	0.005%

First Half	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
FH Average	31	34	32.5
FH Over 4	3	3	3
FH Over 5	0	2	1.005
FH Over 6	0	2	1.005

Second Half	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
2H Average	45	38	41.5
2H Over 4	5	4	4.5
2H Over 5	3	2	2.5
2H Over 6	3	1	2

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Team Corners	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Corners Earned / Match	3.6	4.2	3.90
Corners Against / Match	4.7	4.9	4.80
Over 2.5 For	70%	80%	75%
Over 3.5 For	50%	60%	55%
Over 4.5 For	30%	50%	40%
Over 2.5 Against	80%	80%	80%
Over 3.5 Against	70%	70%	70%
Over 4.5 Against	60%	60%	60%

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Team Shots	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Shots / Match	9.6	10	9.80
Shots Conversion Rate	16%	14%	15.00%
Shots On Target / M	4.5	3.3	3.90
Shots Off Target / M	5.1	6.7	5.90
Shots Per Goal Scored	6.4	7.14	6.77
Team Shots Over 10.5	40%	20%	30%
Team Shots Over 11.5	40%	20%	30%
Team Shots Over 12.5	40%	20%	30%
Team Shots Over 13.5	40%	10%	25%
Team Shots Over 14.5	30%	10%	20%
Team Shots Over 15.5	10%	10%	10%
Team Shots On Target 3.5+	60%	30%	45%
Team Shots On Target 4.5+	40%	20%	30%
Team Shots On Target 5.5+	30%	10%	20%
Team Shots On Target 6.5+	30%	10%	20%

Offside Stats	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Offsides / Match	4.17	4.38	4.28
Over 2.5 Offsides	5	7	6.00
Over 3.5 Offsides	5	5	5.00

Misc Stats	Portadown	Ballymena United	Average
Fouls Committed / Match	11.63	12.57	12.10
Fouled Against / Match	10	9	9.50
Average Possession	43%	47%	45%

Ballymena United 0

3rd September 2013

Ballymena United 2

Portadown 1

Team Player List

Team Players - Portadown

Aaron McCarey	Goalkeeper
Steven McCullough	Midfielder
Lee Chapman	Defender
Lewis Mackinnon	Defender
Gary Thompson	Forward
Douglas Wilson	Midfielder
Ryan Mayse	Forward
Luke Wilson	Midfielder
Liam Mullan	Midfielder
Eamon Fyfe	Midfielder
Shay McCartan	Forward
Cathair Friel	Forward
Jack Henderson	Midfielder
Aaron Traynor	Defender
Jamie McDonagh	Midfielder
Jay Riley	Defender
Jack Duncan	Forward
Jamie Ray	Goalkeeper
Ahu Adebame Obhakhan	Midfielder
Joshua Ukek	Midfielder
Ben Wylie	Midfielder
Baris Altintop	Defender
Ross Redman	Defender
Eoghan McCawl	Midfielder
Paul McElroy	Forward
Zach Cowan	Midfielder
James Wright	Goalkeeper
Rabby Tabu Minzamba	Midfielder
Jordan Williamson	Goalkeeper
Oisin Moore	Forward
Divin Isamala	Defender
Joe McKay	Defender
Damian Traczykowski	Forward
Charlie Downey	Midfielder
Goncalo Batista Monteiro	Forward

Team Players - Ballymena United

Sean O'Neill	Goalkeeper
Danny Lafferty	Defender
Caolan Loughran	Defender
Stephen O'Donnell	Defender
Josh Carson	Midfielder
Ben Kennedy	Midfielder
Aaron Jarvis	Midfielder
Donal Rocks	Forward
Mikey Place	Forward
Alex Gawne	Forward
Calvin McCurry	Forward
Lewis Tennant	Midfielder
Noah Stewart	Forward
Jonathan McMurray	Forward
Brendan Barr	Midfielder
Jordan McMullan	Defender
Samuel Johnston	Goalkeeper
James Hood	Forward
Kym Nelson	Midfielder
Sean Brown	Defender
Andrew Scott	Midfielder
Daithí McCallion	Defender
Colby Davidson	Goalkeeper
Colin Coates	Defender
Ethan Devine	Forward
Joseph Moore	Midfielder
Oisin Devlin	Defender
John Herron	Midfielder
Jack O'Mahony	Midfielder
Luke Hawe	Forward
Patrick McEleney	Forward
Kian Corbally	Midfielder
Conor Barr	Defender
Duncan Idehen	Defender
Success Edogun	Forward
Liam Phinn	Defender
Ben Munnis	Defender
Shane Flynn	Midfielder
Rhys Stewart	Goalkeeper

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scores - Portadown

Ahu Adebame Obhakhan - 9

Joshua Ukek - 9

Ryan Mayse - 8

Steven McCullough - 5

Eamon Fyfe - 4

Top Scores - Ballymena United

Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Portadown

Steven McCullough - 6

Cards Given - Ballymena United

Josh Carson - 10

Stephen O'Donnell - 9

Ben Kennedy - 8

Aaron Jarvis - 7

Jonathan McMurray - 7

Cards Per 90 Mins

Cards / 90 - Portadown

Cathair Friel	2.14 AVG
Liam Mullan	1.31 AVG
Douglas Wilson	0.79 AVG
Ben Wylie	0.58 AVG
Jordan Williamson	0.5 AVG

Cards / 90 - Ballymena United

John Herron	9 AVG
Jonathan McMurray	0.67 AVG
Oisin Devlin	0.61 AVG
Caolan Loughran	0.57 AVG
James Hood	0.54 AVG

FT Result Odds

FT Result	188Bet	1xbet	888Sport	Betfair	Betway	Cashpoint	CloudBet	Dafabet	Interwetten	Ladbrokes	Marathon	Pncl	WilliamHill	bet365	bwin
Portadown	1.52	1.60	2.25	1.50	1.60	1.58	1.63	1.61	1.60	1.95	2.22	1.65	1.62	1.60	1.98
Draw	3.90	3.95	3.30	4.00	4.00	4.15	3.95	4.10	3.85	3.30	3.42	4.00	3.75	4.20	3.40
Ballymena United	4.25	4.89	2.90	4.60	4.75	4.52	4.99	4.90	4.60	3.25	2.89	5.05	5.00	4.50	3.30

Double Chance Odds

Double Chance	1xbet	888Sport	Betway	Marathon	WilliamHill
Portadown	1.35	1.40	1.38	1.35	1.40
Draw	1.26	1.33	1.33	1.26	1.33
Ballymena United	1.57	1.57	1.62	1.57	1.57

Over/Under Odds

Over/Under	888Sport	Betfair	Betway	Cashpoint	Dafabet	Ladbrokes	Marathon	Sbo	bet365	bwin
Over 0.5	1.05	1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
Over 1.5	1.30	1.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
Over 2.5	1.91	1.85	1.7	1.7	1.73	1.85	1.88	1.71	1.67	1.85
Over 3.5	3.30	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
Over 4.5	6.50	6.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under 0.5	10.00	9.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under 1.5	3.40	3.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under 2.5	1.83	1.85	2.05	2.03	2.03	1.83	1.83	2.05	2.15	1.83
Under 3.5	1.30	1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under 4.5	1.11	1.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.05	N/A	N/A	N/A

Both Teams To Score Odds

Both Teams To Score	1xbet	888Sport	Betfair	Betway	Marathon	WilliamHill	bet365
Yes	1.69	1.70	1.67	1.73	1.69	1.70	1.83
No	2.11	2.10	2.10	2.00	2.00	2.10	1.83

BTTS 1st Half Odds

BTTS 1st Half	1xbet	Betway	Marathon	WilliamHill	bet365
Yes	4.50	4.00	4.50	4.33	5.00
No	1.19	1.20	1.15	1.20	1.17

BTTS 2nd Half Odds

BTTS 2nd Half	1xbet	Betway	Marathon	WilliamHill	bet365
Yes	3.28	3.20	3.28	3.10	3.75
No	1.32	1.30	1.27	1.33	1.25

Over/Under 1st Half Odds

Over/Under 1st Half	1xbet	Betway	Marathon	Pncl	WilliamHill	bet365
Over 0.5	1.35	1.36	1.35	1.36	1.36	1.36
Over 1.5	2.80	2.70	2.80	2.86	2.75	2.75
Over 2.5	5.80	6.00	N/A	N/A	7.50	6.50
Under 0.5	2.93	2.88	2.93	2.99	3.00	3.00
Under 1.5	1.38	1.40	1.38	1.39	1.40	1.40
Under 2.5	1.10	1.09	N/A	N/A	1.08	1.10

Over/Under 2nd Half Odds

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Result 1st Half Odds

Result 1st Half	1xbet	Betfair	Betway	Dafabet	Marathon	Pncl	WilliamHill	bet365
Portadown	2.83	2.88	2.80	2.76	2.81	2.90	3.00	2.10
Draw	2.10	2.10	2.15	2.11	2.10	2.21	2.20	2.38
Ballymena United	3.62	3.60	3.60	3.55	3.50	3.65	3.25	4.75

Result 2nd Half Odds

Result 2nd Half	1xbet	888Sport	Betway	Marathon	WilliamHill	bet365
Portadown	2.57	2.80	2.70	2.55	2.80	2.05
Draw	2.42	2.40	2.40	2.42	2.40	N/A
Ballymena United	3.30	3.10	3.20	3.20	3.10	4.33

Team To Score First Odds

Team To Score First	Betway	Marathon	bet365
Portadown	1.88	1.79	1.40
Draw	9.00	12.25	N/A
Ballymena United	2.20	2.10	3.00

Clean Sheet Home Odds

Clean Sheet - Home	Betway
Yes	3.00
No	1.33

Clean Sheet Away Odds

Clean Sheet - Away	Betway
Yes	3.60
No	1.25

Win To Nil Odds

No Data Available...

Corners 1x2 Odds

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Corners Over Under Odds

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Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership 2024/2025 Table

Pos	Team	GF	GA	GD	Pts	AVG
1	Linfield FC	69	28	41	85	2.55
2	Cliftonville FC	62	41	21	64	2.58
3	Larne FC	46	33	13	63	2.08
4	Glentoran FC	49	39	10	61	2.26
5	Coleraine FC	56	52	4	58	2.7
6	Dungannon Swifts FC	51	48	3	57	2.61
7	Portadown FC	48	45	3	56	2.45
8	Crusaders FC	47	54	-7	54	2.59
9	Ballymena United FC	47	54	-7	47	2.66
10	Glenavon FC	42	47	-5	46	2.34
11	Carrick Rangers FC	32	59	-27	32	2.39
12	Loughgall FC	36	85	-49	22	3.18

Portadown vs Ballymena United - Match Preview & Prediction

Portadown

Portadown vs Ballymena United

Ballymena United

Predictions & Tips

Portadown Information

Ballymena United Information

Who Will Win

The home team is 6 % better to the away team in terms of points per game

Head to Head Record

Total Matches: 29

Goals Scored Who will score more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 7% better than the away team in terms of goals scored

Recent Form

Portadown FC

Ballymena United FC

Goals Conceded Who will concede more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 7% worse than the away team in terms of goals conceded

Who will score first? (Based on last 10 matches)

60%

40%

Number of Cards How many cards will there be?

3.4Cards / Match

1.9 / Match

1.5 / Match

First Half / Second Half Cards

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

7.8Corners / Match

3.6 / Match

4.2 / Match

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

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Team Player List

Team Players - Portadown

Team Players - Ballymena United

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scores - Portadown

Top Scores - Ballymena United

Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Portadown

Cards Given - Ballymena United

Cards Per 90 Mins

Cards / 90 - Portadown

Cards / 90 - Ballymena United

FT Result Odds

Double Chance Odds

Over/Under Odds

Both Teams To Score Odds

BTTS 1st Half Odds

BTTS 2nd Half Odds

3.4
Cards / Match

7.8
Corners / Match