Portadown vs Ballymena
Northern Ireland • Premiership • 2026/2027 • Round 15
Portadown7 November 2026
Ballymena
Match information
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Competition
- Premiership
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 15
- Date
- 7 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Shamrock Park
Prediction
Portadown win13%
Draw21%
Ballymena win65%
Clubs
Portadown
- Founded
- 1924
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Stadium
- Shamrock Park
- City
- Portadown
- Capacity
- 5 732
- Surface
- grass
Ballymena
- Founded
- 1928
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Stadium
- The Showgrounds
- City
- Ballymena
- Capacity
- 4 390
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
PortadownDWLLL
BallymenaWWLWW
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Carrick Rangers | 13 | +2 | 18 |
| 6 | Ballymena | 11 | +2 | 15 |
| 7 |  Cliftonville | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| … | ||||
| 10 |  Limavady | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 12 |  Bangor FC | 13 | -15 | 6 |
Head-to-head
- 26 September 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 2 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 18 April 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 1 : 2 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 7 March 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 1 : 1 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 13 December 2025 • Premiership • Portadown 1 : 0 Ballymena (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 19 August 2025 • Premiership • Portadown 0 : 2 Ballymena Utd (Half-time 0 : 0)
Match result probability
Portadown win13%
Draw21%
Ballymena win65%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 35%
- X2
- 86%
- 12
- 79%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 74%
- Under 1.5
- 26%
- Over 2.5
- 49%
- Under 2.5
- 51%
- Over 3.5
- 27%
- Under 3.5
- 73%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 44%
- No
- 56%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Portadown | Ballymena |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 97% | 3% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 92% | 8% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 80% | 19% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 60% | 40% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 35% | 65% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 13% | 86% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 4% | 96% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 0% | 100% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Portadown
- David Jeffrey
- Ballymena
- Oran Kearney
Squad - Portadown
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Aaron McCarey | 34 |
| 33 | Jamie Barry | 23 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Divin Isamala | 23 |
| 3 | Matty Carson | 22 |
| 4 |  Baris Altintop | 26 |
| 4 | Oisin Gamble | 18 |
| 5 | Lewis MacKinnon | 23 |
| 7 | Lee Chapman | 31 |
| 12 | Rhys Breen | 26 |
| 18 | Aaron Traynor | 36 |
| 22 |  Jack Scott | 24 |
| 23 | Mikey Hewitt | 25 |
| 36 | Josh Eakin | 19 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Rabby Minzamba | 24 |
| 8 | Adhamh Towe | 21 |
| 26 | Gary Thompson | 36 |
| 28 |  Ben Kennedy | 29 |
| 31 | Zac Creighton | 18 |
| 34 |  Finn Flanagan | 21 |
| 35 | Denis Hudak | 20 |
| 48 | Dominic Martins | 21 |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Conor Falls | 22 |
| 10 | Eamon Fyfe | 28 |
| 11 |  Liam Jessop | 21 |
| 14 | Benji Wells | 18 |
| 17 | Sean O'Mahoney | 24 |
| 19 |  James Teelan | 24 |
| 20 | Ahu Obhakhan | 29 |
Squad - Ballymena
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  David Walsh | 24 |
| 23 | Declan Breen | 24 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  David Toure | 22 |
| 3 |  Michael Glynn | 24 |
| 4 | Jonathan Addis | 34 |
| 5 | Scot Whiteside | 29 |
| 15 |  Daithi McCallion | 21 |
| 16 | Matthew Clarke | 32 |
| 25 | Len O'Sullivan | 22 |
| 26 | Kodi Lyons-Foster | 30 |
| 32 | Conor Burns | 17 |
| 48 | Adam Sullivan | 18 |
| Jake Hirthe | 17 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Fuad Sule | 29 |
| 8 |  Joshua Archer | 23 |
| 10 |  Charlie Allen | 22 |
| 13 |  Finley Thorndike | 24 |
| 17 | Michael Leetch | 19 |
| 18 | Sean Murray | 33 |
| 20 |  Stephen Fallon | 29 |
| 21 | James Hood | 19 |
| 24 | Caoimhin McConnell | 26 |
| 29 | Owen Mahoney | 18 |
| 49 | Thomas Duffin | 17 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Chris McKee | 24 |
| 9 | Igor Rutkowski | 22 |
| 22 | Success Edogun | 25 |
| Owen Wilson | 17 | |
Head-to-head
Last 10 meetings
Portadown wins5
Draws1
Ballymena wins4
- Goals: Portadown
- 11 (1.1)
- Goals: Ballymena
- 11 (1.1)
- Goals per match
- 2.2
- Both teams scored
- 4 / 10
- Over 2.5 goals
- 4 / 10
Results
- 26 September 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 2 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 18 April 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 1 : 2 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 7 March 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 1 : 1 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 13 December 2025 • Premiership • Portadown 1 : 0 Ballymena (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 19 August 2025 • Premiership • Portadown 0 : 2 Ballymena Utd (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 26 April 2025 • Premiership • Portadown 2 : 1 Ballymena United (Half-time 2 : 1)
- 22 February 2025 • Premiership • Ballymena United 2 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 1 November 2024 • Premiership • Ballymena United 0 : 3 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 28 September 2024 • Premiership • Portadown 0 : 1 Ballymena United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 25 July 2023 • Club Friendlies • Portadown 2 : 1 Ballymena United (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Portadown | Ballymena | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-2-6 | 4-3-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 8 (0.8) | 16 (1.6) |
| Conceded (per match) | 15 (1.5) | 14 (1.4) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Portadown
- L30 October 2026 • Premiership • Larne 1 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L23 October 2026 • Premiership • Portadown 1 : 2 Linfield (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L20 October 2026 • League Cup • Portadown 0 : 2 Cliftonville (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W17 October 2026 • Premiership • Cliftonville 1 : 2 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D9 October 2026 • Premiership • Portadown 0 : 0 Glentoran (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • Premiership • Portadown 3 : 1 Limavady (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L26 September 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 2 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L19 September 2026 • Premiership • Bangor FC 3 : 1 Portadown (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D15 September 2026 • Premiership • Portadown 1 : 1 Linfield (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L12 September 2026 • Premiership • Portadown 0 : 2 Larne (Half-time 0 : 1)
Recent form - Ballymena
- W20 October 2026 • League Cup • Newington 1 : 3 Ballymena (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W17 October 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 2 : 1 Crusaders (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L10 October 2026 • Premiership • Limavady 3 : 2 Ballymena (Half-time 1 : 2)
- W3 October 2026 • Premiership • Cliftonville 0 : 1 Ballymena (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 2 : 0 Portadown (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D19 September 2026 • Premiership • Dungannon 1 : 1 Ballymena (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D15 September 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 1 : 1 Carrick Rangers (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L11 September 2026 • Premiership • Coleraine 3 : 2 Ballymena (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D5 September 2026 • Premiership • Bangor FC 2 : 2 Ballymena (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L21 August 2026 • Premiership • Ballymena 0 : 2 Glentoran (Half-time 0 : 0)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coleraine | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 |
| 2 |  Linfield | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 32 |
| 3 |  Larne | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 |  Glentoran | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 20 |
| 5 | Carrick Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 18 |
| 6 | Ballymena | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 15 |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 |  Crusaders | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 15 |
| 9 |  Dungannon | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Limavady | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 8 |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 6 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 5 | Larne | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Limavady | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ballymena | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 9 | Cliftonville | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Portadown | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | Bangor FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Dungannon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleraine | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 21 |
| 2 | Linfield | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 | Larne | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Dungannon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 7 | Ballymena | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 |
| 8 | Glentoran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 9 | Limavady | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Portadown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 3 |
| 11 | Crusaders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |