BallymenaAttacking momentumPortadown
Preview
- Matchweek 9 of the 2026-2027 Premiership brings Ballymena United against Portadown on 2026-09-26 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Oran Kearney and David Jeffrey.
- With 6 points, Ballymena United sit 9th, while Portadown have 1 point to occupy 12th.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Ballymena United or Portadown.
- Different fortunes: Ballymena United drew 1-1 with Dungannon Swifts, while Portadown fell 1-3 against Bangor.
- Struggling form all round: Ballymena United are 0-3-2 and Portadown are 0-1-4 in their recent 5 matches.
- Dominance for Ballymena United: across 50 clashes, they've won 24 games and only lost 19 games to Portadown, with 7 stalemates.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Ballymena United, bolstered by their 0-1-1 home record and an average of 0.50 goals per game.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Ballymena
Portadown
Events
| 26' | G. Thompson | ||
| 45' | N/A | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 58' | |||
| 63' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 67' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 82' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 84' | |||
Standings
Ballymena is going head to head with Portadown on 26/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the Northern Ireland Premiership. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Ballymena v Portadown H2H statistics!