Premiership · Regular Season - 9 September 26, 2026 16:00 Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena

Ballymena United

#6 · 15 pts

2 – 0

Final score

Portadown

#11 · 8 pts

F. Thorndike 63'

I. Rutkowski 82'

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Ballymena United a 49% win probability (draw 25%, Portadown 24%). The final result was Ballymena United 2–0 Portadown. In 4 previous meetings, Ballymena United have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 2 wins for Portadown.

Match statistics

Match Events

26'

G. Thompson

45'

↕ M. Leetch / S. Murray

58'

⚽F. Thorndike

63'

67'

J. Scott / F. Flanagan ↕

77'

E. Fyfe / G. Thompson ↕

77'

J. Teelan / M. Carson ↕

77'

A. Obhakhan / S. O'Mahoney ↕

⚽I. Rutkowski

82'

84'

C. Falls / B. Kennedy ↕

Pre-match prediction

49.54%

Ballymena ←

25.65%

X

24.81%

Portadown

we assigned to the actual result (Ballymena United) 49.54% (medium confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Ballymena

2.34

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Portadown

1.01

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	13	34
2	Linfield	13	32
3	Larne	11	23
4	Glentoran	12	20
5	Carrick Rangers	13	18
6	Ballymena United	11	15
7	Cliftonville FC	13	15
8	Crusaders FC	13	15
9	Dungannon Swifts	12	14
10	Limavady United	13	14
11	Portadown	13	8
12	Bangor	13	6