Northern-Ireland: Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United v Portadown
1–2HT 0–1
Portadown 1
Our pickBallymena United to win
Wrong1 50%X 25%2 25%
Likely score 2–1 · Goals expected 2.7 · Over 2.5 51% · How we pick
Last 5 H2H games
07/03/26Ballymena United1–1PortadownD
13/12/25Portadown1–0Ballymena UnitedL
19/08/25Portadown0–2Ballymena UnitedW
26/04/25Portadown2–1Ballymena UnitedL
22/02/25Ballymena United2–0PortadownW
Ballymena United at home
15/04/26Ballymena United0–0BangorD
07/04/26Ballymena United1–1Glenavon FCD
14/03/26Ballymena United2–1Carrick RangersW
07/03/26Ballymena United1–1PortadownD
28/02/26Ballymena United0–2LarneL
Portadown away
11/04/26Crusaders FC4–0PortadownL
04/04/26Glenavon FC1–1PortadownD
10/03/26Linfield3–1PortadownL
07/03/26Ballymena United1–1PortadownD
28/02/26Glenavon FC3–0PortadownL
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Last 7 H2H games
07/03/26Ballymena United1–1HT 0–0PortadownD
13/12/25Portadown1–0HT 0–0Ballymena UnitedL
19/08/25Portadown0–2HT 0–0Ballymena UnitedW
26/04/25Portadown2–1HT 2–1Ballymena UnitedL
22/02/25Ballymena United2–0HT 1–0PortadownW
01/11/24Ballymena United0–3HT 0–0PortadownL
28/09/24Portadown0–1HT 0–1Ballymena UnitedW
H2H streaks
Ballymena United won3 of last 7
Portadown won3 of last 7
Draw1 of last 7
Over 1.55 of last 7
Over 2.52 of last 7
Both teams scored2 of last 7
1st half goal3 of last 7
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coleraine FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 25 | WLWWW |
| 2 |  Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 22 | WWDWW |
| 3 |  Larne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 4 |  Glentoran | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 16 | WWWLD |
| 5 |  Crusaders FC | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 6 |  Carrick Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | WLLDL |
| 7 |  Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 | LDLLW |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 12 | WWDDL |
| 9 |  Cliftonville FC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 10 |  Limavady United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 9 | LWLWW |
| 11 |  Bangor | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 5 | LLWLD |
| 12 | Portadown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 4 | WLLDL |
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About this match
Portadown won 2–1 away at Ballymena United on Saturday, 18 April 2026 (Premiership).
It was 0–1 at half time.
In their last 5 H2H games Ballymena United won 2, Portadown won 2 and 1 ended level.
Ballymena United won 1 of their last 5 home games; Portadown won 0 of their last 5 away games.