Match summary
Ballymena United beat Portadown 2-0 in the Premiership, Regular Season.
Ballymena United vs PortadownResult, Lineups & H2H
The Showgrounds
Ballymena United vs Portadown in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This win ended Ballymena United's 6-match winless run in the Premiership.Run from 2026-08-15: 3D 3L; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Ballymena United0W 3D 2L
Ballymena UnitedPortadown
3Pointsof 151
6Goals scored3
9Goals conceded12
0Clean sheets0
4Scored in a row2
2Unbeaten in a row0
6Without a win8
6Conceded in a row8
Head to head15 meetings · Sep 2013 – Apr 2026
- Ballymena United wins
- 6
- Draws
- 2
- Portadown wins
- 7
2.8goals per meeting
47%both teams scored
53%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBallymena United 1W 1D 3L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- PremiershipBallymena United1-2Portadown
- PremiershipBallymena United1-1Portadown
- PremiershipPortadown1-0Ballymena United
- PremiershipPortadown0-2Ballymena United
- PremiershipPortadown2-1Ballymena United
Show all 15 meetings
- PremiershipBallymena United2-0Portadown
- PremiershipBallymena United0-3Portadown
- PremiershipPortadown0-1Ballymena United
- Club Friendlies 3Portadown2-1Ballymena United
- PremiershipBallymena United2-1Portadown
- PremiershipBallymena United4-0Portadown
- PremiershipPortadown5-5Ballymena United
- PremiershipPortadown1-0Ballymena United
- PremiershipPortadown1-0Ballymena United
- PremiershipBallymena United2-1Portadown
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 47 earlier results
Ballymena UnitedPortadown
#10Position#12
6Points7 v 8 games1
-1Goal difference-12
1.43Scored per gameleague avg 1.350.63
1.57Conceded per game2.13
#11Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Ballymena UnitedPortadown
- 84'Substitution · Portadown · — · In
- 83'Substitution · Portadown · Conor Falls · InOut: Ben Kennedy
- Goal · Ballymena United · Igor Rutkowski2-082'
- 77'Substitution · Portadown · Ahu Obhakhan · InOut: Sean O'Mahoney
- 66'Substitution · Portadown · Jack Scott · InOut: Finn Flanagan
- Goal · Ballymena United · Finley Thorndike1-063'
- Substitution · Ballymena United · Sean Murray · InOut: Michael Leetch58'
- 26'Yellow Card · Portadown · Gary Thompson
Match Statistics
Match stats
Ballymena UnitedPortadown
60%Ball Possession40%
5Shots Total6
2Shots On Target3
2Corners3
14Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
4Saves1
3Shots Off Target3
130Attacks107
54Dangerous Attacks33
2Goals0
12Free Kicks14
0Shots Blocked2
1Substitutions5
1Injuries0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Oran Kearney
Starting XI
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ML
Michael Leetch6.5
-
CM
Caoimhin McConnell6.6
Substitutes
-
DB
Declan Breen-
CB
Conor Burns-
BM
Ben MacManusManager: David Jeffrey
Starting XI
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FF
Finn Flanagan6.4
-
SO
Sean O'Mahoney6.5
-
MC
Matty Carson6.3
Substitutes
-
JB
Jamie BarryPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Caoimhin McConnell MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Michael Leetch FW | 6.5 | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |