Ballymena United vs PortadownLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premiership

2025/2026

Ballymena United

Edogun70'

-FT

Apr 18, 2026

The Showgrounds

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Portadown

Fyfe9'

Teelan50'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Eamon Fyfe

Portadown

Goals

6.8

90'+3Yellow Card

Jack Scott

Portadown

86'Substitution

Aaron Jarvis· In

Donal Rocks· Out

Ballymena United

86'Substitution

Joel Thompson· In

Danny Lafferty· Out

Ballymena United

82'Substitution

Jack Scott· In

James Teelan· Out

Portadown

71'Substitution

B. Quinn· In

Shay McCartan· Out

Portadown

71'Substitution

G. Tetteh· In

Benjamin Wells· Out

Portadown

Goal!

1-2

Success Edogun

70'·Ballymena United

⚽

66'Substitution

Jack O'Reilly· In

Thomas Duffin· Out

Ballymena United

57'Substitution

Daithí McCallion· In

Shane McEleney· Out

Ballymena United

57'Substitution

Daire O'Connor· In

James Hood· Out

Ballymena United

Goal!

0-2

James Teelan

50'·Portadown

⚽

Goal!

0-1

Eamon Fyfe

9'·Portadown

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Statistics of the Game

Ballymena United

Portadown

60%Ball Possession40%

13Shots Total5

3Shots On Target2

6Corners4

0Yellow Cards1

10Shots Off Target3

102Attacks70

62Dangerous Attacks34

1Goals2

5Substitutions4

Ballymena United

Manager: Oran Kearney

Starting XI

5.9

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.8

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

6.5

Daire O'Conchubhair

Manager: Niall Currie

Starting XI

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.6

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

6.5

Denis Hudak

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Success Edogun FW	6.8	90'	1	-	-	-	-
Daire O'Connor MF	6.5	33'	0	-	-	-	-
Jack O'Reilly MF	6.5	24'	0	-	-	-	-
Daithí McCallion DF	6.5	33'	0	-	-	-	-
Igor Rutkowski FW	6.4	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Fuad Sule MF	6.3	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Donal Rocks MF	6.3	86'	0	-	-	-	-
Kian Corbally MF	6.3	90'	0	-	-	-	-
James Hood MF	6.3	57'	0	-	-	-	-
Thomas Duffin MF	6.3	66'	0	-	-	-	-
Shane McEleney DF	6.0	57'	0	-	-	-	-
Danny Lafferty DF	6.0	86'	0	-	-	-	-
Matthew Clarke DF	6.0	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Declan Breen GK	5.9	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Joel Thompson DF	-	4'	0	-	-	-	-
Aaron Jarvis MF	-	4'	0	-	-	-	-

Ballymena United vs Portadown — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Ballymena United	D3	5	3	0	0	7/15	6-5
Portadown	D3	3	7	2	2	4/15	4-6

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Ballymena United — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Portadown2026-03-07
W2-1 vs Carrick Rangers2026-03-14
D2-2 @ Cliftonville2026-03-21
D1-1 vs Glenavon2026-04-07
D0-0 vs Bangor2026-04-15

Portadown — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Ballymena United2026-03-07
L1-3 @ Linfield2026-03-10
D0-0 vs Crusaders2026-03-21
D1-1 @ Glenavon2026-04-04
D1-1 vs Carrick Rangers2026-04-07

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 14
Ballymena United wins: 6
Draws: 2
Portadown wins: 6
Avg goals per meeting: 2.79
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 43%
Home side won: 64%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 1D 2L (Ballymena United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2 vs 2.79

Aggregated from 14 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-03-07	Ballymena United	1-1	Portadown
2025-12-13	Portadown	1-0	Ballymena United
2025-08-19	Portadown	0-2	Ballymena United
2025-04-26	Portadown	2-1	Ballymena United
2025-02-22	Ballymena United	2-0	Portadown

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Ballymena United	4	5	5	-1	DWDLL	16	-12
Portadown	3	5	8	-1	DDLWW	22	-19

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 3 ptsBallymena United 5 · Portadown 8
Positions: #4 vs #3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-18

Recent matches

@ Ballyclare Comrades

Previous Meetings

Last 9 matches

Won 33%

(3/9)

Draw 11%

(1/9)

Won 56%

(5/9)

Goals

9-11

Total matches

Recent matches

Premiership•Apr 18, 2026

Ballymena United

1-2

Portadown

Premiership•Apr 26, 2025

Portadown

2-1

Ballymena United

Premiership•Feb 22, 2025

Ballymena United

2-0

Portadown

Premiership•Nov 1, 2024

Ballymena United

0-3

Portadown

Premiership•Sep 28, 2024

Portadown

0-1

Ballymena United

Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Ballymena United wins

Draws

Portadown wins

Goals Scored

22 - 20

Apr 18, 2026 • Premiership

Ballymena United

1-2

Portadown

Apr 26, 2025 • Premiership

Portadown

2-1

Ballymena United

Feb 22, 2025 • Premiership

Ballymena United

2-0

Portadown

Match Report

5 points for Ballymena United (4th), 8 for Portadown (3rd): a 3-point gap. Portadown's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table.

three consecutive draws preceded this one for Ballymena United. Portadown had drawn three in a row.

14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ballymena United 6, draws 2, Portadown 6, at 2.79 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Ballymena United: Success Edogun (70') · Portadown: Eamon Fyfe (9'), James Teelan (50')

Key stats

Possession: Ballymena United 60% · Portadown 40% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-4

More details:

Ballymena United — live results and schedule Portadown — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Ballymena United vs Portadown?

Ballymena United 1-2 Portadown. Premiership match played on 18 Apr 2026.

What league is Ballymena United vs Portadown in?

This match is part of the Premiership. The match takes place at The Showgrounds. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Ballymena United and Portadown?

In 14 meetings between 2013 and 2026: Ballymena United has 6 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses against Portadown.

Where is Ballymena United vs Portadown being played?

The match is being played at The Showgrounds.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Ballymena United vs Portadown — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions