Premiership Development League fixture prediction and preview for the Portadown U20 vs Ballymena United U20 clash

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership Development League
Competition: Mon 10.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)

Portadown U20 come from a 1-5 result vs Glenavon U20 in their previous fixture, a game to learn from. The next job is this bright Ballymena United U20 team.

Insights:
  • Portadown U20 have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Premiership Development League
  • Ballymena United U20 have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Premiership Development League

This could be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Portadown U20 form and stats

3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership Development League numbers at home for Portadown U20 so far this season.

Portadown U20 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-5 away versus Glenavon U20. As you see from the result above, Portadown suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Before that, Portadown U20 drew at home versus Warrenpoint Town U20.

Portadown are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 8 games). Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Portadown U20 have allowed the opposition to score 20 goals here. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ballymena United U20 form and stats

Playing away, Ballymena United U20 have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premiership Development League this season.

There might be some fixture complaints from Ballymena as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premiership Development League match against Coleraine U20 (1-2).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Dungannon Swifts U20.

Ballymena find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Ballymena United U20 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Ballymena United U20 - Portadown 2-0 was the scoreline in these sides' latest H2H match, played this season.

Portadown U20 missing players

Ballymena United U20 missing players

Portadown U20 Ballymena United U20
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 2 9 20
3 3 0 Won W 1 2 9
7 2 0 Drew D 0 4 5
8 3 2 Lost L 1 3 6
33 23 0 Scored S 2 11 40
43 20 5 Conceded C 2 14 33
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 85%
78% 88% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 65%
67% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 45%
33% 62% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 40%
67% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 60%
11% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 30%
28% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 15%
 
3.6 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.7 3.9
4.3 5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.3 3.9
0.8 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 16.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.6 11.5
4.2 6.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 5.1
49% 56% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 40%
 
13.8 11.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 9 7.9 7.2
6.5 5.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 3.9
Key stats in Premiership Development League this season:
  • All of Portadown U20's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ballymena United U20 have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Premiership Development League
  • Ballymena United U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Portadown U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portadown U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ballymena United U20 have scored away.
  • Portadown U20 have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Premiership Development League
  • Portadown U20 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Portadown U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crusaders U20 18 12 6 0 42 15 10 6 4 0 22 7 8 6 2 0 20 8 27 42
2 Cliftonville U20 18 10 2 6 45 35 9 5 2 2 26 13 9 5 0 4 19 22 10 32
3 Ballymena United U20 20 9 5 6 40 33 11 7 1 3 29 19 9 2 4 3 11 14 7 32
4 Larne U20 19 8 5 6 24 29 9 3 4 2 11 11 10 5 1 4 13 18 -5 29
5 Glenavon U20 19 8 4 7 56 40 10 7 2 1 40 15 9 1 2 6 16 25 16 28
6 Linfield U20 17 8 1 8 33 38 8 3 1 4 16 16 9 5 0 4 17 22 -5 25
7 Glentoran U20 19 7 3 9 44 47 10 5 3 2 28 15 9 2 0 7 16 32 -3 24
8 Dungannon Swifts U20 16 6 4 6 45 37 7 5 0 2 29 16 9 1 4 4 16 21 8 22
9 Coleraine U20 16 6 2 8 35 32 9 4 1 4 20 17 7 2 1 4 15 15 3 20
10 Portadown U20 18 3 7 8 33 43 8 3 2 3 23 20 10 0 5 5 10 23 -10 16
11 Carrick Rangers U20 17 4 4 9 24 41 7 2 2 3 11 10 10 2 2 6 13 31 -17 16
12 Warrenpoint Town U20 19 2 7 10 18 49 10 2 3 5 8 17 9 0 4 5 10 32 -31 13