Season ticket holders at Shamrock Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Portadown languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Ballymena United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Portadown has the most conceded goals (17) in Premiership
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Ballymena United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premiership game only four sleeps ago.
Portadown form and stats
Two Premiership home games so far for Portadown, who are yet to win here at Shamrock Park. Only 0 points so far. Three consecutive losses here at Shamrock Park is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Portadown to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Portadown will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Premiership game against Cliftonville (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Carrick Rangers (1-4).
Portadown were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portadown as they are travelling to their away game against Dungannon Swifts in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.
At Shamrock Park, Portadown has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Ballymena United form and stats
Ballymena United have six points from their first three away games in the Premiership, meaning two victories and a loss.
270 minutes! That's how long the Ballymena goalkeeper Jordan Williamson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ballymena had fun at their own home (Shamrock Park) last time out, beating Carrick Rangers 2-0. K. Balmer and P. McElroy scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cliftonville with the score of 4-0.
Ballymena United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Ballymena United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Portadown wins - draws - Ballymena United wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Portadown missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Portadown | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 4 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 41% |
- All of Portadown's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premiership
- Portadown has the fewest points (0) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the most conceded goals (17) in Premiership
- Portadown has the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premiership
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Portadown have lost all their home matches so far.
- Portadown haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Coleraine | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Glentoran | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Portadown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 4 |