Portadown vs Ballymena United prediction

Portadown vs Ballymena United prediction and best bet

The Portadown vs Ballymena United prediction leans to Ballymena United: 44% against 30% for Portadown, with 25% left for the draw, in the Northern Ireland Premiership on Saturday, 7 November 2026.

Portadown are expected to score 1.30 and Ballymena United 1.62, so the total line is 2.92 goals; over 2.5 lands at 56% and BTTS at 59%.

One score grid produces every chance here: the 1X2 split, the goal lines, BTTS and the scorelines all come from the same pair of expected goals.

Our main pick is portadown or Ballymena United (no draw) at 75%. The best price in our comparison is 1.22 at 22Bet, which implies 82%, so the model sits 7 points below the market.

At that price the market already expects this result, so the selection is a probable outcome rather than value. The goal lines carry the better return on Portadown vs Ballymena United.

Portadown average 1.2 goals scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 5, Ballymena United 1.4 and 1.0 across 5.

Portadown vs Ballymena United goals, both teams to score and half-time forecast

On the goal lines Portadown vs Ballymena United reads 79% for over 1.5, 56% for over 2.5 and 34% for over 3.5, which leaves under 2.5 at 44%.

The goals pick is over 2.5 goals at 56%, best priced 1.64 at Melbet.

The chance of both teams scoring is 59%, built from Portadown scoring in 73% of runs and Ballymena United in 80%; clean sheets come at 20% for Portadown and 27% for Ballymena United.

Both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 59%.

Correct score: 1-1 leads at 11.4%, then 1-2 at 9.2% and 0-1 at 8.7%.

Even the leading scoreline holds only 11.4% of the probability, which is normal for this market and why the goal lines give the steadier route to the same opinion.

Half-time / full-time: half-time Ballymena United, full-time Ballymena United is the top combination at 27%. The model gives the first half 45% of the goals, which puts a first-half goal at 73%.