Ballymena vs Portadown

Premiership - Nifl Premiership 7 Mar 2026, 15:00
Ballymena
Ballymena
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Portadown
Portadown
🏟 Ballymena Showgrounds 👤 S. McGonigle Round 26

Match report

Ballymena were held to a 1-1 draw by Portadown in the Premiership - Nifl Premiership on 7 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

The match was played at Ballymena Showgrounds, with S. McGonigle in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% On target 3 - 5 Corners 6 - 5 Yellow cards 4
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 4–3 2–2
Attacks 24–21 36–34
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
0 Penalty 1
0 Substitution 3
60 Attacks 55
32 Dangerous Attacks 29
3 On Target 5
4 Off Target 4
50% Ball Possession 50%
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ballymena · 4-4-2
16 M. Clarke
18 D. Ebbe 25 D. Mccallion 21 D. McGeouch 26 S. Murray
15 S. O'Donnell 12 I. Rutkowski 28 F. Sule 20 J. Thompson
5 D. Toure 30 B. Wade
Portadown · 4-4-2
4 B. Altintop
42 J. Carson 13 E. Fyfe 2 D. Isamala 24 S. McCartan
11 S. McCullough 21 R. Minzamba 40 A. Moore 19 J. Teelan
28 A. Towe 9 J. Ukek
Ballymena
Coach
Jim Ervin
Substitutes
  • 23 D. Breen
  • 6 G. Ali
  • 41 J. Hood
  • 8 A. Jarvis
  • 3 D. Lafferty
  • 19 C. McCurry
  • 17 J. O’Reilly
Portadown
Coach
Niall Currie
Substitutes
  • 20 A. Obhakhan
  • 27 R. Annett
  • 12 J. Gibson
  • 30 B. Quinn
  • 22 J. Scott
  • 14 G. Tetteh
  • 18 A. Traynor
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. McCurry ↓ J. Thompson Ballymena
  • 63' ↑ J. O’Reilly ↓ D. Ebbe Ballymena
  • 69' ↑ A. Obhakhan ↓ J. Teelan Portadown
  • 69' ↑ B. Quinn ↓ J. Ukek Portadown
  • 69' ↑ G. Tetteh ↓ S. McCartan Portadown
Cards
  • 17' J. Carson Portadown
  • 21' B. Altintop Portadown
  • 67' S. McCullough Portadown
  • 80' A. Obhakhan Portadown
Head-to-head
Ballymena 10 3 draws 5 Portadown
2026-04-18 Ballymena vs Portadown 0 - 0
2026-03-07 Ballymena vs Portadown 1 - 1
2025-12-13 Portadown vs Ballymena 1 - 0
2025-08-19 Portadown vs Ballymena Utd 0 - 2
2025-04-26 Portadown vs Ballymena United 2 - 1
2025-02-22 Ballymena United vs Portadown 2 - 0
Recent form
Ballymena D D D W D
Portadown D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ballymena vs Portadown?
Ballymena drew 1-1 against Portadown on 7 March 2026.
Who won Ballymena vs Portadown?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Ballymena vs Portadown played?
The match was played at Ballymena Showgrounds.
Who had more possession in Ballymena vs Portadown?
Ballymena had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.