Ballymena United vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on November 01th, 2024

Ballymena United will be playing against Portadown in a Premiership football match scheduled to take place on Friday, November 01th, 2024, at 19:45h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Ballymena United vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ballymena United vs Portadown will occur

The game takes place in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Ballymena, with a capacity for 5200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ballymena United vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

Ballymena United last match

Ballymena United comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Crusaders, in a match valid for Premiership, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.20.

Portadown last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Portadown faced the Larne team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-1.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 4.75. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Ballymena United vs Portadown h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 28-09-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Ballymena United.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 24 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses.

Which means that in the 15th round, the team has 1 point in advantage, over Dungannon Swifts team who is in the position 3.

Ballymena United analysis

At the end of round 14 Ballymena United has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 20 goals to its credit against 15 conceded.

Ballymena United team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Premiership that has been affecting the team's morale.

Ballymena United average number of shots towards the target is not among the brightest, with only 3 attempts towards the goal per match played; on the contrary, the team's goal-scoring average is very good, as it has scored 1.43 goals per match so far, and thus has gone on goal in 40% of the attempts made towards the opponents' goal.

The average ball possession of Ballymena United in this league is 45.82%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Portadown they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

In comparison to Portadown 548 attacks and 17 goals, Ballymena United has had 931 attacks and 20 goals.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Ben Kennedy. The Midfielder has scored 11 times in the current season and has helped Ballymena United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 6 of the 11 goals scored have this characteristic.

Portadown

Premiership leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Portadown is in 8th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 5 losses, plus 3 draws.

Coleraine ranks just above, occupying 7th place in the 15th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point.

Portadown analysis

After round 14 of Premiership we count 17 goals scored by Portadown and 16 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Portadown

In this season, the individual highlight is Ryan Mayse that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Portadown achieved in several matches.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ballymena United is Ben Kennedy, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portadown is Ryan Mayse, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Portadown does not concede goals as a visitor. Portadown also averages 1.17 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 2.78 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.43 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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