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NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 31
Mar 13, 2021 at 3pm UK
Ballymena Showgrounds

Ballymena
2 - 1
Portadown

McCartan (6'), McElroy (65' pen.)
Kelly (59')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Wilson (16')
Healy (64'), Wilson (75')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Ballymena United and Portadown.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ballymena United win with a probability of 64.76%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Portadown had a probability of 15.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ballymena United win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.86%) and 1-0 (8.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.95%), while for a Portadown win it was 1-2 (4.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ballymena United would win this match.

Result
Ballymena UnitedDrawPortadown
64.76%19.32%15.92%
Both teams to score 56.13%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.01%37.98%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.75%60.25%
Ballymena United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.96%11.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.62%35.37%
Portadown Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.1%36.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.31%73.69%
Score Analysis
    Ballymena United 64.76%
    Portadown 15.92%
    Draw 19.32%
Ballymena UnitedDrawPortadown
2-0 @ 9.89%
2-1 @ 9.86%
1-0 @ 8.98%
3-0 @ 7.27%
3-1 @ 7.24%
4-0 @ 4%
4-1 @ 3.99%
3-2 @ 3.61%
4-2 @ 1.99%
5-0 @ 1.76%
5-1 @ 1.76%
Other @ 4.4%
Total : 64.76%
1-1 @ 8.95%
2-2 @ 4.92%
0-0 @ 4.07%
3-3 @ 1.2%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 19.32%
1-2 @ 4.46%
0-1 @ 4.06%
0-2 @ 2.03%
2-3 @ 1.63%
1-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 15.92%

Head to Head
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 22
Portadown
1-2
Ballymena
Warde (28')
Warde (59'), Wilson (66')
McCartan (41'), Redman (83')
Hume (76')
Dec 5, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 9
Portadown
0-0
Ballymena
McNally (32'), Pierce (89')
Addis (57'), Strain (71')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1LinfieldLinfield21152440162447
2PortadownPortadown2010462819934
3GlentoranGlentoran2110472620634
4Dungannon SwiftsDungannon2110382724333
5CliftonvilleCliftonville209472821731
6Ballymena UnitedBallymena20100102525030
7CrusadersCrusaders208392427-327
8ColeraineColeraine207583230226
9LarneLarne146441612422
10Carrick RangersCarrick1954102030-1019
11GlenavonGlenavon2147101730-1319
12Loughgall2134142251-2913


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