7th November PORTADOWN - BALLYMENA UNITED

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• Bookmakers are siding decisively with one team. Ballymena United is the shortest price on a book of 3.34 / 4.07 / 1.97 (1 / X / 2), an implied 48.2%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 28.4% / 23.3% / 48.2% on an overround of 5.3%.

• In the league table Portadown sit 12th on 8 points (2W 2D 10L) with Ballymena United 8th on 15 points (4W 3D 5L).

• Portadown read L-L-W-D-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Ballymena United read L-W-L-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 3-1-2 — Portadown wins, draws, then Ballymena United wins. Their last meeting finished Ballymena United - Portadown: 1-2.

• Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Portadown first, then Ballymena United, out of their last six: HT DRAW 5 and 5.

• The read: Ballymena United at 1.97 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 18:00 on 6th November 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.