DUNGANNON, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Dungannon and Ballymena settled for a 1-1 draw Saturday in a Premiership match at Stangmore Park in Dungannon, County Tyrone. The Sept. 19, 2026, league fixture saw the home side answer an early Ballymena goal and then hold the visitors level through the remainder of the match. Neither club could find a winning goal in the second half, leaving the teams to share the points in Northern Ireland’s top league. Dungannon was the home team, while Ballymena was the visiting side.

Ballymena moved in front in the 24th minute when Igor Rutkowski scored. Dungannon equalized before the break when Danny Wallace found the net in the 42nd minute. Those were the only goals in the listed sequence, and the match remained 1-1 from that point. The result added another draw to Ballymena’s league account. Both goals came in the first half, and the score stayed unchanged after the interval.

Ballymena’s record in the Premiership now stands at one win, three losses and three draws. Its record across all competitions is the same. Dungannon’s Premiership record is four wins, three losses and one draw, and its all-competitions record matches that line. The fixture was organized by the Premiership in Northern Ireland and counted toward the league standings.

Ballymena entered the match after a 1-1 home draw with Carrick on Sept. 15. The club lost 3-2 at Coleraine on Sept. 11, drew 2-2 at Bangor on Sept. 5, lost 2-0 at home to Glentoran on Aug. 21, lost 2-1 at Crusaders on Aug. 15 and won 3-0 at Linfield on Aug. 8. Ballymena won at Linfield and drew with Carrick and Bangor in that stretch.

Dungannon arrived after a 3-0 loss at Crusaders on Sept. 15. It lost 1-0 at home to Linfield on Sept. 12, won 2-0 at Limavady on Sept. 5, won 2-0 at Cliftonville on Aug. 29, won 2-0 at home against Bangor on Aug. 22, won 1-0 at Portadown on Aug. 15 and lost 3-1 at home to Coleraine on Aug. 8. Dungannon won four consecutive league matches from Aug. 15 through Sept. 5 before losing its next two.

Ballymena will next host Portadown in the Premiership on Sept. 26. Ballymena then is scheduled to visit Cliftonville on Oct. 3, visit Limavady on Oct. 10, host Crusaders on Oct. 17, visit Glentoran on Oct. 24, host Bangor on Oct. 31, visit Portadown on Nov. 7, host Linfield on Nov. 13, visit Larne on Nov. 21 and host Cliftonville on Nov. 28. The schedule gives Ballymena a mix of home and away league fixtures over the next two months.

Dungannon is listed to visit Larne on Sept. 25, with another Larne fixture listed for Sept. 26. Dungannon’s following league matches include a trip to Glentoran on Oct. 3, a home match against Carrick on Oct. 10, a visit to Bangor on Oct. 17, a home match against Cliftonville on Oct. 24, a visit to Linfield on Oct. 31, a home match against Limavady on Nov. 7, a visit to Larne on Nov. 13 and a home match against Crusaders on Nov. 21. The upcoming matches will keep both clubs in league action through late November. Ballymena and Dungannon will both remain in Premiership play.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dungannon 1, Ballymena 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dungannon with a 67.6 percent probability to win.