Struggling H&W Welders will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Portadown in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
For H&W Welders relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely.
H&W Welders form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, H&W Welders have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
In their previous game, the manager C. McIlwaine led his H&W Welders to a defeat in the Championship match away at Dundela. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tillysburn Park. Ahead of that match, H&W Welders won a home game hosting Ballyclare Comrades (3-0).
A decent goal production from H&W Welders in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. H&W Welders have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Portadown form and stats
Portadown's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Portadown, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Championship, collect 24 points from their 12 away matches in the Championship. 7 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The Portadown goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Portadown, whose manager M. Tipton could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Loughgall. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against PSNI.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Portadown are regular goalscorers on their travels. Portadown have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: H&W Welders - Portadown 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 2 - 6 (H&W Welders wins - draws - Portadown wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.H&W Welders missing players
Portadown missing players
| H&W Welders | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | 50 |
| 45 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 78% |
| 76% | 78% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 57% |
| 48% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 43% |
| 14% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 42% | 52% |
| 24% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 0.9 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 50 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 209% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 106% | 115% |
- All of H&W Welders's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- H&W Welders has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- H&W Welders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- H&W Welders have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- H&W Welders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals (18)
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Portadown has the most clean sheets (12)
- Portadown has the most points from losing position (10)
- Portadown has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portadown have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portadown is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portadown | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 49 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Dundela | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 35 |
| 5 | Ards | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | Queen's University | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 32 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | PSNI | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | -47 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -32 | 16 |