Match preview Championship: Knockbreda - Portadown at Breda Park

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Breda Park (1000 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Knockbreda and Portadown in this fresh Championship season. Read our match preview!

Knockbreda have less rest than Portadown in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago.

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Knockbreda form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first game of the season here at Breda Park. Last season these fans witnessed 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from Knockbreda's eleven home games. Knockbreda has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager G. Scates and the players.

The fans are hoping that Knockbreda will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Championship game against Queen's University. A Irish League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-7 away at Ballyclare Comrades.

Early season goal statistics from Knockbreda's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.

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Portadown form and stats

0-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Portadown, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Championship, in their matches away.

Portadown failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ballinamallard United that ended with defeat 0-1. That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Ballyclare Comrades.

It's early days yet, but Portadown has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Knockbreda-Portadown H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Knockbreda 1 win, Portadown 2 wins, 1 draw. 3 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Knockbreda missing players

Portadown missing players

Knockbreda Portadown
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 0 1
3 0 0 Scored 0 0 5
5 2 0 Conceded 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 67%
 
6 5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 3
3 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 5.5
0.5 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Knockbreda Last season Portadown
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
32 16   Played   17 33
10 5   Won   5 15
7 4   Drew   4 6
15 7   Lost   8 12
45 26   Scored   25 59
63 33   Conceded   30 57
97% 94%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
91% 88%   Over 1.5   94% 97%
72% 75%   Over 2.5   65% 76%
41% 56%   Over 3.5   41% 48%
16% 25%   Over 4.5   18% 21%
59% 69%   BTTS   53% 61%
9% 6%   Clean Sheets   12% 12%
34% 31%   Failed To Score   35% 27%
 
2.1 1.7   Corners For (avg)   3 6.3
2.7 2.6   Corners Against (avg)   2.7 2.8
0.2 0.4   Yellow Cards (avg)   2 1.5
0 0   Red Cards   2 2
Key stats last season:
  • Knockbreda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Knockbreda have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Portadown have created more than twice as many corners as Knockbreda.
  • Portadown have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Portadown have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Portadown haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Knockbreda
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-07-19 CF Carrick Rangers 0 - 0 Knockbreda
03-08-19 CH Ballinamallard United 0 - 1 Knockbreda
06-08-19 CH Knockbreda 0 - 2 Dundela
10-08-19 ILC Ballyclare Comrades 7 - 1 Knockbreda
13-08-19 CH Queen's University 3 - 2 Knockbreda
17-08-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Portadown
24-08-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Ards
31-08-19 CH Newry City AFC 14:00 Knockbreda
07-09-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 H&W Welders
14-09-19 CH PSNI 14:00 Knockbreda
Portadown
All Irish League Cup Championship Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-04-19 CH Carrick Rangers 2 - 0 Portadown
27-07-19 CF Portadown 2 - 1 Coleraine
03-08-19 CH Loughgall 0 - 0 Portadown
06-08-19 CH Portadown 5 - 0 Ballyclare Comrades
10-08-19 CH Portadown 0 - 1 Ballinamallard United
17-08-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Portadown
24-08-19 CH Portadown 14:00 H&W Welders
27-08-19 ILC Portadown 18:45 Dollingstown
31-08-19 CH Ards 14:00 Portadown
07-09-19 CH Portadown 14:00 Dundela

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dundela 3 3 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Loughgall 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 7
3 Ballyclare Comrades 3 2 0 1 11 7 2 2 0 0 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 6
4 Queen's University 3 2 0 1 10 6 2 2 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 6
5 Ards 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 6
6 Portadown 3 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 4
7 Dergview 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
8 Newry City AFC 3 1 0 2 6 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 3
9 Ballinamallard United 3 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -2 3
10 Knockbreda 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 3
11 H&W Welders 3 1 0 2 2 9 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 9 -7 3
12 PSNI 3 0 0 3 3 14 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 10 -11 0

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