It's advantage Portadown so far with their 1st position in the Championship table, welcoming Ards who are placed 6th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ards are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Portadown form and stats
Portadown, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Shamrock Park. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Portadown are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Portadown manager M. Tipton and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Dundela (placed 4th) in the Championship. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Loughgall in a game that was won 2-1.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Portadown's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Portadown have only let in 3 goals at home.
Ards form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ards playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Ards failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Knockbreda (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Before that, Ards secured a home win against Ballinamallard United with the score 3-2.
Ards find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Ards have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ards - Portadown 2-4. Last ten meetings between the teams: Portadown won 5, Ards won 5 and 0 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Portadown missing players
Ards missing players
| Portadown | Ards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 39 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 28 |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 74% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 59% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 17 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 37 | 59 |
| 27 | 9 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 115% | 133% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 50% | 72% |
- Ards have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Portadown has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Portadown has the most clean sheets (10)
- Portadown has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Portadown has the most matches over the total-line (4)
- Portadown has the most points (22) at home
- Portadown has the most points from losing position (10)
- Portadown has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
- Portadown has the the best goal difference (+26)
- Portadown have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portadown is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Dundela | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Newry City AFC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Ards | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | H&W Welders | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Queen's University | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | PSNI | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 29 | -34 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -22 | 12 |