Portadown and H&W Welders spectators can't wait for Championship clash at Shamrock Park

Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shamrock Park

Portadown perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. H&W Welders can look both up and down from their 5th position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Portadown form and stats

Portadown have performed well at Shamrock Park so far this season with 7 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, 1 after draws and 3 from defeats.

Portadown lost their last game at Larne after a 0-3 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Portadown lost 0-2 at Dundela's place.

Portadown can score goals in their home matches. After 11 matches they have found the net 23 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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H&W Welders form and stats

Playing away, H&W Welders have won 6 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season. Bitter travels for H&W Welders as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Carrick Rangers. With the H&W Welders losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Carrick Rangers with 1-2 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ballinamallard United wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

H&W Welders has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 21 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as H&W Welders have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result H&W Welders - Portadown 0-6 entered in the official records. Portadown-H&W Welders H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Portadown 4 wins, H&W Welders 1 win, 2 draws.

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Portadown missing players

H&W Welders missing players

Portadown H&W Welders
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 14 Played 14 29
54 29 Scored 24 41
49 25 Conceded 32 61
100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100%
97% 100% Over 1.5 100% 93%
76% 86% Over 2.5 79% 66%
48% 57% Over 3.5 43% 34%
24% 29% Over 4.5 43% 31%
62% 64% Both teams to score 64% 59%
14% 14% Clean Sheet 14% 17%
24% 21% Failed To Score 21% 24%
Key stats this season:
  • Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
  • H&W Welders is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Portadown is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  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 Larne 22 17 3 2 58 16 11 10 1 0 36 4 11 7 2 2 22 12 42 54
2 Carrick Rangers 22 12 3 7 34 28 11 7 1 3 20 16 11 5 2 4 14 12 6 39
3 Portadown 22 11 5 6 42 37 11 7 1 3 23 19 11 4 4 3 19 18 5 38
4 Dundela 22 10 6 6 50 39 11 3 4 4 22 25 11 7 2 2 28 14 11 36
5 H&W Welders 22 10 1 11 35 36 11 4 1 6 14 18 11 6 0 5 21 18 -1 31
6 Ballinamallard United 22 9 3 10 29 31 11 5 1 5 16 12 11 4 2 5 13 19 -2 30
7 Loughgall 22 8 5 9 43 39 11 5 3 3 26 16 11 3 2 6 17 23 4 29
8 Ballyclare Comrades 22 8 5 9 40 47 11 4 4 3 17 21 11 4 1 6 23 26 -7 29
9 PSNI 22 7 5 10 36 46 11 5 1 5 17 17 11 2 4 5 19 29 -10 26
10 Knockbreda 22 7 4 11 32 45 11 3 3 5 18 23 11 4 1 6 14 22 -13 25
11 Limavady United 22 4 6 12 29 47 11 1 3 7 17 26 11 3 3 5 12 21 -18 18
12 Dergview 22 5 2 15 29 46 11 2 1 8 13 21 11 3 1 7 16 25 -17 17

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