Struggling PSNI will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Portadown in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
PSNI form and stats
PSNI's struggle is real here at Newforge Lane with only 9 points collected from 12 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-0-9. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Newforge Lane, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Queen's University game. PSNI has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. McFadden and the players.
In their previous game, the manager S. McFadden led his PSNI to a defeat in the Championship match away at Knockbreda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Newforge Lane.
A goal frenzy last time out for PSNI, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Knockbreda. Fun stuff to watch!
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dundela are coming to town in three days.
The PSNI fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. PSNI have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Portadown form and stats
8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Portadown, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
The manager M. Tipton was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Shamrock Park. Portadown suffered a 0-2 loss to Ballyclare Comrades (placed 7th).
Portadown have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 30 goals from 15 away matches. Portadown have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Portadown - PSNI 5-0 played earlier this season. PSNI-Portadown H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: PSNI one win, Portadown four wins, one draw. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).PSNI missing players
Portadown missing players
| PSNI | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | 70 |
| 92 | 40 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 89% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 40% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 61% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 50% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 43% |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 24 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 67 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 33 |
| 91% | 92% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 128% | 106% |
- PSNI has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals (92)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals in the first half (28)
- PSNI has the the worst goal difference (-54)
- PSNI have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- PSNI have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- PSNI haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown has the most clean sheets (13)
- Portadown has the most scored goals in the second half (46)
- Portadown has the the best goal difference (+40)
- Portadown have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portadown have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 63 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 36 | 57 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Ards | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 49 |
| 5 | Newry City AFC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 48 |
| 6 | Dundela | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 43 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | H&W Welders | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -8 | 35 |
| 9 | Queen's University | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 67 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -8 | 34 |
| 10 | Dergview | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | -17 | 26 |
| 11 | PSNI | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 92 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 52 | -54 | 23 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 42 | -50 | 22 |