Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Portadown & Ballinamallard United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Portadown form and stats
Portadown have reached this Irish League Cup stage through battling and winning against Newington Youth. Portadown was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Irish League Cup.Overall Premiership results at home this season for Portadown are 0-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Shamrock Park, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Glenavon game.
Portadown shared the glory with Glentoran in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Preceding that match was the home Premiership game against Ballymena United that was lost 0-1.The manager M. Tipton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Coleraine in only four days.
Portadown are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Portadown with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Ballinamallard United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Dundela in order to reach 3rd round of Irish League Cup. Ballinamallard was sent out of Irish League Cup in the 2nd round last season.Ballinamallard United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ballinamallard United collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Championship. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Annagh United in their previous game.
Prior to that result Ballinamallard won their away game at Dundela in the Championship. The scoreline was 3-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ballinamallard manager H. McConkey as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against H&W Welders.
Ballinamallard United have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. In the opposite end, Ballinamallard have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Portadown-Ballinamallard United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portadown five wins, Ballinamallard United four wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Bonis 3 goals | S. McLeod 2 goals | R. Croskery 2 goals |
Portadown missing players
Ballinamallard United missing players
| Portadown | Ballinamallard United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Conceded | C | 19 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 45% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 68% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Larne | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -18 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ards | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Newry City AFC | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Ballyclare Comrades | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | H&W Welders | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Loughgall | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | Ballinamallard United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Annagh United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Dergview | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Knockbreda | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Institute | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 13 |
| 11 | Dundela | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Queen's University | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -23 | 4 |