Portadown U20 vs Carrick Rangers U20 pre-match info: Away side will have a demanding task

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership Development League
Competition: Mon 07.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)

The home team ticketholders anticipate a victory in this game, as the home advantage should work versus a stumbling visitor. Portadown U20 are in 6th place while the guesting Carrick Rangers U20 panic at 11th.

Insights:
  • Portadown U20 is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premiership Development League
  • Carrick Rangers U20 is in the worst form (1-1-4)

Both teams have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!

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Portadown U20 form and stats

The story so far in the Premiership Development League for Portadown U20 at their home stadium is 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. After failing to beat Dungannon Swifts U20 here, Portadown U20 has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

A strong away win for Portadown U20 against Warrenpoint Town U20 the last match.

Before that, Portadown U20 had a home game versus Linfield U20 which ended with a victory 1-0.

Goals decide football matches and Portadown are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 14 league matches. Portadown U20 have conceded 27 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Carrick Rangers U20 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carrick Rangers U20 so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Carrick, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Linfield U20 (placed 3rd).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Crusaders U20.

The travelling fans enjoy Carrick Rangers U20's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides faced each other previously this season; Carrick Rangers U20 - Portadown U20 0-0. Previous two meetings involving these contenders: Portadown won one, Carrick Rangers U20 were winners in zero and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Portadown U20 missing players

Carrick Rangers U20 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portadown U20 Carrick Rangers U20
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 3 14 24
10 7 2 Won W 0 3 6
7 2 2 Drew D 1 2 5
11 5 0 Lost L 2 9 13
49 34 12 Scored S 5 22 35
58 27 7 Conceded C 10 42 54
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
86% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 79%
71% 79% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 93% 71%
54% 57% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 71% 54%
29% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 43% 29%
57% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 79% 67%
25% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 12%
21% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 25%
 
4.2 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4.4 4.2
4.3 4.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 5.8
1.2 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.5 0.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 14.8 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.5 9.9
4.7 6.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.2
41% 47% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 32% 26%
 
12.7 11.2 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 18.3 14.9 13.2
5.4 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.7 7.5 6.1
Key stats in Premiership Development League this season:
  • All of Carrick Rangers U20's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Carrick Rangers U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Carrick Rangers U20 have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Premiership Development League
  • Carrick Rangers U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Carrick Rangers U20 is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Portadown U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portadown U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Portadown U20 is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premiership Development League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crusaders U20 26 17 8 1 58 21 16 9 6 1 33 13 10 8 2 0 25 8 37 59
2 Ballymena United U20 29 13 5 11 57 54 13 9 1 3 36 22 16 4 4 8 21 32 3 44
3 Linfield U20 26 14 1 11 56 56 14 8 1 5 36 29 12 6 0 6 20 27 0 43
4 Cliftonville U20 26 13 3 10 66 56 12 6 2 4 35 20 14 7 1 6 31 36 10 42
5 Dungannon Swifts U20 24 11 5 8 61 48 11 8 0 3 38 21 13 3 5 5 23 27 13 38
6 Portadown U20 28 10 7 11 49 58 14 7 2 5 34 27 14 3 5 6 15 31 -9 37
7 Glentoran U20 26 11 3 12 63 63 13 7 3 3 37 21 13 4 0 9 26 42 0 36
8 Glenavon U20 26 10 4 12 64 59 14 9 2 3 47 27 12 1 2 9 17 32 5 34
9 Larne U20 26 9 6 11 37 45 12 4 4 4 20 16 14 5 2 7 17 29 -8 33
10 Coleraine U20 24 9 2 13 47 48 13 5 1 7 26 26 11 4 1 6 21 22 -1 29
11 Carrick Rangers U20 24 6 5 13 35 54 10 3 3 4 13 12 14 3 2 9 22 42 -19 23
12 Warrenpoint Town U20 27 5 7 15 33 64 14 2 3 9 11 26 13 3 4 6 22 38 -31 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crusaders U20 26 17 8 1 58 21 16 9 6 1 33 13 10 8 2 0 25 8 37 59
2 Ballymena United U20 29 13 5 11 57 54 13 9 1 3 36 22 16 4 4 8 21 32 3 44
3 Linfield U20 26 14 1 11 56 56 14 8 1 5 36 29 12 6 0 6 20 27 0 43
4 Cliftonville U20 26 13 3 10 66 56 12 6 2 4 35 20 14 7 1 6 31 36 10 42
5 Dungannon Swifts U20 24 11 5 8 61 48 11 8 0 3 38 21 13 3 5 5 23 27 13 38
6 Portadown U20 28 10 7 11 49 58 14 7 2 5 34 27 14 3 5 6 15 31 -9 37
7 Glentoran U20 26 11 3 12 63 63 13 7 3 3 37 21 13 4 0 9 26 42 0 36
8 Glenavon U20 26 10 4 12 64 59 14 9 2 3 47 27 12 1 2 9 17 32 5 34
9 Larne U20 26 9 6 11 37 45 12 4 4 4 20 16 14 5 2 7 17 29 -8 33
10 Coleraine U20 24 9 2 13 47 48 13 5 1 7 26 26 11 4 1 6 21 22 -1 29
11 Carrick Rangers U20 24 6 5 13 35 54 10 3 3 4 13 12 14 3 2 9 22 42 -19 23
12 Warrenpoint Town U20 27 5 7 15 33 64 14 2 3 9 11 26 13 3 4 6 22 38 -31 22

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