Premiership: What this game might not have in elegance it should make up for in guts and commitment. Bring on Carrick Rangers - Portadown!
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (4) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Carrick Rangers nor Portadown as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Carrick Rangers have to build on here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in the Premiership. Carrick Rangers has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager King and the players.
Anderson was the last player to score a league goal for Carrick Rangers and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Carrick Rangers haven't scored in 221 minutes.
The Carrick crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Coleraine here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cliftonville (0-1).The manager King will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Newry City AFC in only four days.
Carrick Rangers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Carrick Rangers have conceded 11 from these games.
Portadown form and stats
0-0-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Portadown in their Premiership matches away. Portadown are desperate to end a 13-game winless run.
Portadown are looking to quickly end their 312 minutes long goal drought in the Premiership.
Portadown failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Linfield (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-3.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Coleraine's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Larne in just four days.
Portadown are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 6 away games.
Head 2 Head
Carrick Rangers have won or drawn the last 4 games (2-2-0) against Portadown.Top Goalscorers
  C. Allen 6 goals |  A. Mitchell 5 goals | D. Cushley 3 goals |
Carrick Rangers missing players
Portadown missing players
| Carrick Rangers | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 20 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 7.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 42% | 46% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 9.4 | 8.7 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
- All of Portadown's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Carrick Rangers have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Portadown have lost all their away matches so far.
- Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portadown have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (4) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Premiership
- Portadown have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portadown haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Glentoran | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 31 |
| 2 | Larne | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Linfield | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 9 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -26 | 4 |
| 12 | Portadown | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -29 | 1 |
