Cliftonville are listed as probable winners of this home game vs Portadown, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or are we looking at a possible?
- Cliftonville have not yet lost a game at home.
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
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.
Cliftonville form and stats
Cliftonville have been very solid at home in the Premiership so far, with 33 points collected from 13 matches (10-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table.
No payout for Cliftonville in their previous match, an away game at Linfield that ended in defeat 0-1. Up until that loss this team had gone six consecutive league games without being beaten.
A 2-2 scoreline against Coleraine (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) before that, played at home in the Irish Cup.
The manager McLaughlin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Larne in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (30 in 13 games), Cliftonville's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Cliftonville have conceded only 10 goals.
Portadown form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 13 defeats. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Portadown have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Portadown has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Ballymena United for a 0-0 draw.
The match before was the Irish Cup-duel against Glentoran, a home loss (0-3). The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 6 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. 4 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Stats flash: 12 of the last 16 league matches featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
After this away game Portadown return home for a Premiership game against Glenavon. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Goals are few and far between in Portadown's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 13 travels. Portadown are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches. Portadown has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Cliftonville have avoided a loss in the last 20 games (18-2-0) facing Portadown.Cliftonville - Portadown 4-1 was the product when these two participants formerly did battle, earlier this season. Gormley loves to face Portadown and have scored 8 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Hale 11 goals | R. Curran 11 goals | J. Gormley 9 goals |
Cliftonville missing players
Portadown missing players
| Cliftonville | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 50 | 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 37 | 65 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| 70% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 85% |
| 63% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 54% |
| 48% | 54% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 31% |
| 22% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| 41% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 71% | 65% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 11 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 34% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 12% | 15% |
| 7.9 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 6 |
- Cliftonville have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cliftonville have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portadown have the fewest points (0) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (65) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-56) in Premiership
- Portadown have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 52 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 52 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 44 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 28 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -24 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 44 | -46 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -56 | 5 |
