Can Glenavon beat Portadown in Mourneview Park clash?

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 04.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mourneview Park (9000 seats)

With their 22 point advantage in the league table, Glenavon fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Portadown.

Insights:
  • Portadown have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in Premiership

It's no vacation for neither Glenavon 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.

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Glenavon form and stats

Glenavon have collected 25 points from their Premiership home games so far after 6-7-3. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Glenavon, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Glenavon lost their last game at Ballymena United after a 1-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Glenavon won a home game hosting Linfield (3-2).

The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Glenavon defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Portadown form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Portadown, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in Premiership, so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

Home advantage was not enough for Portadown in their previous game, as they lost their Premiership-match, hosting Warrenpoint Town, 1-2. Prior to that result Portadown won their away game at Warrenpoint Town. The scoreline was 3-1.

Portadown have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 21 goals have been scored. The Portadown manager M. Tipton has some worries about the defense as 39 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Glenavon and Portadown have met before this season: Portadown - Glenavon 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Glenavon wins - draws - Portadown wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GlenavonD. Purkis
D. Purkis
11 goals
GlenavonM. Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
11 goals
PortadownL. Bonis
L. Bonis
11 goals

Glenavon missing players

Portadown missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glenavon Portadown
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 3 16 34
14 6 1 Won W 0 4 8
10 7 3 Drew D 1 3 6
10 3 0 Lost L 2 9 20
57 28 3 Scored S 3 21 41
60 27 2 Conceded C 9 39 67
94% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
88% 88% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 88%
65% 62% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 71%
41% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 32%
26% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 31% 18%
79% 88% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 62%
18% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 15%
9% 6% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.3 1.4
8 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.7 9.2 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 3 5.1 6.1
4.3 5.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.6 3
39% 35% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 51% 41%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Portadown have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in Premiership
  • Portadown haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Linfield 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

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 Linfield 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

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