It's ground zero in Premiership - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Glenavon and Portadown did in their pre-season friendlies!
Glenavon form and stats
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Glenavon, who have participated in five training matches. Glenavon have won 3 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Last season, Glenavon's league statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Premiership. Over these 31 matches they scored 46 goals and conceded 71. Playing at home last season Glenavon managed 7-5-3 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 20 conceded.
Portadown form and stats
Just as the home team, Portadown have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Portadown wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
A job perfectly done for Portadown last season as they secured promotion from Championship. With a grand total of 20 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 9 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glenavon six wins, two draws and Portadown two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Jenkins 4 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Portadown missing players
| Glenavon | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Glenavon | Last season | Portadown | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 31 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 32 | 72 | ||
| 71 | 20 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 84% | ||
| 77% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 58% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 39% | ||
| 23% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 29% | ||
| 61% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 45% | ||
| 23% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 13% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 249 | 124 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 67 | ||
| 112 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 33 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 128% | 106% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ballymena United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Carrick Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Glentoran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Larne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Linfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Portadown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 69 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 40 | 65 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 59 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 58 |
| 6 | Larne | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 51 | -25 | 35 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | -40 | 30 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 11 | Warrenpoint Town | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 45 | -59 | 18 |
| 12 | Institute | 31 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -49 | 15 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portadown | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 42 | 66 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Ballinamallard United | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 60 |
| 4 | Ards | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 52 |
| 5 | Newry City AFC | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 6 | Dundela | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -6 | 46 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | H&W Welders | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 35 |
| 9 | Queen's University | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Dergview | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | -16 | 29 |
| 11 | PSNI | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 98 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 52 | -58 | 23 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 85 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 42 | -52 | 22 |