Football preview: Glenavon favourites when Portadown visit

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Mon 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mourneview Park (9000 seats)

Glenavon are itching to increase their points at their own arena in this upcoming fixture vs Portadown.

Insights:
  • Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Glenavon form and stats

When playing at home in the Premiership, Glenavon have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. When Glenavon hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Glenavon, Newry City AFC and Dungannon Swifts), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 302 minutes without scoring a league goal. Glynn was the last player to find the net.

The Glenavon crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Larne here at Mourneview Park.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Dungannon Swifts.

There will be little rest for Glenavon after this match as they are travelling to Newry City AFC for a Premiership game in only four days.

Glenavon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mourneview Park with 18 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Glenavon have conceded 16 from these games.

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Portadown form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 10 defeats. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Portadown have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Portadown lost away at Cliftonville (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ballymena United.

Take note: 9 of the latest 10 league games featuring this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Portadown's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Portadown are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 2 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Glenavon have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (5-2-0) when playing Portadown.

Portadown - Glenavon 1-1 was the output when this pair of squads last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

GlenavonM. Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
7 goals
GlenavonP. Campbell
P. Campbell
3 goals
GlenavonA. Prendergast
A. Prendergast
3 goals

Glenavon missing players

Portadown missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glenavon Portadown
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
5 4 1 Won W 0 0 1
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
8 4 1 Lost L 2 10 18
31 18 6 Scored S 0 2 6
31 16 5 Conceded C 5 29 51
94% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 90%
72% 70% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 55%
56% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
33% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
72% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 25%
11% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 5%
22% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 80% 70%
 
6.4 6.5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 3.4 4.2
5.8 5.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.7 6.4
2.5 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.3
5 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 10.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 4.7 6.3
4.8 5.2 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2 2.4
36% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 13%
 
9.5 7.9 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.4 11.7
4.7 3.7 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 6.2 6.3
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • All of Portadown's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Glenavon have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
  • Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
  • Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Portadown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away 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 scored goals (2) away in Premiership
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the most conceded goals (51) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-45) 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 Larne 19 14 2 3 38 13 9 7 1 1 21 4 10 7 1 2 17 9 25 44
2 Cliftonville 19 13 3 3 35 22 9 7 2 0 21 7 10 6 1 3 14 15 13 42
3 Linfield 19 12 3 4 36 16 10 6 2 2 19 11 9 6 1 2 17 5 20 39
4 Crusaders 19 11 3 5 38 24 10 8 1 1 27 9 9 3 2 4 11 15 14 36
5 Glentoran 17 11 2 4 32 9 7 6 0 1 19 3 10 5 2 3 13 6 23 35
6 Coleraine 19 10 3 6 32 17 10 5 2 3 17 10 9 5 1 3 15 7 15 33
7 Ballymena United 18 7 2 9 24 27 9 4 1 4 14 13 9 3 1 5 10 14 -3 23
8 Carrick Rangers 19 7 1 11 27 39 10 6 0 4 17 13 9 1 1 7 10 26 -12 22
9 Glenavon 18 5 5 8 31 31 10 4 2 4 18 16 8 1 3 4 13 15 0 20
10 Newry City AFC 19 6 0 13 22 37 9 4 0 5 13 13 10 2 0 8 9 24 -15 18
11 Dungannon Swifts 20 3 1 16 13 48 10 3 1 6 8 15 10 0 0 10 5 33 -35 10
12 Portadown 20 1 1 18 6 51 10 1 1 8 4 22 10 0 0 10 2 29 -45 4

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 Larne 19 14 2 3 38 13 9 7 1 1 21 4 10 7 1 2 17 9 25 44
2 Cliftonville 19 13 3 3 35 22 9 7 2 0 21 7 10 6 1 3 14 15 13 42
3 Linfield 19 12 3 4 36 16 10 6 2 2 19 11 9 6 1 2 17 5 20 39
4 Crusaders 19 11 3 5 38 24 10 8 1 1 27 9 9 3 2 4 11 15 14 36
5 Glentoran 17 11 2 4 32 9 7 6 0 1 19 3 10 5 2 3 13 6 23 35
6 Coleraine 19 10 3 6 32 17 10 5 2 3 17 10 9 5 1 3 15 7 15 33
7 Ballymena United 18 7 2 9 24 27 9 4 1 4 14 13 9 3 1 5 10 14 -3 23
8 Carrick Rangers 19 7 1 11 27 39 10 6 0 4 17 13 9 1 1 7 10 26 -12 22
9 Glenavon 18 5 5 8 31 31 10 4 2 4 18 16 8 1 3 4 13 15 0 20
10 Newry City AFC 19 6 0 13 22 37 9 4 0 5 13 13 10 2 0 8 9 24 -15 18
11 Dungannon Swifts 20 3 1 16 13 48 10 3 1 6 8 15 10 0 0 10 5 33 -35 10
12 Portadown 20 1 1 18 6 51 10 1 1 8 4 22 10 0 0 10 2 29 -45 4

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