Struggling Portadown will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Crusaders in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Portadown has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
The visiting Crusaders played their last game only three days ago, a Premiership match.
Portadown form and stats
Three Premiership home games done for Portadown, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
In their previous game, the manager M. Tipton led his Portadown to a defeat in the Premiership match away at Glentoran. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Shamrock Park. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Crusaders.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Portadown as they have a new game in only four days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Warrenpoint Town are visiting.
The lack of attacking qualities in Portadown means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Portadown defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Crusaders form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Crusaders in their Premiership matches away.
Crusaders's last game was the home draw against Larne (3-3). Before that, Crusaders travelled to Cliftonville and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
The match against Larne looked like a defeat for Crusaders, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. B. Kennedy equalized in the 89th minute. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Crusaders, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The schedule is very tough for Crusaders now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Coleraine is waiting in only four days.
Crusaders are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Crusaders's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Crusaders - Portadown 5-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Portadown won three, Crusaders won six and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Heatley 5 goals | J. Owens 5 goals | B. Kennedy 4 goals |
Portadown missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Portadown | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 29 |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 90% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 77% |
| 80% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 69% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 54% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 46% |
| 40% | 67% | 50% | 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 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 48% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 47% |
- Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
- Crusaders have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown has the fewest points (1) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Larne | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Portadown | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 4 |