An important duel in the bottom section of the Premiership, with both Portadown and Dungannon Swifts experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 12th place.
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest scored goals (17) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Portadown and Dungannon Swifts.
Portadown form and stats
Portadown's results here at Shamrock Park in the Premiership have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats.
Before that game, the home loss against Larne with the scoreline 1-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Portadown have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Portadown, as the Premiership home game vs Cliftonville is only four days away.
Portadown has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Portadown have conceded 23 from these games.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dungannon Swifts, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Premiership, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-11 (win-draw-lose). With the Dungannon Swifts losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Bitter travels for Dungannon as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Warrenpoint Town match.
Dungannon Swifts are looking to quickly end their 388 minutes long goal drought in the Premiership.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cliftonville wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Dungannon Swifts in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Dungannon Swifts, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Carrick Rangers.
Goals are few and far between in Dungannon's away league games. Only 6 goals from 15 travels. Dungannon Swifts have conceded 37 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Portadown and Dungannon Swifts have met before this season: Dungannon Swifts - Portadown 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Portadown victories, one draw and six Dungannon Swifts wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Bonis 10 goals | A. Salley 4 goals |  R. Campbell 4 goals |
Portadown missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Portadown | Dungannon Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 33 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 61 | 23 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 37 | 68 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 87% | 93% |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 69% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 53% | 53% |
| 34% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 27% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 59% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 37% |
| 14% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 13% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 7.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 19% | 27% |
- Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest points (6) away in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest scored goals (17) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the the worst goal difference (-51) in Premiership
- Portadown have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dungannon Swifts have scored 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 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 67 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 57 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 4 | Larne | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 52 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -25 | 26 |
| 10 | Portadown | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 38 | -28 | 21 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 39 | -44 | 18 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 37 | -51 | 15 |