Dungannon Swifts have journeyed here for an appealing fight versus the home side Portadown. Prepare for the match with this in-depth Premiership preview!
- Portadown have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premiership
This has all the signs of an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Portadown form and stats
Portadown have played three Premiership home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. It's trouble wherever Portadown are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
No payout for Portadown in their previous match, an away game at Carrick Rangers that ended in defeat 0-1.
Previous to that game, a Irish League Cup home match hosting Newington Youth in a game that was won 2-0.Portadown have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Shamrock Park with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Portadown are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
Three has not been a lucky number for Dungannon as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Glentoran match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premiership home defeat versus Cliftonville with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Armagh City in the Irish League Cup.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Ballymena United.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Portadown won five games, zero matches ended with a draw and Dungannon Swifts got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. Croskery 2 goals | G. Hall 1 goals | P. Finnegan 1 goals |
Portadown missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Portadown | Dungannon Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 6.8 | 8.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts is in the worst form (0-0-3)
- Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Premiership
| Portadown | Last season | Dungannon Swifts | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 20 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Lost | L | 13 | 29 | ||
| 50 | 26 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 78 | 31 | Conceded | C | 44 | 83 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 89% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 82% | ||
| 74% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 37% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 26% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 66% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 39% | ||
| 13% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 11% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 55% | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 8.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Larne | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Linfield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 11 | Portadown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |