Premiership: We're expecting an interesting and crucial match between Portadown and Glenavon at Shamrock Park. Both need the points!
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premiership
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Portadown form and stats
Portadown's struggle is real here at Shamrock Park with only 5 points collected from 12 Premiership games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-9.
Portadown are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 226 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by McNally).
No payout for Portadown in their previous match, an away game at Cliftonville that ended in defeat 0-3.
0-0 away at Ballymena United before that.It should be considered that a glance at the 17 latest league games reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Portadown have scored {5 goals} here in 12 league matches, a depressing statistic. Portadown are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (28 from 12 played).
Glenavon form and stats
There's been little loot from Glenavon's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Premiership. Glenavon only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Glenavon played 2-2 against Crusaders in their previous match.
Prior to that match, the Glenavon manager Hamilton faced defeat when travelling to Larne and losing 0-3.Goal hungry football fans should note that 15 of this side's 19 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.
The visiting Glenavon have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, Glenavon have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Glenavon have won or drawn the last 8 games (6-2-0) versus Portadown.This was the end result when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Glenavon - Portadown 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 12 goals | P. Campbell 5 goals | A. Prendergast 4 goals |
Portadown missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Portadown | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 43 |
| 68 | 28 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 51 |
| 93% | 92% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 91% | 85% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 77% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 54% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 31% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 82% | 77% |
| 11% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 67% | 58% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 19% |
| 4 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 7.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 14% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 33% | 37% |
| 11 | 11 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
| 6 | 6.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.8 | 5 |
- Glenavon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Glenavon have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Glenavon have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Premiership
- Glenavon have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Premiership
- Glenavon haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have the fewest points (5) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (68) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-23) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-59) in Premiership
- Portadown have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Larne | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 59 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 59 |
| 3 | Linfield | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 29 | 55 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 54 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 53 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 51 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 31 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -13 | 31 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 29 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 44 | -47 | 20 |
| 12 | Portadown | 27 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 40 | -59 | 6 |
