Struggling Portadown will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Larne in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Portadown has the fewest points (1) at home in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Portadown form and stats
Three Premiership home games done for Portadown, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
Portadown lost their last game at Crusaders (placed 3rd) after a 0-5 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Dungannon Swifts with a 3-0 scoreline.
As you see from the result above, Portadown suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Portadown has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Larne form and stats
2-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Larne, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Portadown.
Larne had fun at their own home (Shamrock Park) last time out, beating Linfield 3-1. D. McDaid, M. Donnelly and G. Kelly scored. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Glenavon.
The visiting Larne have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Larne are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Portadown-Larne H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portadown five wins, Larne three wins, two draws. ten of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Portadown missing players
Larne missing players
| Portadown | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 89% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 90% |
| 89% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 78% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| 2.3 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 48% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 38% |
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premiership
- Larne has the most points from losing position (7) in Premiership
- Larne has the the best goal difference (+13) in Premiership
- Larne have not yet lost a game.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals away as Portadown have scored home.
- Larne is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Portadown has the fewest points (1) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the fewest scored goals (1) at home 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 | Larne | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Warrenpoint Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Glentoran | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Portadown | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 4 |