Portadown have had trouble getting points this league season. Could they get some when Linfield come to visit Shamrock Park?
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the second half (29) 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 results here at Shamrock Park in the Premiership have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
Portadown are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Larne.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Coleraine.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Portadown have been in this position before, they have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 11 from 15 games. 5 defeats by at least two goals.
It should be added that a glance at the 14 most recent league fixtures shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The lack of attacking qualities in Portadown means that they have only scored {4 goals} in 11 league home games, less than half a goal per match. When Portadown hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Carrick Rangers, Newry City AFC and Dungannon Swifts), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Linfield form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (25) away in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Linfield are travelling again after losing away to Crusaders in their previous match (0-2).
Before that, Linfield secured a home win against Ballymena United with the score 3-0.As mentioned earlier, Linfield will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 4 wins (2 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 0 surprising defeats.
Linfield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
Linfield have won at least one point in the last 12 fixtures (10-2-0) against Portadown.Portadown - Linfield 0-3 was the output when these two participants last played each other, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Vertainen 12 goals | R. McDaid 6 goals | J. Cooper 5 goals |
Portadown missing players
Linfield missing players
| Portadown | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 59 | 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 88% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 72% |
| 54% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 60% |
| 29% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 32% |
| 12% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 8% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 52% |
| 67% | 64% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 28% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 6.8 | 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 8.1 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 41% | 36% |
| 11.5 | 11.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Linfield have the most scored goals (25) away in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Premiership
- 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 (4) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (59) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-51) 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 | Cliftonville | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 | Larne | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Linfield | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 49 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 41 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 19 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | -40 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -51 | 5 |
