Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of September 19, 2026

Bangor vs Portadown: match statistics

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Bangor vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bangor plays Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026.

Recent form

Bangor has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Portadown has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Bangor scores 0.57 goals per game and allows 2.29. Portadown scores 0.57 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.63 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Bangor's games and 43% of Portadown's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 43%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Portadown has the higher season xG average, 1.07 to 1.01 per game. Bangor takes 7.1 shots per game, while Portadown takes 8.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Bangor leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.43 goals per game after halftime. Portadown leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bangor's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). For Portadown, it is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.63 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.57Goals scored / game0.57
BangorPortadown
2.29Goals allowed / game2
BangorPortadown
48%Average possession47%
BangorPortadown
2.43Shots on target / game2.14
BangorPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.14Shots per game8
BangorPortadown
2.43Shots on target2.14
BangorPortadown
8%Shot conversion7.1%
BangorPortadown
48%Possession47%
BangorPortadown
1.01xG for1.07
BangorPortadown
1.66xG against1.63
BangorPortadown

Shooting quality

Bangor: BalancedPortadown: Balanced
BangorPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)34%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Bangor is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Bangor · 0.2 pts / game - Portadown

Bangor
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W29% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-5
0.29 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Portadown
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W14% D86% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-6
0.14 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Portadown is 15% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.29 goals / game - Bangor · 2 goals / game - Portadown

Bangor scoring profile: strong

Bangor scores in 43% of games (3 of 7 games), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 games).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 43% of games (3 of 7 games), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 games).

4Goals scored (season)4
BangorPortadown
16Goals conceded (season)14
BangorPortadown
2.86Average goals per game2.57
BangorPortadown
4Goals scored (last 5)4
BangorPortadown
11Goals conceded (last 5)12
BangorPortadown

How often they score at least...

43%1 goal43%
BangorPortadown
14%2 goals14%
BangorPortadown
0%3 goals0%
BangorPortadown
0%4 goals0%
BangorPortadown

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
BangorPortadown
71%2 goals57%
BangorPortadown
43%3 goals43%
BangorPortadown
14%4 goals0%
BangorPortadown

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
BangorPortadown
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorPortadown
0%Scored in both halves0%
BangorPortadown

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
BangorPortadown
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
BangorPortadown
60%BTTS - last 560%
BangorPortadown

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
BangorPortadown
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
BangorPortadown
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BangorPortadown

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
BangorPortadown
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
BangorPortadown
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
BangorPortadown

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bangor is 307% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.57 pts / game - Bangor · 0.14 pts / game - Portadown

Bangor - half-time state
14% leading14% draw71% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
0% leading14% draw86% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.57Points per game (1st half)0.14
BangorPortadown
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0
BangorPortadown
1.29Goals conceded (1st half)1.29
BangorPortadown
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.29
BangorPortadown
29%Clean sheet before half-time14%
BangorPortadown
86%No goal before half-time100%
BangorPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per game (2nd half)1.14
BangorPortadown
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
BangorPortadown
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
BangorPortadown
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.29
BangorPortadown
29%Clean sheet after half-time29%
BangorPortadown
71%No goal after half-time57%
BangorPortadown

Bangor - second-half results

29% W0% D71% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Portadown - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.14
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.6

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bangor - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.21.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Portadown - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.001.40
Goals scored / game0.00.8
Goals allowed / game1.60.8
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-80
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
0
5
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
0
3
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
18%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
32%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
48%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
40%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

BangorLigaPortadown
Average goals per game 2.862.63 2.57
Both teams scored 43%48% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%53% 43%
Clean sheets 0%28% 0%
Goal before half-time 86%65% 86%
Goal after half-time 100%90% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.63
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / game
1.43
Away goals / game
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-19%
Home defensive advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Bangor's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Portadown. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 75% of them.

Bangor FC
2 : 4
Portadown FC
Bangor FC
1 : 0
Portadown FC
Portadown FC
1 : 1
Bangor FC
Portadown FC
1 : 4
Bangor FC

FAQ

When do Bangor and Portadown play?

Bangor face Portadown on September 19, 2026 in NIFL Premiership. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bangor and Portadown?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Bangor won 2, Portadown won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Portadown?

Bangor score 0.57 goals per game on average and Portadown 0.57. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Bangor's matches and 43% of Portadown's.

What form are Bangor and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Portadown 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bangor vs Portadown?

The statistical background for Bangor vs Portadown — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.