Carrick Rangers vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Carrick Rangers played against Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Carrick Rangers has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Portadown has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Carrick Rangers scores 1.08 goals per game and allows 1.23. Portadown scores 1.06 and allows 1.94. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Carrick Rangers's games and 50% of Portadown's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 63%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Carrick Rangers has the higher season xG average, 1.27 to 1.22 per game. Carrick Rangers takes 9.4 shots per game, while Portadown takes 9.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Carrick Rangers leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.46 goals per game after halftime. Portadown leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

Carrick Rangers's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For Portadown, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 2
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
Carrick RangersPortadown
8Shots14
Carrick RangersPortadown
3Shots on target9
Carrick RangersPortadown
1.11xG1.9
Carrick RangersPortadown
1Corners4
Carrick RangersPortadown
53Dangerous attacks52
Carrick RangersPortadown
11Fouls10
Carrick RangersPortadown
2Cards2
Carrick RangersPortadown

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.

Carrick RangersPortadown
1.08Goals scored / game1.06
Carrick RangersPortadown
1.23Goals allowed / game1.94
Carrick RangersPortadown
43%Average possession46%
Carrick RangersPortadown
3.62Shots on target / game3.5
Carrick RangersPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.38Shots per game9.06
Carrick RangersPortadown
3.62Shots on target3.5
Carrick RangersPortadown
11.5%Shot conversion11.7%
Carrick RangersPortadown
43%Possession46%
Carrick RangersPortadown
1.27xG for1.22
Carrick RangersPortadown
1.51xG against1.73
Carrick RangersPortadown

Shooting quality

Carrick Rangers: BalancedPortadown: Balanced
Carrick RangersPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)39%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.30

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.

Carrick Rangers is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Carrick Rangers · 0.8 pts / game - Portadown

Carrick Rangers
WLLWL
Season result split
38% W8% D54% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-7
1.23 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Portadown
WLLLD
Season result split
31% W6% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-10
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.14Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Carrick Rangers is 58% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.23 goals / game - Carrick Rangers · 1.94 goals / game - Portadown

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 77% of games (10 of 13 meczów), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 meczów).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 56% of games (9 of 16 meczów), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)17
Carrick RangersPortadown
16Goals conceded (season)31
Carrick RangersPortadown
2.31Average goals per game3
Carrick RangersPortadown
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Carrick RangersPortadown
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
Carrick RangersPortadown

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal56%
Carrick RangersPortadown
15%2 goals31%
Carrick RangersPortadown
8%3 goals13%
Carrick RangersPortadown
8%4 goals6%
Carrick RangersPortadown

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal94%
Carrick RangersPortadown
46%2 goals50%
Carrick RangersPortadown
8%3 goals31%
Carrick RangersPortadown
0%4 goals19%
Carrick RangersPortadown

* 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.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time13%
Carrick RangersPortadown
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Carrick RangersPortadown
8%Scored in both halves13%
Carrick RangersPortadown

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Carrick RangersPortadown
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Carrick RangersPortadown
20%BTTS - last 540%
Carrick RangersPortadown

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Carrick RangersPortadown
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Carrick RangersPortadown
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Carrick RangersPortadown

2nd half

62%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Carrick RangersPortadown
23%Min. 2 goals after half-time81%
Carrick RangersPortadown
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
Carrick RangersPortadown

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.

Portadown is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.85 pts / game - Carrick Rangers · 1 pts / game - Portadown

Carrick Rangers - half-time state
15% leading38% draw46% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
19% leading44% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.85Points per game (1st half)1
Carrick RangersPortadown
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.31
Carrick RangersPortadown
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Carrick RangersPortadown
1.46Average goals (1st half)0.88
Carrick RangersPortadown
31%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Carrick RangersPortadown
54%No goal before half-time75%
Carrick RangersPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1.23Points per game (2nd half)0.94
Carrick RangersPortadown
0.46Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
Carrick RangersPortadown
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)1.38
Carrick RangersPortadown
0.85Average goals (2nd half)2.13
Carrick RangersPortadown
62%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Carrick RangersPortadown
62%No goal after half-time56%
Carrick RangersPortadown

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

23% W54% D23% L
11
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding253%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Portadown - second-half results

25% W19% D56% L
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Carrick Rangers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.80
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game0.60.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Portadown - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Carrick Rangers
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
3
16-30
4
6
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
4
61-75
4
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
10
46-60
4
7
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Carrick Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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

Carrick RangersLigaPortadown
Average goals per game 2.312.69 3.00
Both teams scored 46%45% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%49% 63%
Clean sheets 31%29% 6%
Goal before half-time 85%77% 56%
Goal after half-time 62%78% 94%

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

2.69
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PortadownYellow cardBaris Altintop
  2. PortadownGoalBen Wylie
  3. PortadownYellow cardDivin Isamala
  4. Carrick RangersGoalJack Scott
  5. PortadownSubstitutionOn: Joshua UkekOff: Lee Chapman
  6. Carrick RangersSubstitutionOn: Kyle CherryOff: Ryan Strain
  7. PortadownGoalEamon Fyfe
  8. PortadownSubstitutionOn: Shay McCartanOff: Jordan Gibson
  9. Carrick RangersSubstitutionOn: Benjamin Buchanan-RollestonOff: Ryan McKay
  10. Carrick RangersYellow cardKyle Cherry

Head-to-head

Record from Carrick Rangers's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Portadown. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Carrick Rangers FC
1 : 0
Portadown FC

FAQ

What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Carrick Rangers 1:2 Portadown. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?

Carrick Rangers score 1.08 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.06. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Carrick Rangers's matches and 50% of Portadown's.

What form are Carrick Rangers and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Carrick Rangers have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Portadown 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Carrick Rangers vs Portadown: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.