Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipSolitudeData current as of October 15, 2026

Cliftonville vs Portadown: match statistics

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Cliftonville vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cliftonville plays Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026. Venue: Solitude.

Recent form

Cliftonville has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Portadown has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Cliftonville scores 1.09 goals per game and allows 1.18. Portadown scores 0.64 and allows 1.91. Games in this league average 2.71 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 36% of Cliftonville's games and 45% of Portadown's. The Over 2.5 rates are 45% and 45%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cliftonville has the higher season xG average, 1.26 to 1.10 per game. Cliftonville takes 10.0 shots per game, while Portadown takes 7.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Cliftonville leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.36 goals per game after halftime. Portadown leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.55 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cliftonville's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 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 2.71 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.53)
(4.00)
(5.00)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

CliftonvillePortadown
1.09Goals scored / game0.64
CliftonvillePortadown
1.18Goals allowed / game1.91
CliftonvillePortadown
55%Average possession46%
CliftonvillePortadown
4Shots on target / game2.45
CliftonvillePortadown

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10Shots per game7.82
CliftonvillePortadown
4Shots on target2.45
CliftonvillePortadown
10.9%Shot conversion8.1%
CliftonvillePortadown
55%Possession46%
CliftonvillePortadown
1.26xG for1.1
CliftonvillePortadown
1.47xG against1.5
CliftonvillePortadown

Shooting quality

Cliftonville: BalancedPortadown: Balanced
CliftonvillePortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)40%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.26

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Cliftonville
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
36% W0% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-7
1.09 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Portadown
DLLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W27% D73% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-8
0.27 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-5
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Cliftonville is 70% better for: goals scored per game.

1.09 goals / game - Cliftonville · 0.64 goals / game - Portadown

Cliftonville is 62% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.18 goals / game - Cliftonville · 1.91 goals / game - Portadown

Cliftonville scoring profile: strong

Cliftonville scores in 45% of games (5 of 11 games), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 games).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 45% of games (5 of 11 games), while Cliftonville keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 games).

12Goals scored (season)7
CliftonvillePortadown
13Goals conceded (season)21
CliftonvillePortadown
2.27Average goals per game2.55
CliftonvillePortadown
1Goals scored (last 5)4
CliftonvillePortadown
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
CliftonvillePortadown

How often they score at least...

45%1 goal45%
CliftonvillePortadown
36%2 goals18%
CliftonvillePortadown
27%3 goals0%
CliftonvillePortadown
0%4 goals0%
CliftonvillePortadown

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal91%
CliftonvillePortadown
27%2 goals64%
CliftonvillePortadown
0%3 goals36%
CliftonvillePortadown
0%4 goals0%
CliftonvillePortadown

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time9%
CliftonvillePortadown
0%BTTS in both halves9%
CliftonvillePortadown
36%Scored in both halves9%
CliftonvillePortadown

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
CliftonvillePortadown
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
CliftonvillePortadown
20%BTTS - last 560%
CliftonvillePortadown

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

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
CliftonvillePortadown
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
CliftonvillePortadown
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CliftonvillePortadown

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CliftonvillePortadown
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
CliftonvillePortadown
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
CliftonvillePortadown

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Cliftonville is 303% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / game - Cliftonville · 0.36 pts / game - Portadown

Cliftonville - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
0% leading36% draw64% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per game (1st half)0.36
CliftonvillePortadown
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.09
CliftonvillePortadown
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)1
CliftonvillePortadown
1.27Average goals (1st half)1.09
CliftonvillePortadown
55%Clean sheet before half-time27%
CliftonvillePortadown
55%No goal before half-time91%
CliftonvillePortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.91
CliftonvillePortadown
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
CliftonvillePortadown
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.91
CliftonvillePortadown
1Average goals (2nd half)1.45
CliftonvillePortadown
45%Clean sheet after half-time27%
CliftonvillePortadown
64%No goal after half-time55%
CliftonvillePortadown

Cliftonville - second-half results

18% W45% D36% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Portadown - second-half results

18% W36% D45% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.36
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cliftonville - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.60
Goals scored / game0.20.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.20.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-4-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Portadown - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
20%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
30%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cliftonville

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-1.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
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.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
47%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CliftonvilleLigaPortadown
Average goals per game▼ 2.272.71▼ 2.55
Both teams scored▼ 36%47%▼ 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 45%52%▼ 45%
Clean sheets▼ 9%28%▼ 9%
Goal before half-time▲ 73%69%▲ 73%
Goal after half-time▼ 73%84%▼ 82%

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

2.71
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+-2%
Home attack advantage
+-2%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Cliftonville's perspective: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Portadown. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 75% of them.

FAQ

When do Cliftonville and Portadown play?

Cliftonville face Portadown on October 17, 2026 in NIFL Premiership at Solitude. 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 Cliftonville and Portadown?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Cliftonville won 3, Portadown won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cliftonville vs Portadown?

Cliftonville score 1.09 goals per game on average and Portadown 0.64. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Cliftonville's matches and 45% of Portadown's.

What form are Cliftonville and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Cliftonville have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Portadown 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

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