Glentoran vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Glentoran played against Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on December 30, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Glentoran has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Portadown has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Glentoran scores 1.42 goals per game and allows 0.95. Portadown scores 1.32 and allows 1.77. Games in this league average 2.72 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Glentoran's games and 50% of Portadown's. The Over 2.5 rates are 37% and 64%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Glentoran has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.27 per game. Glentoran takes 11.5 shots per game, while Portadown takes 9.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Glentoran leads at halftime in 53% of its games and scores 0.74 goals per game after halftime. Portadown leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.95 after halftime.

When the teams score

Glentoran's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Portadown, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.72 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

62Possession (%)38
GlentoranPortadown
12Shots7
GlentoranPortadown
4Shots on target2
GlentoranPortadown
1.77xG1.04
GlentoranPortadown
3Corners2
GlentoranPortadown
101Dangerous attacks62
GlentoranPortadown
8Fouls12
GlentoranPortadown
1Cards3
GlentoranPortadown

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.

GlentoranPortadown
1.42Goals scored / game1.32
GlentoranPortadown
0.95Goals allowed / game1.77
GlentoranPortadown
53%Average possession45%
GlentoranPortadown
4.21Shots on target / game3.91
GlentoranPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.47Shots per game9.27
GlentoranPortadown
4.21Shots on target3.91
GlentoranPortadown
12.4%Shot conversion14.2%
GlentoranPortadown
53%Possession45%
GlentoranPortadown
1.48xG for1.27
GlentoranPortadown
1.02xG against1.63
GlentoranPortadown

Shooting quality

Glentoran: BalancedPortadown: Counter-attacking
GlentoranPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)37%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.34

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.

Portadown is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Glentoran · 1.8 pts / game - Portadown

Glentoran
DDLWW
Season result split
58% W21% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-4
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Portadown
LWWLW
Season result split
41% W5% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-12
1.27 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 40%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.

Glentoran is 8% better for: goals scored per game.

1.42 goals / game - Glentoran · 1.32 goals / game - Portadown

Glentoran is 86% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.95 goals / game - Glentoran · 1.77 goals / game - Portadown

Glentoran scoring profile: very strong

Glentoran scores in 89% of games (17 of 19 meczów), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 68% of games (15 of 22 meczów), while Glentoran keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)29
GlentoranPortadown
18Goals conceded (season)39
GlentoranPortadown
2.37Average goals per game3.09
GlentoranPortadown
6Goals scored (last 5)10
GlentoranPortadown
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
GlentoranPortadown

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal68%
GlentoranPortadown
47%2 goals41%
GlentoranPortadown
5%3 goals14%
GlentoranPortadown
0%4 goals9%
GlentoranPortadown

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal82%
GlentoranPortadown
21%2 goals45%
GlentoranPortadown
11%3 goals32%
GlentoranPortadown
0%4 goals18%
GlentoranPortadown

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time9%
GlentoranPortadown
0%BTTS in both halves0%
GlentoranPortadown
21%Scored in both halves18%
GlentoranPortadown

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
GlentoranPortadown
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
GlentoranPortadown
60%BTTS - last 540%
GlentoranPortadown

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
GlentoranPortadown
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
GlentoranPortadown
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
GlentoranPortadown

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
GlentoranPortadown
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time77%
GlentoranPortadown
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
GlentoranPortadown

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.

Glentoran is 54% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.89 pts / game - Glentoran · 1.23 pts / game - Portadown

Glentoran - half-time state
53% leading32% draw16% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
27% leading41% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.89Points per game (1st half)1.23
GlentoranPortadown
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.36
GlentoranPortadown
0.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
GlentoranPortadown
1Average goals (1st half)0.95
GlentoranPortadown
79%Clean sheet before half-time64%
GlentoranPortadown
42%No goal before half-time68%
GlentoranPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per game (2nd half)1.27
GlentoranPortadown
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
GlentoranPortadown
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)1.18
GlentoranPortadown
1.37Average goals (2nd half)2.14
GlentoranPortadown
53%Clean sheet after half-time36%
GlentoranPortadown
47%No goal after half-time45%
GlentoranPortadown

Glentoran - second-half results

32% W47% D21% L
36
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at halftime in 53% of games and wins 58%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Portadown - second-half results

36% W18% D45% L
27
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Glentoran - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Portadown - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.002.00
Goals scored / game0.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Glentoran
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
5
1
16-30
6
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
4
7
61-75
9
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
6
6
31-45
4
12
46-60
7
8
61-75
10
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Glentoran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
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.
+4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

* 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

GlentoranLigaPortadown
Average goals per game 2.372.72 3.09
Both teams scored 53%49% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%51% 64%
Clean sheets 37%27% 18%
Goal before half-time 74%76% 59%
Goal after half-time 74%76% 91%

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

2.72
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
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. PortadownGoalEamon Fyfe
  2. PortadownYellow cardDivin Isamala
  3. GlentoranGoalPatrick Hoban
  4. PortadownYellow cardSteven McCullough
  5. GlentoranYellow cardJordan Jenkins
  6. PortadownYellow cardRabby Tabu Minzamba

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Steven GreggMatches officiated: 15
4Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins20%Draws47%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Glentoran's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Portadown. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Glentoran FC
2 : 1
Portadown FC
Portadown FC
0 : 1
Glentoran FC

FAQ

What was the result of Glentoran vs Portadown?

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

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Glentoran won 2, Portadown won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Glentoran vs Portadown?

Glentoran score 1.42 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.32. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Glentoran's matches and 50% of Portadown's.

What form are Glentoran and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Glentoran have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Portadown 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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