Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 19 September 2026

Bangor vs Portadown: match statistics

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Bangor vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor play Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 19 September 2026.

Current form

Bangor: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Portadown: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 0.57 and concedes 2.29 goals per match. Portadown scores 0.57 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 43%, Portadown 43%. Over 2.5: Bangor 57%, Portadown 43%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Portadown has higher xG: 1.07 vs 1.01. Bangor: 7.1 shots per match, Portadown: 8.0.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.43. Portadown: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 31-45+ (1 goals). Portadown: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 75%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.57Goals scored / match0.57
BangorPortadown
2.29Goals conceded / match2
BangorPortadown
48%Average possession47%
BangorPortadown
2.43Shots on target / match2.14
BangorPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.14Shots per match8
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Bangor
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W29% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-5
0.29 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W14% D86% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-6
0.14 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 matches - 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 conceded per match.

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

Bangor scoring profile: strong

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

Portadown scoring profile: strong

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

4Goals scored (season)4
BangorPortadown
16Goals conceded (season)14
BangorPortadown
2.86Average goals in match2.57
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Bangor · 0.14 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 14% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match1.41.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.001.40
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.60.8
Average goals in match1.61.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
48%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
40%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
48%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
1.43
Away goals / match
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-19%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (4): Bangor 2 - 1 - 1 Portadown. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 75% matches.

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 19 September 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.