Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 12 September 2026

Coleraine vs Portadown: match statistics

Coleraine crest
Coleraine
2 : 1half-time 0:1
Portadown crest
Portadown
175%(1.28)
X15%(5.25)
210%(7.30)

Coleraine presents significantly higher form and class than Portadown. The hosts sit second in the table with an impressive record of 77% home wins and an average of 2.54 goals per home match, conceding just 0.85 goals. Portadown struggles heavily in away matches – 67% losses, only 33% wins, and failing to score in 42% of games. The form in the last five matches also favors Coleraine (4 wins), while the visitors have won only once in this period. The difference in possession (61% vs 45%), shot efficiency, and xG indicators (1.7 vs 1.15) further confirms the hosts' advantage. Taking all statistics into account, a Coleraine victory is the most probable outcome of this meeting.

Coleraine vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Coleraine played Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 10 February 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Coleraine: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Portadown: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Coleraine scores 2.04 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. Portadown scores 1.20 and concedes 1.80. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Coleraine 52%, Portadown 48%. Over 2.5: Coleraine 59%, Portadown 64%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Coleraine has higher xG: 1.78 vs 1.23. Coleraine: 14.5 shots per match, Portadown: 8.9.

Match halves

Coleraine: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.30. Portadown: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.84.

Goals by minute

Coleraine: 76-90+ (17 goals). Portadown: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.80 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Coleraine presents significantly higher form and class than Portadown. The hosts sit second in the table with an impressive record of 77% home wins and an average of 2.54 goals per home match, conceding just 0.85 goals. Portadown struggles heavily in away matches – 67% losses, only 33% wins, and failing to score in 42% of games. The form in the last five matches also favors Coleraine (4 wins), while the visitors have won only once in this period. The difference in possession (61% vs 45%), shot efficiency, and xG indicators (1.7 vs 1.15) further confirms the hosts' advantage. Taking all statistics into account, a Coleraine victory is the most probable outcome of this meeting.

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Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

69Possession (%)31
ColerainePortadown
14Shots10
ColerainePortadown
8Shots on target3
ColerainePortadown
1.83xG1.08
ColerainePortadown
8Corners6
ColerainePortadown
54Dangerous attacks34
ColerainePortadown
10Fouls19
ColerainePortadown
0Cards4
ColerainePortadown

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.

2.04Goals scored / match1.2
ColerainePortadown
0.93Goals conceded / match1.8
ColerainePortadown
61%Average possession45%
ColerainePortadown
6.04Shots on target / match3.56
ColerainePortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.48Shots per match8.92
ColerainePortadown
6.04Shots on target3.56
ColerainePortadown
14.1%Shot conversion13.5%
ColerainePortadown
61%Possession45%
ColerainePortadown
1.78xG for1.23
ColerainePortadown
1xG against1.66
ColerainePortadown

Shooting quality

Coleraine: DominantPortadown: Counter-attacking
ColerainePortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)42%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Coleraine is 300% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Coleraine · 0.6 pts / match - Portadown

Coleraine
WLWWW
Season result split
63% W11% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-3-7
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-1-2
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Portadown
LWLLL
Season result split
36% W4% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-15
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-8
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 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.

Coleraine is 70% better for: goals scored per match.

2.04 goals / match - Coleraine · 1.2 goals / match - Portadown

Coleraine is 94% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - Coleraine · 1.8 goals / match - Portadown

Coleraine scoring profile: very strong

Coleraine scores in 85% of matches (23 of 27 matches), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 16% (4 of 25 matches).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 64% of matches (16 of 25 matches), while Coleraine keeps a clean sheet in 37% (10 of 27 matches).

55Goals scored (season)30
ColerainePortadown
25Goals conceded (season)45
ColerainePortadown
2.96Average goals in match3
ColerainePortadown
12Goals scored (last 5)4
ColerainePortadown
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
ColerainePortadown

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal64%
ColerainePortadown
63%2 goals36%
ColerainePortadown
30%3 goals12%
ColerainePortadown
19%4 goals8%
ColerainePortadown

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal84%
ColerainePortadown
26%2 goals48%
ColerainePortadown
4%3 goals32%
ColerainePortadown
0%4 goals16%
ColerainePortadown

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

4%BTTS at half-time12%
ColerainePortadown
0%BTTS in both halves0%
ColerainePortadown
33%Scored in both halves16%
ColerainePortadown

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
ColerainePortadown
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
ColerainePortadown
40%BTTS - last 540%
ColerainePortadown

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
ColerainePortadown
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
ColerainePortadown
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
ColerainePortadown

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
ColerainePortadown
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time68%
ColerainePortadown
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
ColerainePortadown

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.

Coleraine is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.63 pts / match - Coleraine · 1.16 pts / match - Portadown

Coleraine - half-time state
44% leading30% draw26% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
24% leading44% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.63Points per match (1st half)1.16
ColerainePortadown
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.36
ColerainePortadown
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
ColerainePortadown
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.04
ColerainePortadown
70%Clean sheet before half-time60%
ColerainePortadown
52%No goal before half-time68%
ColerainePortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1.96Points per match (2nd half)1.16
ColerainePortadown
1.3Goals scored (2nd half)0.84
ColerainePortadown
0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)1.12
ColerainePortadown
1.81Average goals (2nd half)1.96
ColerainePortadown
63%Clean sheet after half-time36%
ColerainePortadown
30%No goal after half-time52%
ColerainePortadown

Coleraine - second-half results

56% W30% D15% L
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Portadown - second-half results

32% W20% D48% L
29
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Coleraine - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.61.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Portadown - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.60.4
Average goals in match2.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-60
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Coleraine
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
5
3
16-30
10
6
31-45
10
3
46-60
8
4
61-75
17
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
5
16-30
6
8
31-45
4
14
46-60
7
8
61-75
10
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Coleraine

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
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.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

ColeraineLigaPortadown
Average goals in match 2.962.80 3.00
Both teams scored 52%49% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%53% 64%
Clean sheets 37%27% 16%
Goal before half-time 74%76% 60%
Goal after half-time 81%77% 88%

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

2.80
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.29
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
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. PortadownGoalJoshua Ukek
  2. PortadownYellow cardEamon Fyfe
  3. ColeraineSubstitutionOn: Jamie McGonigleOff: Dylan Boyle
  4. ColeraineSubstitutionOn: Senan DevineOff: Matthew Shevlin
  5. PortadownYellow cardShay McCartan
  6. PortadownYellow cardSteven McCullough
  7. ColeraineGoalJoel William Cooper
  8. PortadownYellow cardLewis Mackinnon
  9. ColeraineGoalJames Akintunde

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.

Tim MarshallMatches officiated: 13
2.92Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 246%Home wins0%Draws54%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Coleraine 2 - 0 - 0 Portadown. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Portadown FC
0 : 2
Coleraine FC
Portadown FC
1 : 4
Coleraine FC

FAQ

What was the result of Coleraine vs Portadown?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Coleraine 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 Coleraine and Portadown?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Coleraine won 2, Portadown won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Coleraine vs Portadown?

Coleraine score 2.04 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.20. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Coleraine's matches and 48% of Portadown's.

What form are Coleraine and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Coleraine have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Portadown 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Coleraine 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.