Glentoran vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Glentoran: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Portadown: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Glentoran scores 1.42 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Portadown scores 1.32 and concedes 1.77. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glentoran 53%, Portadown 50%. Over 2.5: Glentoran 37%, Portadown 64%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Glentoran has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.27. Glentoran: 11.5 shots per match, Portadown: 9.3.

Match halves

Glentoran: half-time lead 53%, second-half goals 0.74. Portadown: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

Glentoran: 76-90+ (9 goals). Portadown: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

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.

GlentoranPortadown
1.42Goals scored / match1.32
GlentoranPortadown
0.95Goals conceded / match1.77
GlentoranPortadown
53%Average possession45%
GlentoranPortadown
4.21Shots on target / match3.91
GlentoranPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.47Shots per match9.27
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Glentoran
DDLWW
Season result split
58% W21% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-4
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Glentoran is 86% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Glentoran scoring profile: very strong

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

Portadown scoring profile: strong

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

27Goals scored (season)29
GlentoranPortadown
18Goals conceded (season)39
GlentoranPortadown
2.37Average goals in match3.09
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 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

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 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-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

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.

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

1.89 pts / match - Glentoran · 1.23 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 53% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 27% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Glentoran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.61.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.42.0
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 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.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

GlentoranLigaPortadown
Average goals in match 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 match
49%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Glentoran 2 - 0 - 0 Portadown. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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.