Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipShamrock ParkData current as of 08 September 2026

Portadown vs Larne: match statistics

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Portadown vs Larne: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Portadown play Larne in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 12 September 2026. Venue: Shamrock Park.

Current form

Portadown: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Larne: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Portadown scores 0.60 and concedes 2.20 goals per match. Larne scores 1.00 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Portadown 40%, Larne 50%. Over 2.5: Portadown 60%, Larne 50%. League level: BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Larne has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.03. Portadown: 8.2 shots per match, Larne: 9.0.

Match halves

Portadown: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.60. Larne: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

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

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-2. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

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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.

0.6Goals scored / match1
PortadownLarne
2.2Goals conceded / match0.5
PortadownLarne
45%Average possession53%
PortadownLarne
1.8Shots on target / match2.5
PortadownLarne

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.2Shots per match9
PortadownLarne
1.8Shots on target2.5
PortadownLarne
7.3%Shot conversion11.1%
PortadownLarne
45%Possession53%
PortadownLarne
1.03xG for1.37
PortadownLarne
1.87xG against0.9
PortadownLarne

Shooting quality

Portadown: BalancedLarne: Balanced
PortadownLarne
Accuracy (shots on target)22%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.40

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
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Larne
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 0.90BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Larne is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

0.6 goals / match - Portadown · 1 goals / match - Larne

Larne is 340% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.2 goals / match - Portadown · 0.5 goals / match - Larne

Portadown scoring profile: more difficult

Portadown scores in 40% of matches (2 of 5 matches), while Larne keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

Larne scoring profile: very strong

Larne scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 matches).

3Goals scored (season)2
PortadownLarne
11Goals conceded (season)1
PortadownLarne
2.8Average goals in match1.5
PortadownLarne
3Goals scored (last 5)2
PortadownLarne
11Goals conceded (last 5)1
PortadownLarne

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal50%
PortadownLarne
20%2 goals50%
PortadownLarne
0%3 goals0%
PortadownLarne
0%4 goals0%
PortadownLarne

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
PortadownLarne
60%2 goals0%
PortadownLarne
60%3 goals0%
PortadownLarne
0%4 goals0%
PortadownLarne

* 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%
PortadownLarne
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PortadownLarne
0%Scored in both halves0%
PortadownLarne

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
PortadownLarne
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PortadownLarne
40%BTTS - last 550%
PortadownLarne

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
PortadownLarne
60%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
PortadownLarne
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PortadownLarne

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
PortadownLarne
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
PortadownLarne
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
PortadownLarne

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.

Larne is 400% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.2 pts / match - Portadown · 1 pts / match - Larne

Portadown - half-time state
0% leading20% draw80% trailing
Larne - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.2Points per match (1st half)1
PortadownLarne
0Goals scored (1st half)0
PortadownLarne
1.4Goals conceded (1st half)0
PortadownLarne
1.4Average goals (1st half)0
PortadownLarne
20%Clean sheet before half-time100%
PortadownLarne
100%No goal before half-time100%
PortadownLarne

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)2
PortadownLarne
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)1
PortadownLarne
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
PortadownLarne
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.5
PortadownLarne
20%Clean sheet after half-time50%
PortadownLarne
60%No goal after half-time50%
PortadownLarne

Portadown - second-half results

20% W40% R40% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.20
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Larne - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Portadown - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.00
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-7-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Larne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match0.01.5
1 goal0%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal100%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Larne
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+55%
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 defence on both sides

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.84
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.76
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
145%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Larne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
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.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

PortadownLigaLarne
Average goals in match 2.802.63 1.50
Both teams scored 40%41% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%56% 50%
Clean sheets 0%31% 50%
Goal before half-time 80%67% 0%
Goal after half-time 80%89% 50%

^ 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
41%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.11
Home goals / match
1.52
Away goals / match
+-27%
Home attack advantage
+-37%
Home defence advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Portadown 1 - 0 - 2 Larne. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Portadown FC
2 : 1
Larne FC
Larne FC
3 : 0
Portadown FC
Larne FC
4 : 0
Portadown FC

FAQ

When do Portadown and Larne play?

Portadown face Larne on 12 September 2026 in NIFL Premiership at Shamrock Park. 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 Portadown and Larne?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Portadown won 1, Larne won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Portadown vs Larne?

Portadown score 0.60 goals per game on average and Larne 1.00. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Portadown's matches and 50% of Larne's.

What form are Portadown and Larne in?

Over the last 5 games Portadown have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Larne 1-1-0 (2.00 points per game).

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

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