Northern Ireland Premiership · Full time ·Matchday 7

Portadown vs Linfield

1 – 1 Full time

26′K. McClean
68′K. MooreC. Chapman
71′K. MillarD. Wells
71′A. FrizzellR. Brennan
76′E. FyfeC. Falls
83′B. Kennedy
85′Portadown
86′Portadown
87′B. KennedyA. Towe

Shamrock Park, PortadownReferee: S. Gregg

Portadown 14%
Draw 22%
Linfield 64%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Portadown vs Linfield overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Portadown vs Linfield

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityPortadownDrawLinfield
Model18.5%28.2%53.2%
Market12.6%19.9%67.4%
Final14.1%22.0%63.9%
Edge+5.9%+8.3%-14.2%

Confidence: Low

Why Linfield

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.53 vs 0.80.
  • Better recent form: 5 wins in the last 6 vs 0 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Portadown ↓ / Linfield → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 11% 14% 11% 1 13% 9% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 89%
2+ goals 69%
3+ goals 41%
No goals 11%

Portadown and Linfield expected goals

Portadown 0.80
Linfield 1.53

Total expected goals: 2.33

Portadown and Linfield attack and defence ratings

Portadown

Attack 0.69 -31%
Defence 1.30 +30%

Linfield

Attack 0.86 -14%
Defence 0.76 -24%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Portadown vs Linfield: result vs prediction

Portadown 1 – 1 Linfield

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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Northern Ireland Premiership

Before and after this match

Portadown vs Linfield markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Linfield 63.9% 1.57 -14.2% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 58.8% 1.70 — —
Both teams to score No 55.6% 1.80 — —
Double chance X2 (draw or away) 85.9% 1.16 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 46.8% 2.14 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Portadown14.1%
Draw22.0%
Linfield63.9%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.541.2%
Under 2.558.8%
Both teams to scoreYes44.4%
No55.6%
Double chance1X (home or draw)36.1%
12 (either side)78.0%
X2 (draw or away)85.9%
Handicap -1Linfield win28.4%
Push (exactly one goal)24.8%
Loss46.8%
Correct score (top 3)0-113.7%
1-113.1%
0-211.3%

Portadown vs Linfield stats

Portadown and Linfield recent form

newest first
Portadown LLLLLL
Linfield WWWWWL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Portadown and Linfield going into this match

league record before kick-off

Portadown record

  • They have won 0 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 0.5 goals per match.
  • They average 1.0 goals per game on the road against 0.0 at home.
  • They have failed to score in 4 of 6 matches.
  • 38% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Linfield record

  • They have won 5 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They have kept 4 clean sheets in 6 matches.
  • 70% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Portadown vs Linfield head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

1Portadown wins 1Draws 8Linfield wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-03-10LinfieldPortadownNorthern Ireland Premiership3-1
2025-10-17PortadownLinfieldNorthern Ireland Premiership2-0
2025-09-06LinfieldPortadownNorthern Ireland Premiership3-0
2025-01-18PortadownLinfieldPremiership1-3
2024-11-30LinfieldPortadownPremiership2-1
2024-08-30PortadownLinfieldPremiership2-2
2024-03-10LinfieldPortadownLeague Cup3-1
2023-01-28PortadownLinfieldPremiership1-6
2022-11-05PortadownLinfieldPremiership0-3
2022-08-14LinfieldPortadownPremiership4-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Portadown vs Linfield odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 12.6%, draw 19.9%, away 67.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 7.55 4.50 1.33
Bet365 7.00 4.50 1.33
BetVictor 6.00 3.80 1.30
Betano 6.80 4.35 1.40
Betfair 8.00 4.50 1.30
Marathonbet 7.20 4.50 1.32
Pinnacle 7.51 4.96 1.38
William Hill 7.00 4.60 1.36

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 7.10 ▲ +0.05
X 4.50 ▼ -0.10
2 1.33 ▼ -0.02

6 snapshots recorded, from .