Carrick Rangers vs PortadownLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premiership

2026/2027

Carrick Rangers

Heatley62'

-FT

Aug 08, 2026

Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Benjamin Buchanan-Rolleston

Carrick Rangers

7.7

90'Substitution

Kyle Cherry· In

Paul Heatley· Out

Carrick Rangers

85'Yellow Card

Eamon Fyfe

Portadown

82'Yellow Card

James Teelan

Portadown

81'Substitution

Divin Isamala· In

Dominic Martins· Out

Portadown

81'Substitution

Rabby Tabu Minzamba· In

Gary Thompson· Out

Portadown

79'Substitution

Baris Altintop· In

Rhys Breen· Out

Portadown

75'Substitution

Joe Crowe· In

Jordan Forsythe· Out

Carrick Rangers

70'Substitution

Matty Carson· In

Jack Scott· Out

Portadown

Goal!

1-0

Paul Heatley

62'·Carrick Rangers

⚽

56'Substitution

Daire O'Connor· In

Aidan Steele· Out

Carrick Rangers

45'+3Yellow Card

Gary Thompson

Portadown

45'+2Yellow Card

Aidan Steele

Carrick Rangers

38'Yellow Card

Adam Lecky

Carrick Rangers

38'Yellow Card

Lewis MacKinnon

Portadown

26'Red Card

Liam Jessop

Portadown

Statistics of the Game

Carrick Rangers

Portadown

62%Ball Possession38%

15Shots Total4

4Shots On Target0

7Corners3

12Fouls12

2Yellow Cards4

4Offsides1

11Shots Off Target4

152Attacks129

91Dangerous Attacks53

1Goals0

6Shots Blocked1

3Substitutions4

0Red Cards1

Carrick Rangers

Manager: Stephen Baxter

Starting XI

6.5

7.3

6.8

7.3

Benjamin Buchanan-Rolleston

7.7

6.8

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.6

7.2

Substitutes

6.3

6.4

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

6.7

6.6

6.1

6.8

6.9

6.1

6.6

6.8

5.9

5.2

6.6

Substitutes

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.9

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Benjamin Buchanan-Rolleston DF	7.7	90'	0	-	43	-	8/10
Luke McCullough DF	7.3	90'	0	-	43	-	13/18
Mikey Place DF	7.3	90'	0	-	28	-	10/14
Adam Lecky FW	7.2	90'	0	0/2	26	-	19/30
Jordan Forsythe MF	6.8	74'	0	0/3	34	-	8/15
Jimmy Callacher DF	6.8	90'	0	1/2	27	-	7/12
Danny Purkis MF	6.7	90'	0	1/4	23	-	5/19
Aidan Steele MF	6.7	56'	0	-	18	-	8/18
Paul Heatley MF	6.6	89'	1	1/2	33	-	3/14
Matthew Snoddy MF	6.5	90'	0	0/1	35	-	7/14
Dylan Agnew GK	6.5	90'	0	-	18	-	1/1
Joe Crowe MF	6.4	16'	0	0/1	6	-	3/5
Daire O'Connor MF	6.3	34'	0	-	11	-	2/7
Kyle Cherry MF	-	1'	0	-	3	-	-

Carrick Rangers vs Portadown — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Carrick Rangers	15	L1	0	1	2	1	9/15	10-14
Portadown	15	W2	2	0	2	0	12/15	12-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Carrick Rangers — last 5 games

W3-0 @ H&W Welders2026-07-18
W5-3 vs Queen's University2026-07-21
L0-3 vs Ballymena United2026-07-24
W1-0 vs Ards2026-07-28
L1-8 vs Ballyclare Comrades2026-08-01

Portadown — last 5 games

W4-2 @ Bangor2026-04-25
W3-0 @ Ballyclare Comrades2026-07-04
L0-3 @ Coleraine2026-07-18
W2-0 @ H&W Welders2026-07-21
W3-0 @ Kilbarrack United2026-07-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 13
Period covered: 2019-04-30 – 2026-04-07
Carrick Rangers wins: 6
Draws: 3
Portadown wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 3.15
Over 2.5 goals: 54%
Both teams scored: 54%
Home side won: 46%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 1D 1L (Carrick Rangers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 3.15

Aggregated from 13 finished meetings (2019-04-30 – 2026-04-07) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 13)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-07	Portadown	1-1	Carrick Rangers
2026-01-31	Portadown	0-3	Carrick Rangers
2025-11-22	Carrick Rangers	1-2	Portadown
2025-10-11	Carrick Rangers	1-0	Portadown
2025-04-05	Carrick Rangers	4-1	Portadown

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Carrick Rangers	8	8	10	-2	WLLDL	9	-1
Portadown	12	8	1	-12	LLLDL	12	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 9 ptsCarrick Rangers 10 · Portadown 1
Positions: #8 vs #12
Goals per game: 1.38/1.63 vs 0.63/2.13scored/conceded per game · league average 1.34

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-08

Previous Meetings

Last 13 matches

Won 46%

(6/13)

Draw 23%

(3/13)

Won 31%

(4/13)

Goals

26-15

Total matches

Recent matches (5/13)

Premiership•Apr 7, 2026

Portadown

1-1

Carrick Rangers

Premiership•Jan 31, 2026

Portadown

0-3

Carrick Rangers

Premiership•Nov 22, 2025

Carrick Rangers

1-2

Portadown

Premiership•Oct 11, 2025

Carrick Rangers

1-0

Portadown

Premiership•Apr 5, 2025

Carrick Rangers

4-1

Portadown

Head to Head

Last 13 matches

Carrick Rangers wins

Draws

Portadown wins

Goals Scored

26 - 15

Apr 7, 2026 • Premiership

Portadown

1-1

Carrick Rangers

Jan 31, 2026 • Premiership

Portadown

0-3

Carrick Rangers

Nov 22, 2025 • Premiership

Carrick Rangers

1-2

Portadown

Matchday 1 — Premiership

Match Report

10 points for Carrick Rangers (8th), 1 for Portadown (12th): a 9-point gap. Per game in the league, Carrick Rangers were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.63, Portadown 0.63 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.

Across 13 recorded meetings, Carrick Rangers have 6 wins to Portadown's 4, with 3 draws, at 3.15 goals per meeting.

The venue was Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Carrick Rangers: Paul Heatley (62')

Key stats

Possession: Carrick Rangers 62% · Portadown 38% · Total shots: 15-4 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 7-3

More details:

Carrick Rangers — live results and schedule Portadown — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?

Carrick Rangers 1-0 Portadown. Premiership match played on 8 Aug 2026.

What league is Carrick Rangers vs Portadown in?

This match is part of the Premiership. The match was played at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Carrick Rangers and Portadown?

In 13 meetings between 2019 and 2026: Carrick Rangers has 6 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses against Portadown.

Where was Carrick Rangers vs Portadown played?

The match was played at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Carrick Rangers vs Portadown — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/13)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 13 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 1 — Premiership

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions