Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Coleraine 1st with 19 points, Portadown 12th with 1, 18 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Portadown 0.57 scored and 2 conceded per game, Coleraine 2.43 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.31.
Portadown arrived off three straight defeats. Coleraine had not lost in 13 games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Portadown against 13/15 for Coleraine.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Portadown, 3 draws and 7 for Coleraine, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings.
The venue was Shamrock Park, with room for 5,804 spectators. Coleraine led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Coleraine: Matthew Shevlin (4'), Senan Devine (27'), Will Patching (72')
Key stats
Possession: Portadown 40% · Coleraine 60% · Total shots: 9-19 · On target: 0-10 · Corners: 3-13