Match Report
Glentoran, 2nd with 69 points, sat 61 points above Portadown (3rd, 8). On recent form Portadown sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Glentoran 1.91 scored and 0.91 conceded per game, Portadown 1.6 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.46.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Glentoran wins, 1 for Portadown, 1 draw, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at The Oval (capacity 15,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Glentoran: MJ Kamara (43'), Pat Hoban (58') · Portadown: Eamon Fyfe (27')
Key stats
Possession: Glentoran 62% · Portadown 38% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-2