Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Larne 1st with 73 points, Portadown 3rd with 8, 65 apart. Recent form told a different story for Portadown: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Portadown were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.8, Larne 1.82 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Portadown had lost four in a row. Larne had not lost in 11 games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Portadown against 11/15 for Larne.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Portadown, 3 draws and 3 for Larne, at 3.11 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. 78% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 56%.
Shamrock Park, capacity 5,804, hosted the game. Portadown led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.
Goal scorers
Portadown: Jack Scott (19'), Eamon Fyfe (44') · Larne: Andy Ryan (42')
Key stats
Possession: Portadown 39% · Larne 61% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-7