Bangor vs Portadown: result 3-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 19, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Bangor Fuels Arena, Bangor
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What was the result of Bangor vs Portadown?
Bangor won 3-1 on September 19, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 17′L. HarrisonBangor
- 55′L. McRobertsBangor
- 57′Iestyn Tomos HughesBangor
- 75′673205Portadown
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Portadown win at 39%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 3-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Bangor vs Portadown
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bangor
- 8T. Mulvenna
- 20L. McRoberts
- 4L. Francis
- 6L. Harrison
- 18O. Devlin
- 2S. McGuinness
- 3R. Neale
- 12S. McCullough
- 16A. Mitchell
- 29Iestyn Tomos Hughes
- 1G. Deane
Portadown
- 7L. Chapman
- 19J. Teelan
- 10E. Fyfe
- 28B. Kennedy
- 34Finn Flanagan
- 17S. O'Mahoney
- 2D. Isamala
- 3M. Carson
- 5L. Mackinnon
- 23M. Hewitt
- 33Jamie Barry
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bangor have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Portadown have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Limavady United(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Glentoran(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Larne(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Ballymena United(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Carrick Rangers(home) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Linfield(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Larne(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Coleraine FC(home) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Crusaders FC(away) | 2-3 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Bangor wins, 1 draw, 3 Portadown wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Bangor 2-4 Portadown | Premiership |
| Jan 17, 2026 | Bangor 1-0 Portadown | Premiership |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Portadown 1-1 Bangor | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Portadown 1-4 Bangor | Premiership |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Bangor 0-3 Portadown | Championship |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Portadown 2-1 Bangor | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Bangor score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Portadown | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bangor sit 12th in Premiership (6 points from 12 matches) and Portadown sit 11th (8 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Portadown | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 |
| 12 | Bangor | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy