Carrick Rangers vs Portadown: result 4-1 and analysis
PremiershipRelegation Round - 2Kick-off on April 5, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus
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What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?
Carrick Rangers won 4-1 on April 5, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 17′J. CroweCarrick Rangers
- 22′D. PurkisCarrick Rangers
- 39′D. PurkisCarrick Rangers (pen.)
- 42′J. UkekPortadown
- 51′A. WatsonCarrick Rangers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Carrick Rangers have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Portadown have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Glentoran(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Portadown(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Larne(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Glenavon FC(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Coleraine FC(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Carrick Rangers(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Coleraine FC(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Carrick Rangers win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Portadown win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2025 | Portadown 1-0 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Portadown 1-1 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Carrick Rangers 0-1 Portadown | Premiership |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Carrick Rangers 1-1 Portadown | Irish Cup |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Portadown 3-1 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Portadown 1-3 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Portadown vs Carrick Rangers on Mar 8, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Carrick Rangers score 0.6 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrick Rangers | 0.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| Portadown | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3 | 7/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Carrick Rangers sit 6th in Premiership (6 points from 3 matches) and Portadown sit 10th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Carrick Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Portadown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy