Carrick Rangers vs Portadown: result 1-0 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 11Kick-off on October 11, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus
Full time
What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?
Carrick Rangers won 1-0 on October 11, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 71′L. McCulloughCarrick Rangers
Official lineup for Carrick Rangers vs Portadown
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Carrick Rangers
- 9D. Gibson
- 22P. Heatley
- 14A. Steele
- 19J. Crowe
- 24M. Snoddy
- 26J. Scott
- 4B. Burns
- 6J. Callacher
- 12L. McCullough
- 25R. McKay
- 1N. Gartside
Portadown
- 13E. Fyfe
- 19J. Teelan
- 77R. Tulloch
- 6L. Wilson
- 11S. McCullough
- 26G. Thompson
- 10R. Mayse
- 2D. Isamala
- 4B. Altintop
- 5L. MacKinnon
- 1A. McCarey
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Carrick Rangers have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Portadown have 7, 0 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | Armagh City(away) | 2-3 | League Cup |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Ballymena United(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Coleraine FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Larne(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | Newry City AFC(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Glenavon FC(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Bangor(home) | 1-4 | Premiership |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Coleraine FC(home) | 1-4 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Carrick Rangers win, 2 draws, 3 Portadown wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | Carrick Rangers 4-1 Portadown | Premiership |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Carrick Rangers vs Portadown on Apr 5, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Carrick Rangers score 1.7 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 1.7 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrick Rangers | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Portadown | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Carrick Rangers sit 6th in Premiership (19 points from 15 matches) and Portadown sit 12th (9 points from 15 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Carrick Rangers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 19 |
| 12 | Portadown | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 9 |
A question about Carrick Rangers vs Portadown?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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