Linfield vs Portadown: result 3-0 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 6, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Windsor Park, Belfast
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What was the result of Linfield vs Portadown?
Linfield won 3-0 on September 6, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 53′S. TaylorLinfield
- 62′M. FitzpatrickLinfield
- 77′M. FitzpatrickLinfield
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Linfield have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Portadown have 8, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | Shelbourne(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Shelbourne(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Vikingur Gota(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Crusaders FC(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Larne(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Ballymena United(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 4-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Glentoran(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Linfield win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Portadown win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2025 | Portadown 1-3 Linfield | Premiership |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Linfield 2-1 Portadown | Premiership |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Portadown 2-2 Linfield | Premiership |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Linfield 3-1 Portadown | League Cup |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Portadown 1-6 Linfield | Premiership |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Portadown 0-3 Linfield | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Portadown vs Linfield on Jan 18, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Linfield score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 1.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
| Portadown | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Linfield sit 7th in Premiership (6 points from 3 matches) and Portadown sit 10th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Linfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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