Linfield vs Portadown: result 3-0 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 19Kick-off on February 2, 2021 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Windsor Park, Belfast
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What was the result of Linfield vs Portadown?
Linfield won 3-0 on February 2, 2021.
Goalscorers
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Official lineup for Linfield vs Portadown
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Linfield
- 14S. Lavery
- 10J. Stewart
- 12K. Millar
- 15Navid Nasseri
- 20S. Fallon
- 22J. Mulgrew
- 99J. Cooper
- 2M. Stafford
- 3R. Larkin
- 16M. Clarke
- 1C. Johns
Portadown
- 10L. Bonis
- 21O. Conaty
- 22N. Kerr
- 23Sam Warde
- 2G. Hall
- 5P. Finnegan
- 6B. McKeown
- 19Ben Guy
- 24K. Healy
- 44B. Tilney
- 52J. Carney
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Linfield have 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2021 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 3-4 | Premiership |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Warrenpoint Town(home) | 6-0 | Premiership |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Glenavon FC(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Larne(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2021 | Warrenpoint Town(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Crusaders FC(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Glentoran(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Crusaders FC(away) | 0-5 | Premiership |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Linfield wins, 0 draws, 0 Portadown wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2020 | Portadown 1-2 Linfield | Premiership |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Portadown 1-2 Linfield | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Linfield score 2.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 1.1 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield | 2.5 | 1.3 | 5 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Portadown | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Linfield sit 2nd in Premiership (25 points from 10 matches) and Portadown sit 11th (5 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Portadown | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 |
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