Match

Linfield vs Portadown: result 4-0 and analysis

PremiershipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 14, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Windsor Park, Belfast

Linfield
4-0
Portadown

Full time

What was the result of Linfield vs Portadown?

Linfield won 4-0 on August 14, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 7′K. MillarLinfield
  • 57′E. DevineLinfield
  • 72′E. VertainenLinfield
  • 86′A. ClarkeLinfield

Official lineup for Linfield vs Portadown

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Linfield

  1. 4M. Newberry
  2. 8K. McClean
  3. 14R. McDaid
  4. 19E. Devine
  5. 23E. Vertainen
  1. 5C. Shields
  2. 7K. Millar
  3. 9J. Cooper
  4. 20S. Fallon
  1. 2S. Roscoe-Byrne
  1. 1C. Johns

Portadown

  1. 15J. Moore
  2. 30J. Jenkins
  1. 6L. Wilson
  2. 8Leo Donnellan
  3. 14O. Conaty
  4. 20S. Teggart
  1. 3Jason Akiotu
  2. 5L. Upton
  3. 11M. Russell
  4. 18P. McNally
  1. 1J. Barr
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Linfield have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Portadown have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Linfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2022FC Zurich(away)0-3UEFA Europa League
Aug 4, 2022FC Zurich(home)0-2UEFA Europa League
Jul 27, 2022Bodo/Glimt(away)0-8UEFA Champions League
Jul 23, 2022Loughgall(away)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 19, 2022Bodo/Glimt(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Portadown
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2022H&W Welders(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Aug 3, 2022Dollingstown(away)1-6Friendlies Clubs
Aug 2, 2022Loughgall(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 30, 2022Ballinamallard United(away)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 26, 2022Dundela(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Linfield wins, 1 draw, 0 Portadown wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2022Linfield 1-0 PortadownPremiership
Nov 6, 2021Portadown 0-0 LinfieldPremiership
Sep 11, 2021Portadown 2-3 LinfieldPremiership
Mar 27, 2021Portadown 0-1 LinfieldPremiership
Feb 2, 2021Linfield 3-0 PortadownPremiership
Nov 7, 2020Portadown 1-2 LinfieldPremiership

Last archived meeting: Linfield vs Portadown on Feb 19, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Linfield score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Portadown score 0.8 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Linfield1.41.365/156/15
Portadown0.81.845/157/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Linfield1081114625
11Portadown111288205

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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

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