Portadown vs Ards: result 0-1 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on October 1, 2024 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Shamrock Park, Portadown
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What was the result of Portadown vs Ards?
Ards won 0-1 on October 1, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 90′?Ards
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portadown have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Ards have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | Ballymena United(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Crusaders FC(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Coleraine FC(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Carrick Rangers(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | Institute(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Sep 21, 2024 | H&W Welders(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Ballyclare Comrades(away) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Dundela(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Armagh City(away) | 1-4 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Portadown win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Ards win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2024 | Ards 0-1 Portadown | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Ards 1-3 Portadown | Championship |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Portadown 4-2 Ards | Championship |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Ards 1-2 Portadown | Championship |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Ards 1-1 Portadown | Championship |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Portadown 2-1 Ards | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Portadown score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ards score 1.9 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Ards | 1.9 | 1.6 | 4 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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
Other matches in the same round
- Oct 1, 2024Ballinamallard United0-4Coleraine FC
- Oct 1, 2024Ballyclare Comrades2-3Crusaders FC
- Oct 1, 2024Dundela0-3Linfield
- Oct 1, 2024H&W Welders1-2Larne
- Oct 1, 2024Loughgall2-3Armagh City
- Oct 1, 2024Carrick Rangers0-1Queen's University
- Oct 1, 2024Dungannon Swifts5-0Portstewart
- Oct 1, 2024Glentoran2-0Dergview