After falling to Ballymena United 2-0 last time out in the Premiership, Dungannon Swifts will be looking to rebound here.For Ballymena United, Jordan Gibson (87′) and Kym Nelson (94′) scored goals.
Dungannon Swifts have conceded very rarely in recent games. The fact of the matter is that the Dungannon Swifts have been outscored 12 goals in six of their previous six games. However, it is not certain that this pattern will continue into this match.
After defeating Carrick Rangers 3-1 in their previous match, Portadown will enter the contest.Cathair Friel (14′, 86′) and Josh Archer (32′) scored for Portadown. Ben Tilney (59′) scored for Carrick Officers.
Looking at their recent performance, Portadown has conceded 12 goals to their opponents in 5 of their last 6 games. Portadown appears to have a somewhat supple underbelly in defense.In the three league games Portadown has played against Dungannon Swifts away, they have not defeated them.
Match details :
- Dungannon Swifts – Portadown
- NIFL Premiership Northern Ireland
- Date – 22/04/2023
- Starting time – 14:00 UTC
Prediction :
We believe that Portadown and Dungannon Swifts should battle it out here in a close contest.
Apparently a draw may be on the cards. We’re hence seeing a tight experience with a score draw following an hour and a half.
Head to head :
A gander at their earlier straight on gatherings returning to 20/11/2021 lets us know that Dungannon Swifts have dominated 3 of these matches and Portadown 1, with the count of draws being 2.
During those matches, the two teams combined to score 16 goals, with 10 coming from The Swifts and 6 from The Ports.On Premiership match day 30, Portadown defeated Dungannon Swifts 3-1 in the previous league matchup between these two teams.
Team news :
Dean Shiels, the Dungannon Swifts manager, will be glad to know that his team is fully fit and ready to play before this match.
Niall Currie, manager of Portadown, doesn’t have any concerns about his team’s fitness going into this match because the team is completely healthy and available for selection.
LINEUP:
| Portadown | ||
| G | 43 | Ondrej Mastny |
| D | 17 | Lee Chapman |
| D | 12 | Barney McKeown |
| D | 5 | Lee Upton |
| M | 31 | Eoghan McCawl |
| M | 11 | Mark Russell |
| M | 6 | Luke Wilson |
| M | 20 | Stephen Teggart |
| A | 40 | Paul McElroy |
| A | 26 | Christopher Rodgers |
| A | 32 | Cathair Friel |
| Dungannon Swifts | ||
| G | 1 | Declan Dunne |
| D | 23 | Michael Ruddy |
| D | 17 | Cahal McGinty |
| D | 35 | Mayowa Animasahun |
| M | 48 | Gerardo Alfredo Bruna Blanco |
| M | 6 | James Knowles |
| M | 19 | Marc Walsh |
| M | 27 | Ethan McGee |
| A | 10 | Michael O’Connor |
| A | 32 | Jordan Jenkins |
| A | 11 | Rhyss Campbell |
Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |