After defeating Carrick Rangers by a score of 1-3 in the Premiership, Glenavon will be looking for another victory.
Andrew Doyle (32′), Matthew Fitzpatrick (50′), and Cohen Henderson (94′) scored for Glenavon. Carrick Rangers received a goal from Nedas Maciulaitis (62′).
Glenavon have been on a tireless run of goalscoring structure, stirring things up around town in all of their last 6 games. They have hit a total of 11 during that time while likewise yielding a sum of 5. However, it is not certain that this pattern will continue into this game.
Glenavon hasn’t lost at home in their last three league games going into this one. Portadown and their traveling supporters will be hoping for a better outcome in this one after losing their previous Premiership contest against Dungannon Swifts.
Paul McElroy (58′) was the only Portadown player to score. Dungannon Swifts got goals from Ethan McGee (19′), Jordan Jenkins (62′), Declan Dunne (68′ own goal), and Michael O’Connor (78′).
Taking a look at their recent performance, Portadown’s opponents have scored 12 goals in five of their last six games. Portadown absolutely has room for improvement in the back.
Match Details :
- Glenavon – Portadown
- NIFL Premiership Northern Ireland
- Date – 29/04/2023
- Starting time – 16:30 UTC
Prediction :
We think Portadown should have enough chances to score against this Glenavon team, but that might not stop them from giving up a few at the other end.
When the final whistle sounds, we can expect Glenavon to win by a score of 2-1. Probably a good one.
Head to head :
A look at their latest no holds barred conflicts extending back to 27/12/2021 lets us know that Glenavon have won 4 of these and Portadown 1, with the quantity of draws remaining at 1.
A total of 14 objectives were scored between them over the span of those matches, with 9 from The Lurgan Blues and 5 coming from The Ports. That amounts to an average of 2.33 goals scored per game.
On February 18, 2023, on Premiership match day 29, Portadown defeated Glenavon 3-1 in their previous league encounter.
Team news :
Availability isn’t a big issue because Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton only has one fitness issue to worry about because the team is almost full strength. Mark Haughey (Cruciate Tendon Medical procedure) won’t play.
Niall Currie, the manager of Portadown, doesn’t have any concerns about his fitness going into this game because his team is perfectly healthy and available for selection.
Betting tips :
• Examining the odds on the game’s 90-minute betting.
• In the result market, Glenavon can win for 1.75, while Portadown can win for 4.22 and a wager on a drawn result is 4.
• These are the prices that are currently being offered at the most competitive rates.
• For this match, our knowledgeable partners are tipping over 1.5 goals.
Lineups :
| Glenavon | ||
| G | 1 | Rory Brown |
| D | 30 | Sean Ward |
| D | 4 | Calum Birney |
| D | 23 | Danny Wallace |
| M | 8 | Michael O’Connor |
| M | 7 | Matthew Snoddy |
| M | 10 | Peter Campbell |
| M | 2 | Conor Kerr |
| M | 16 | Isaac Baird |
| A | 80 | Eoin Bradley |
| A | 9 | Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| Portadown | ||
| G | 1 | Jethren Barr |
| D | 18 | Patrick McNally |
| D | 12 | Barney McKeown |
| D | 5 | Lee Upton |
| D | 25 | Reece Jordan |
| D | 34 | Gledis Cakaj |
| M | 11 | Mark Russell |
| M | 19 | Joshua Archer |
| A | 16 | Gregory Moorhouse |
| A | 30 | Jordan Jenkins |
| A | 7 | Alberto Balde Almanzar |
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 |