After losing their previous match against Cliftonville by a score of 2-0 in the Premiership, Newry City will be looking to rebound here. Cliftonville received goals from Joe Gormley (88′) and Ryan Curran (21′).In recent times, Newry City has rarely displayed defensive toughness. They will be concerned about the fact that Newry City has conceded 14 goals in six of their previous six games and has been scored against.
Portadown and their supporters will be hoping for a better outcome this time around after their Premiership loss to Glentoran. Glentoran received goals from Seán Murray (45′) and Bobby Burns (85′).The stats speak for themselves: in six of their last six games, Portadown has been outscored 18 to none, and their opponents have scored 18 goals in total. Portadown definitely need to work on their defense.
Match Details
- Cliftonville v Portadown
- NIFL Premiership Northern Ireland
- Date – 17/12/2022
- Starting time – 15:00 UTC
Prediction
When they play Portadown, who will find it difficult to score, Newry City appears poised to score a couple of goals in this one.
Therefore, we predict that Newry City will win by a respectable score of 2-0 after the full game.
Head to head
The result of the most recent league match between these clubs was Portadown 1-3 Newry City on Premiership Match Day 11 on October 15, 2022.
Tim Marshall officiated the game.
| Head To Head | ||
| Wins | Draws | Wins |
| Statistics | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 11 | Goals | 12 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Lineup
Newry City AFC squad is:
- Forwards: Daniel Hughes, James Teelan, John McGovern, Ebuka Kwelele, Ethan Correia Sousa.
- Midfielders: Ciaran O’Connor, Donal Rocks, Thomas Lockhart, Mohammed Boudiaf, Lorcan Forde, Philip Donnelly, Sean McCaul, Declan Carville, Brian Healy, Manny Omrore
- Defenders: Dale Montgomery, Ryan McGivern, Donal Scullion, Noel Healy, Darren King, Stephen Moan, Andy Martin
- Goalkeepers: Steven Maguire, Niall Brady.
Portadown FC squad is:
- Forwards: Oisin Conaty, Igor Rutkowski, Alberto Baldé Almánzar, Jordan Jenkins, Don De Dieu Tantale, Jack Evans, Gledis Cakaj
- Midfielders: Leo Donnellan, Luke Wilson, Katlego Mashigo, Billy Stedman, Lee Upton, Joshua Archer, Zach Cowan
- Defenders: Howard Beverland, Mark Russell, Patrick McNally, Tommy Smyth
- Goalkeepers: Ruadhan Mckenna, Jethren Barr.
Betting tips
According to the bookmakers’ predictions for this match on the WDW market, betting on Newry City will cost you 1.64, betting on a draw will cost you 4.04, and picking Portadown to win would cost you 5. The current best returns are as follows.
Over 1.5 goals are the prediction of our expert partners for this game.
Where to watch
You can watch the match on eurosports