Portadown FC vs Cliftonville FC Prediction: Portadown is a tough team to play against

Cliftonville will take on Portadown on Saturday at the Shamrock Park for their 21st round of matches in the NIFL Premiership. Cliftonville is currently second placed in the league while Portadown continues to show great strength above all odds this season. Our money is on Cliftonville, but we believe Portadown will not go down without a fight and they’ll likely get a goal. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in the League: LWWDW

Portadown is exceeding our expectations in the league this season as they are currently 4th placed in the league with 3 victories, a draw, and a loss in their last 5 league games. Their 5 match-unbeaten run in the league came to an end at the hands of Linfield last time out. The game ended in a 2-1 victory to Linfield. Their overall league statistics are 8 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses from the 18 league games played. 

Form in the League: DWLWW

Joe Gormley once again got the lone goal for Cliftonville in their most recent league game against Larne which ended in a 1-1 draw. They’ve now secured three victories, a loss, and a draw in their last 5 league games. Their 20th round of matches in the NIFL against Carrick Rangers last week was postponed. 

Cliftonville is currently in 2nd place in the Northern Ireland League table with 9 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses from the 18 games played in the league this season. Joe Gormley is Cliftonville’s current top scorer with 14 goals already to his name this season.

A critical look at their last 20 meetings produced 18 wins for Cliftonville and 2 draws. Sadly, Portadown have not won a game against Cliftonville in their last 20 meetings.  

Cliftonville have not lost to Portadown in their last 20 games and Cliftonville will love to uphold this record after their encounter on Saturday. However, we expect a different dynamic to the game as Portadown is in really great shape and they’ve defeated top teams like Larne and Glentoran in the cause of their current resurgence in form. We expect a tough one which would most likely end in a win or draw for Cliftonville. Portadown is in great shape and they’ll most likely not go down without a fight just as we saw in their last league game against Linfield. Portadown to get on the scoresheet is also a great betting choice. Please see some of their head-to-head streaks below;

• No losses for Cliftonville in their last 20 encounters.
• Linfield has scored first in 5 of their last meetings
• 6 consecutive wins for Cliftonville in their last 6 meetings.