📊 Form Guide

Portadown

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Portadown enter this match following a 1-1 Premiership drawn game vs Glenavon.

The only name on the scoresheet from Portadown was Josh Ukek (9'). Peter Campbell (84') scored for Glenavon.

Portadown have really struggled up front in more recent games. Their goals record stands at just 3 vs opposition teams during the course of their previous 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Portadown have also seen the number of goals against them total 9.

Coming into this meeting, Portadown are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.

Carrick Rangers

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Carrick Rangers head into the meeting after a 6-1 Premiership win with the eclipse of Crusaders in their last outing.

For Carrick Rangers, the goals were scored by Aidan Steele (27'), Adam Lecky (31'), Paul Heatley (69', 72') and Danny Gibson (89'). Fraser Bryden (43', 78' Own goal) was the scorer for Crusaders.

Indicating their appetite for productive matches, we’ve seen goals 20 times in the last six games in which Carrick Rangers have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 3.33 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have hit 7 of those goals. That trend won’t necessarily follow through into this next game, of course.

Ahead of this clash, Carrick Rangers are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head meetings going back to 09/11/2024 shows us that Portadown have won 2 of these and Carrick Rangers 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined sum of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 5 from The Ports and 10 being from The Gers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.

The last league game between these sides was Premiership match day 27 on 31/01/2026 which ended up with the score at Portadown 0-3 Carrick Rangers.

The referee was Mark Dillon.

📰 Team News: Portadown

Aaron McCarey (Knee surgery) and Steven McCullough (Foot injury) will be missing for Portadown boss Niall Currie.

🗞️ Team News: Carrick Rangers

Carrick Rangers boss Stephen Baxter has some current player fitness concerns. Ethan Boyle (Knee surgery) and Cameron Stewart (surgery) will miss out on this game.

💭 Prediction

Portadown might well have a job on their hands to find the net against this Carrick Rangers outfit who we reckon will score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We therefore fancy a good tussle with a 0-1 winning margin for Carrick Rangers at the end of this one.

Little in this one.

Victor Martins, 18:09 07/04/2026