Premiership · Regular Season - 1 August 08, 2026 16:00 Taylors Avenue, Carrickfergus

Carrick Rangers

#5 · 18 pts

1 – 0

Final score

Portadown

#11 · 8 pts

P. Heatley 62'

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Carrick Rangers a 34% win probability (draw 32%, Portadown 32%). The final result was Carrick Rangers 1–0 Portadown. In 4 previous meetings, Carrick Rangers have won 2 times, with 1 draws and 1 wins for Portadown.

Match statistics

Match Events

26'

L. Jessop

A. Lecky

38'

38'

L. MacKinnon

45'+1

G. Thompson

A. Steele

45'+1

↕ A. Steele / D. O'Conchubhair

56'

⚽P. Heatley

62'

69'

M. Carson / J. Scott ↕

↕ J. Forsythe / J. Crowe

74'

77'

B. Altintop / R. Breen ↕

80'

R. Minzamba / G. Thompson ↕

80'

D. Isamala / D. Dos Santos Martins ↕

83'

J. Teelan

85'

E. Fyfe

↕ P. Heatley / K. Cherry

89'

Pre-match prediction

34.78%

Carrick ←

32.66%

X

32.56%

Portadown

we assigned to the actual result (Carrick Rangers) 34.78% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Carrick

2.59

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Portadown

0.64

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	13	34
2	Linfield	13	32
3	Larne	11	23
4	Glentoran	12	20
5	Carrick Rangers	13	18
6	Ballymena United	11	15
7	Cliftonville FC	13	15
8	Crusaders FC	13	15
9	Dungannon Swifts	12	14
10	Limavady United	13	14
11	Portadown	13	8
12	Bangor	13	6