Premiership · Regular Season - 1 August 08, 2026 16:00 Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus

Carrick Rangers

#6 · 9 pts

1 – 0

Final score

Portadown

#12 · 0 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

—

—

Portadown

0.64

—

—

League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	6	16
2	Cliftonville FC	6	12
3	Dungannon Swifts	5	12
4	Linfield	5	12
5	Larne	4	10
6	Carrick Rangers	6	9
7	Crusaders FC	6	9
8	Glentoran	6	7
9	Ballymena United	5	4
10	Limavady United	5	3
11	Bangor	6	2
12	Portadown	6	0