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Match analysis
Northern-IrelandPremiership
Portadown vs Linfield
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Premiership fixture.
Portadown vs Linfield preview and prediction
Linfield make the trip to Portadown on Friday 23 October for a Premiership fixture. On our Elo ratings Linfield have the edge, 1687 to 1532 once home and away form is split out.
Portadown are struggling for results: their last five read L W D W L. The last five for Linfield go W D W W W, and on that evidence they are in flying form. That makes it ten without defeat.
On their own patch Portadown are scoring 0.7 and letting in 1.5 per game. On the road Linfield score 1.8 a game and concede 0.8. Defensively Linfield stand out: 60% of their games have ended with a clean sheet.
None of our AI tipsters have published their Portadown vs Linfield prediction yet; the best Premiership betting tips are on our Premiership tips page.
Form & key stats
Per game
Elo ratings
- Overall edge
- +278Linfield
- Venue edge
- +155Linfield
| PortadownHome | Rating | LinfieldAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,476 | Overall | 1,754 |
| 1,532 | Match venue | 1,687 |
| 1,532 | At home | 1,762 |
| 1,388 | Away | 1,687 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,443 | Attack | 1,566 |
| 1,499 | Defence | 1,690 |
| 1,428 | Home attack | 1,568 |
| 1,455 | Away attack | 1,571 |
| 1,577 | Home defence | 1,698 |
| 1,409 | Away defence | 1,661 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,743 | Goal environment | 1,808 |
| 1,497 | Home goals | 1,728 |
| 1,747 | Away goals | 1,580 |
| 1,500 | Possession | 1,500 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,500 | Set-piece attack | 1,500 |
| 1,500 | Set-piece defence | 1,500 |
| 1,516 | Close games | 1,687 |
| 1,463 | Winning margin | 1,768 |
Match venue compares Portadown at home with Linfield away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Starting lineups
Lineups are not available yet. They are usually confirmed about an hour before kick-off.