Match Info

NIFL Premiership - Round 1

Date: 8 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Loughview Leisure Arena (Carrickfergus)

Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Nifl TV


	Carrick Rangers		Portadown

	1	X	2
	1.78	3.60	3.80
	1.78	3.7	3.9
	1.85	4.2	3.8
	1.78	4.01	3.61	Watch
	1.77	4.1	3.6
	1.77	3.82	3.66
	1.77	3.65	3.85
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.79 ↑ (1.78)	3.87 ↑ (3.85)	3.75 (3.75)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 4.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Carrick Rangers
51.6%

Draw
23.8%

Portadown
24.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

51.6%

23.9%

24.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

The chances for Carrick Rangers have remained the same compared to the initial analysis.

Portadown has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
80%	0%	20%

Carrick Rangers - Portadown Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Carrick Rangers will win (votes: 4 - 80%). Portadown will win (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
25. Agnew D. (G) 15. Buchanan-Rolleston B. 6. Callacher J. 5. Forsythe J. 9. Gibson D. 22. Heatley P. 10. Lecky A. 12. McCullough L. (C) 2. Place M. 24. Snoddy M. 14. Steele A.	1. McCarey A. (G) 12. Breen R. 48. Dos Santos Martins D. 9. Falls C. 10. Fyfe E. 23. Hewitt M. 11. Jessop L. 5. MacKinnon L. 22. Scott J. 19. Teelan J. 26. Thompson G.
Substitutes
. Cherry K. . Clucas S. . Crowe J. . Hastings J. . Maciulaitis N. . Moore J. . O'Conchubhair D.	. Altintop B. . Barry J. . Carson M. . Isamala D. . Minzamba R. . Obhakhan A. . O'Mahoney S.
Coaches
Baxter S.	Jeffrey D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
26', Jessop L. 🟥,
38', Lecky A. 🟨,
38', MacKinnon L. 🟨,
45+1', Thompson G. 🟨,
45+1', Steele A. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
56', Steele A. ↓, O'Conchubhair D. ↑,
62', 1 - 0, Heatley P. ⚽,
69', Scott J. ↓, Carson M. ↑,
74', Forsythe J. ↓, Crowe J. ↑,
77', Breen R. ↓, Altintop B. ↑,
80', Thompson G. ↓, Minzamba R. ↑,
80', Dos Santos Martins D. ↓, Isamala D. ↑,
83', Teelan J. 🟨,
85', Fyfe E. 🟨,
89', Heatley P. ↓, Cherry K. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Carrick Rangers won 3.

Carrick Rangers is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Portadown may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Carrick Rangers is the team to beat.

We predict that Carrick Rangers will win today's game, with odds of 1.78.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Carrick Rangers won 9 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 36:24. (average 1.8:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Carrick Rangers won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 19:11. (average 1.9:1.1).

Outrights of Northern Irish Premiership for now

Portadown: 0.84% Carrick Rangers: 0.84%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
6	Carrick Rangers	10	4	1	5	15:15	0	13
12	Portadown	10	1	1	8	8:20	-12	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Carrick Rangers
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Ballyclare Comrades - Carrick Rangers	1:8 ✺
28.07.26	Carrick Rangers - Ards	1:0 ✺
24.07.26	Carrick Rangers - Ballymena United	0:3 ✺
21.07.26	Queens University Belfast - Carrick Rangers	3:5 ✺
18.07.26	Harland & Wolff Welders - Carrick Rangers	0:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 29 WWLWW
- Portadown
Club Friendly
21.07.26	Harland & Wolff Welders - Portadown	0:2 ✺
18.07.26	Coleraine - Portadown	3:0 ✺
07.07.26	Bourneview Mill - Portadown	2:2 ✺
04.07.26	Ballyclare Comrades - Portadown	0:3 ✺
Northern Irish Premiership
25.04.26	Bangor - Portadown	2:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7 WLTWW

Latest Head to Head

Northern Irish Premiership
07.04.26	Portadown - Carrick Rangers	1:1
31.01.26	Portadown - Carrick Rangers	0:3
22.11.25	Carrick Rangers - Portadown	1:2
11.10.25	Carrick Rangers - Portadown	1:0
05.04.25	Carrick Rangers - Portadown	4:1
08.03.25	Portadown - Carrick Rangers	1:0
09.11.24	Portadown - Carrick Rangers	1:1

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