Match Info

NIFL Premiership - Round 4

Date: 28 August 2026, Friday

Location: Shamrock Park (Portadown)

Referee: Devlin N. (Nir)

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	Portadown		Coleraine

	1	X	2
	7.25	5.25	1.31
	8	4.95	1.29
	6.82	5.25	1.39
	6.68	4.93	1.36	Watch
	6.75	5.15	1.37
	7.79	5.28	1.33
	8	5	1.29
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.33 ↓ (7.34)	5.12 ↑ (5.02)	1.33 (1.33)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 5.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Portadown
12.6%

Draw
18.1%

Coleraine
69.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

12.5%

18.3%

69.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

12%

17.6%

72%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

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

Coleraine has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Portadown than the current prediction. (-0.6%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Coleraine than the current prediction. (+2.7%)

Portadown - Coleraine Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. McCarey A. (G) 4. Altintop B. 3. Carson M. 10. Fyfe E. 23. Hewitt M. 28. Kennedy B. 5. MacKinnon L. 48. Martins D. 6. Minzamba R. 17. O'Mahoney S. 19. Teelan J.	12. Webb L. (G) 4. Boyle D. 20. Devine S. 23. Doherty B. 17. Henderson J. 2. Kane L. 8. Patching W. 9. Shevlin M. 19. Slevin R. 16. Wilson A. 22. Wylie B.
Substitutes
33. Barry J. (G) 7. Chapman L. 31. Creighton Z. 9. Falls C. 2. Isamala D. 20. Obhakhan A. 14. Wells B.	15. Ives L. 3. Jarvis D. 30. McCourt L. 7. McGregor L. 29. McHugh O. 24. McMenamin C. 31. Robinson Z. (G)
Coaches
Jeffrey D.	Higgins R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 2)
4', 0 - 1, Shevlin M. ⚽,
25', 🟨,
27', 0 - 2, Devine S. ⚽,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
60', 🟨,
72', 0 - 3, Devine S. (Penalty Awarded),

Preview

Let's watch a game between a leader and an outsider (ranked 10 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: ) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ NIFL Premiership (Championship Group: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Portadown won 0.

Portadown has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).

In recent matches, Coleraine has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Recently, Portadown has had a series of away games.

In this match, Coleraine is the undeniable favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Portadown won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 15 matches, and goals 12:42. (average 0.6:2.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Portadown won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 7:15. (average 0.8:1.7).

Outrights of Northern Irish Premiership for now

Coleraine: 35.47% Portadown: 0.84%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coleraine	10	8	1	1	22:10	12	25
12	Portadown	10	1	1	8	8:20	-12	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Portadown
Northern Irish Premiership
22.08.26	Crusaders - Portadown	3:2 ✺
15.08.26	Portadown - Dungannon Swifts	0:1 ✺
08.08.26	Carrick Rangers - Portadown	1:0 ✺
Club Friendly
21.07.26	Harland & Wolff Welders - Portadown	0:2 ✺
18.07.26	Coleraine - Portadown	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.9 LLLWL
- Coleraine FC
Northern Irish Premiership
22.08.26	Carrick Rangers - Coleraine	0:2 ✺
15.08.26	Coleraine - Larne	0:0 ✺
08.08.26	Dungannon Swifts - Coleraine	1:3 ✺
UEFA Europa Conference League
30.07.26	Coleraine - HJK	0:3 ✺
23.07.26	HJK - Coleraine	5:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.2 WTWLL

Latest Head to Head

Club Friendly
18.07.26	Coleraine - Portadown	3:0
Northern Irish Premiership
10.02.26	Coleraine - Portadown	2:1
25.10.25	Portadown - Coleraine	0:2
13.09.25	Portadown - Coleraine	1:4
22.03.25	Coleraine - Portadown	1:0
01.03.25	Coleraine - Portadown	2:0
17.09.24	Portadown - Coleraine	2:2

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