Portadown vs Glentoran: Northern Ireland Championship match prediction
Portadown and Glentoran will play in the 24th round of the Northern Ireland Championship. The teams are fighting for a place in the top three and are direct competitors. The visitors currently occupy third place and are one point ahead of today opponent. Who will be ahead after the face-to-face meeting on December 30? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Portadown

Current form
Portadown spent last season in the Championship, where they managed to take first place, two points ahead of their main competitor, Institute. Having returned to the Premier League, the club immediately began to claim medals. So far, the team is in fourth place, but only one point behind today opponent, and only two points to the second line. In the last round, the club from Portadown lost away to Glenavon (0:2), and before that there were home victories over Cliftonville (2:0) and Crusaders (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the match.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the hosts' last six matches have ended in a draw
- The team has won its last three home matches without conceding a single goal.

Glentoran

Current form
Glentoran are a much more experienced Premier League team and regularly fight for prizes in the elite division. Last season the visitors finished only in fifth place, but this time they are going to get their hands on at least the bronze medals. In their last away matches, Glentoran managed to win away against Crusaders (3:1) and Cliftonville (2:1), and then drew at home with Linfield (0:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their line-up ahead of the match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in its last six matches.
- The club has won three of its last four matches
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:1
Two of the last five matches of the visitors ended with this score
7.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
1.90Tip and bets
The visitors have more experience in the fight for medals of the Northern Irish Premier League and from year to year consistently maintain a high level of play. Now the team has gained excellent form and has won three away matches in a row. We believe that in the match with another contender for bronze, Glentoran, they can very well achieve a positive result.
Our prediction is Glentoran to win at 1.88
Bet on total
Both teams have played many dry matches recently. Reliable defense is one of the main components of success of today opponents, so the opponents will probably pay attention to the defense of their possessions in the face-to-face meeting. We do not think that the clubs will be able to score many goals in this match.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.75
Bet on corners
This is a game where both teams are likely to be defensive, so we're unlikely to see many corner kicks.
Our prediction is total under 9.5 corners for 1.62