Coleraine vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 07th, 2024

Coleraine and Portadown will meet each other in a football match counting for Premiership on December 07th, 2024, Saturday at 17:00h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Coleraine vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Coleraine vs Portadown will occur

The game takes place in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Coleraine, with a capacity for 2496 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Coleraine vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.59 goals per match played.

Coleraine last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Coleraine team. On that occasion they met Glenavon for the Premiership, and the match ended 3-3.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.40 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Portadown last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Portadown faced the Linfield team, and the score ended with a 2-1 for their rivals.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their vicorty, 8.00.

Coleraine vs Portadown h2h

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 17-09-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and it ended with a 0-1 win for Portadown.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The Portadown team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Coleraine team, which won only 1 match.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Coleraine

Premiership leaderboard now

Considering the home team Coleraine, standing in 8th place with 26 points in the Premiership competition in Northern Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 7 losses and, 5 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point over Ballymena United team who holds the 7th place in the 20th round.

Coleraine positioned in the middle of the league table in the Northern Ireland Premiership without high aspirations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of being the hosts to get a win.

Coleraine analysis

At the end of round 19 in Premiership, Coleraine scored 32 goals and conceded 27 goals.

Coleraine is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 47.93%. In the next match against Portadown a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Coleraine will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Winning twice playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 5 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Best goalscorer from Coleraine

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Matthew Shevlin. The Attacker scored 13 goals in the current season, helping Coleraine to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Portadown

Premiership leaderboard now

The Portadown team with 28 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses.

This means that in the 20th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Glentoran team that is in the 5th place.

Portadown analysis

Currently, in the Premiership, Portadown sums 25 goals for and a total of 19 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

The Portadown shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 2.56 per game, the team instead scored 1.39 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

This is a top 5 team in the Premiership that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Best goalscorer from Portadown

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Ryan Mayse has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Portadown with 7 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Historical data: Portadown

With 4 titles won in the tournament’s history the Portadown team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match and it would not be the first time that the team have managed to surprise their opponents with a victory at a time where they are in poor form.

Interesting Match Facts:

Despite having a lower number of shots per game, Coleraine has a high conversion rate and a striker in top form, making them favorites to score the first goal in this match against Portadown, who has a tendency to concede early.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Portadown, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Coleraine that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.91.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Coleraine is Matthew Shevlin, who has already scored 13 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portadown is Ryan Mayse, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Portadown has conceded 9 away goals in 9 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Portadown will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-1, something to take into consideration.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Portadown has an average of 1.44 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Portadown does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 2.85 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.68 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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