Portadown vs Linfield betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on January 18th, 2025

Portadown and Linfield will on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a Premiership football game in Northern Ireland, check the Portadown vs Linfield betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Portadown vs Linfield will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Shamrock Park stadium, in the city of Portadown, with a capacity for 5804 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Portadown vs Linfield 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 2.52 goals per match played.

Portadown last match

Portadown in its last official match won (0-1) against Loughgall, in a match valid for Premiership.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.85.

Linfield last match

Linfield appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Premiership game, the team faced Carrick Rangers, and the score ended with a 3-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.38, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Portadown vs Linfield h2h

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Premiership season. The match, played on 30-11-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Linfield.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Linfield team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Portadown its counterpart.

Portadown

Premiership leaderboard now

The Portadown team with 37 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 11 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses.

In the 26th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Glentoran who occupies position 3.

Portadown analysis

After round number 25 in Premiership, Portadown has 29 goals scored and 23 conceded.

Portadown has a ball possession average of 47.83% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Portadown vs Linfield 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

While having won 5 games playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 6 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws.

Best goalscorer from Portadown

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Ryan Mayse. With 8 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Portadown team achieving several victories this season.

Linfield

Premiership leaderboard now

The Linfield team with 51 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 16 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.

Linfield analysis

After round 25 of Premiership we count 43 goals scored by Linfield and 16 conceded.

Linfield has been in impressive form lately, winning 4 out of their last 5 matches, and drawing 1. They have been showing great resilience and determination, and it seems that they are on track to achieve their goals this season.

As we approach the Regular Season, Linfield is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.09 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

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

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Linfield when playing away, who sports a balance of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in the Premiership.

Linfield is a more offensive team than Portadown, having 1858 attacks vs. 1186 from Portadown, having scored 43 times, in comparison, Portadown converted into goal 29 times.

Best goalscorer from Linfield

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Joel Cooper. The Midfielder has scored 12 times in this competition and helped Linfield avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Historical data: Linfield

The Linfield team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 55 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress its opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Portadown is Ryan Mayse, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Linfield is Joel Cooper, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

Linfield has conceded 7 away goals in 12 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Linfield will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-1, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Linfield does not concede goals as a visitor. Linfield also averages 1.75 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.52 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.64 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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