Portadown vs Crusaders – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Northern Irish Premiership Portadown - Crusaders
Result
2:1
29/08/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • NIFL Premiership - Round 5
  • Referee: Boyce E. (Nir)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Ball Possession
44%56%
Total shots
1011
Shots on target
65
Corner Kicks
24
Yellow Cards
32
Total shots
1011
Shots on target
65
Shots off target
46
Corner Kicks
24
Goalkeeper Saves
44

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 29', Forsythe J. 🟨,
  • 42', 1 - 0, Annett R. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 51', 1 - 1, Forsythe J. ,
  • 53', Obhakhan A. , Fyfe E. ,
  • 68', Thompson G. , McCartan S. ,
  • 68', Isamala D. , Rea J. ,
  • 73', 2 - 1, Fyfe E. ,
  • 74', Annett R. , Gibson J. ,
  • 78', Dunlop E. , McKechnie K. ,
  • 78', Anderson L. , Nixon S. ,
  • 81', 🟨,
  • 87', McKechnie K. 🟨,
  • 88', Hamilton B. , Clarke R. ,
  • 89', 🟨,
  • 90+2', Wylie B. 🟨,

Chances of winning


Portadown
47.3%
Draw
27.6%
Crusaders
25.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
37% 27% 36%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.7% 26.8% 36.3%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Portadown has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+10.3%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Portadown's performance.
  • Crusaders has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-10.8%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Crusaders might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Portadown than the current prediction. (-10.6%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Portadown that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Crusaders than the current prediction. (+11.1%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Crusaders could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Portadown - Crusaders Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.11
    (2.5)
    3.62
    (3.42)
    3.97
    (2.57)
    0.1%
    (8.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 8 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: ) and 7 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Portadown won 3.
    • Both teams have been playing unpredictably.
    • Portadown may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Portadown won 4 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 22:41. (average 1.1:2.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Portadown won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 13:18. (average 1.2:1.6).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Portadown - Crusaders were as follows:
    25.01.2025 Crusaders - Portadown 3:2
    21.12.2024 Portadown - Crusaders 1:0
    21.09.2024 Crusaders - Portadown 0:3
    07.11.2023 Portadown - Crusaders 2:1
    18.03.2023 Portadown - Crusaders 2:2
    Latest results of Portadown
    Latest results of Crusaders
    23.08.2025 Crusaders - Glentoran 0:2
    19.08.2025 Bangor - Crusaders 1:3
    15.08.2025 Larne - Crusaders Postponed
    02.08.2025 Crusaders - Institute FC 0:0
    Northern Irish Premiership Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Glentoran54107:1613
    2Carrick Rangers43108:4410
    3Coleraine43105:1410
    4Ballymena43018:269
    5Larne42117:257
    6Linfield22004:046
    7Portadown52036:9-36
    8Bangor FC52036:10-46
    9Cliftonville51225:6-15
    10Crusaders41037:9-23
    11Glenavon50052:10-80
    12Dungannon50052:13-110

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