Carrick Rangers vs Portadown Prediction 8 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Carrick Rangers and Portadown are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 14:00. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Belfast at the Loughshore Hotel Arena stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Carrick Rangers being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 07 April 2026 and ended with a score of 1:1. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Portadown):
- ball possession percentage: 49% vs 51%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1.
📊 Analytical review of previous official games between the teams Carrick Rangers and Portadown:
- played 39 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 15, for the away team - 15, draws - 9;
- number of goals (home/away) - 65 against 51;
- average total goals in the match - 2.97.
Head-to-head statistics Carrick Rangers - Portadown

Carrick Rangers Team Overview
The team played their last official match on 1 August 2026 in the Club Friendly Games tournament (home side - Ballyclare Comrades, away side - Carrick Rangers). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:8.
Here are the game statistics (Carrick Rangers vs Ballyclare Comrades):
- corner kicks: 7 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0.
✅The Carrick Rangers team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 4 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws. In total, the team has scored 20 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 2. In home matches, this figure is 2.75 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.4.
Match Results: Carrick Rangers

Portadown Team Overview
⚠️Will Portadown be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 2 times, lost 4 games, and drew 4 times. On average, the team scored 1 goals per game (in away matches - 1.29), and conceded 1.8 goals. Hopefully, this season Portadown will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Portadown
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 39;
- home team wins - 15, away team wins - 15, draws - 9.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Portadown
- matches played in the tournament: 0 vs 0;
- wins: 0 vs 0;
- win percentage: 0% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 0;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 2;
- losses: 4 vs 4;
- draws: 2 vs 4.
- Carrick Rangers have not lost in 8 of last 9 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.67, the guests - 1.31;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.97;
- both teams scored: overall - 22; at the home team's field - 12.
- Portadown have scored under 1.5 goals in 8 of last 9 games against Carrick Rangers.
Prediction on corners
- Carrick Rangers have taken under 6.5 corners in last 5 games against Portadown (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 39;
- both teams scored all-time - 22 times;
- on the home team’s field - 12 times.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 home games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games (Premiership).
Editorial Prediction
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 home games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games (Premiership).