Portadown 1–0 Glenavon FC: Result & Stats

Portadown

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Glenavon FC

12/26/2025

League #408 · Round 22Shamrock Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 16+ matches

Portadown44%

×Draw25%

Glenavon FC31%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PortadownExpected goals in this matchGlenavon FC

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.56

1.27

Portadown

1.56

Glenavon FC

1.27

Portadown creates 23% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 58 away

1.13

creates per match

1.10

1.44

allows per match

2.00

creates per match

Portadown

1.13

Glenavon FC

1.10

allows per match

Portadown

1.44

Glenavon FC

2.00

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Portadown+0.00on par

Glenavon FC+0.00on par

Total goals

Over54
Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes57
No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Portadown ↓

Glenavon FC →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–18%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–26%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

54%46%3.5

31%69%4.5

16%84%

Double chance

Portadown or draw

69%

Portadown or Glenavon FC

75%

Draw or Glenavon FC

56%

Winning margin

Portadown wins by 2+

22%

Glenavon FC wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Portadown 1+ goals

79%

Portadown 2+ goals

46%

Portadown 3+ goals

21%

Glenavon FC 1+ goals

72%

Glenavon FC 2+ goals

36%

Glenavon FC 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Portadown (draw refunded)

59%

Glenavon FC (draw refunded)

41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

45%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Portadown at home — creates 1.13, concedes 1.44 · 16 matches

Glenavon FC away — creates 1.10, concedes 2.00 · 58 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Portadown attack 1.13 + Glenavon FC defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.56

Glenavon FC attack 1.10 + Portadown defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.27

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

Portadown scores more

44%

level

25%

Glenavon FC scores more

31%

Portadown at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "Portadown will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff