Portadown will be playing against Carrick Rangers in a Premiership football match scheduled to take place on Friday, January 20th, 2023, in Northern Ireland, check the Portadown vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where Portadown vs Carrick Rangers will occur
The game takes place 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 Carrick Rangers betting tip 2022/2023
In the current edition of the Premiership, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.73 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.93 goals per match.
Portadown last match
Portadown arrives from a defeat in the last match they played. The contest against Coleraine, valid for the Premiership, ended with a score of 4-1 in favor of the rivals.
This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 8.5 indicated as much.
Carrick Rangers last match
On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Premiership, Carrick Rangers faced the Cliftonville team, and the score ended with a 3-3 draw.
The favorite to win the match was the rival team, that’s why the draw (odd 4.5) in the end can be considered a positive result.
Portadown vs Carrick Rangers h2h
The last preceding match between these two teams was from 2022-11-19. The match was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the Premiership, and it ended with a 2-0 win for Carrick Rangers.
The Portadown team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 1 win, compared to the Carrick Rangers team, which has no wins recently.
Portadown
Premiership leaderboard now
With 5 points won, Portadown is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team’s campaign so far is 1 win against 20 losses, plus 2 draws.
The team, has a slight disadvantage of 9 points against Dungannon Swifts team who occupies position 11 in the 24th round.
Portadown analysis
Portadown at the end of round 23 in Premiership had 8 goals scored and 57 conceded.
Portadown’s ball possession percentage is 42.5% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Carrick Rangers and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.
Best goalscorer from Portadown
At the individual level, in this competition’s offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Gregory Moorhouse. The Attacker has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Portadown, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.
Carrick Rangers
Premiership leaderboard now
With 24 points won, Carrick Rangers is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team’s campaign so far is 7 wins against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.
The team has a slight disadvantage of 2 points against Glenavon who occupies the position 8 in the 24th round
Carrick Rangers analysis
We have reached matchday 23 in Premiership and at the moment Carrick Rangers has made 30 goals and conceded 45.
Carrick Rangers does not average a high number of shots, but in terms of accuracy, the team’s results are really good. The team, in fact, averaged 3.23 shots towards the opponent’s goal in each match, averaging 1.36 goals. In fact, 2 out of every 5 shots end up in the net.
Best goalscorer from Carrick Rangers
Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Curtis Allen. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Carrick Rangers avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.
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 G. Moorhouse, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Carrick Rangers is C. Allen, he has scored in 7 opportunities.
Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.
The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Carrick Rangers does not concede goals as a visitor. Carrick Rangers also averages 1 goal per match when playing away from home.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.
In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!
Corners Top Betting Tips
The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 3.55 corners.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.48 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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Portadown vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on January 20th, 2023, Friday.
The match will take place at the Shamrock Park stadium in Portadown.
The last time these teams faced each other was in Premiership match, referring to the 2022/2023 season, and ended with a 2-0 result for Carrick Rangers.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
