Portadown are back at Shamrock Park tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 15 November) when we welcome Bangor in the Sports Direct Premiership, kick off 3pm.
Portadown come into the game off the back of a disappointing defeat to Annagh United on Tuesday evening in the Mid Ulster Cup and on a run of poor form, losing their last 4 in all competitions and have only 2 wins in their last 8 games. Bangor were beaten 3-2 last Saturday in the Premiership by Ballymena United, Bangor had came back to level from 2-0 down but the Sky Blues scored a 93rd minute winner to secure all 3 points.
The last time the two sides met was in September with Bangor winning 4-1 at Shamrock Park thanks to goals from Ben Cushnie, Reece Neale, Liam Hassin and Mark Haughey while Eamon Fyfe replied for the Ports – this was Bangor’s first top flight league win at Shamrock Park since New Years Day 1992.
Bangor are back in the top flight of Northern Irish football after a 16 year absence and have had a stellar start to life back in the top flight, they currently find themselves 6th in the Premiership with 19 points after 14 games and can boast impressive victories over league leaders Coleraine as well as Cliftonville and secured a draw at title chasers, Larne.
Portadown have a superb record against Bangor with only two defeats in their last 15 matches and will be looking to recent club ‘Player of the Month’ winner Eamon Fyfe to shoot them to 3 points tomorrow, he’s 5 goals in his last 6 games against the Seasiders.
Portadown’s home form, their strength last season, has deteriorated this campaign with 5 league defeats on home soil already, one more than the whole of last season. Another worrying stat for Niall Currie is that 73% of home league goals conceded this season have came in the second half (11 goals), last season the Ports rear guard only conceded six second-half goals in 20 home league games.
Portadown welcome back goalkeeper, Aaron McCarey following suspension.
On the game Portadown manager, Niall Currie commented
We know what we’re facing tomorrow in Bangor and have to get back to basics and win our individual battles to give us that platform.
We welcome back Aaron McCarey, a true leader of men which is a real lift for us but I must say a huge thank you to Alex Moore who has played the last three games with a bad shoulder injury. Gary Thompson is struggling with his knee so we will leave it to the last moment before making a decision on our skipper, on a positive note we had Josh Ukek on the pitch for the first time in nearly three months on Thursday night so that’s a huge lift for everyone while Shay McCartan has trained again but unfortunately won’t make tomorrow. Ahu Obhakhan is still out for the foreseeable as is Rayhaan Tulloch but on we go as they say. It’s been very frustrating for a while now waiting to get our best players back to full fitness and involved but hopefully we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel now.
We now focus on being our best tomorrow, and I know if we are, we have a great chance. Bar the last half hour against Larne the boys have been fantastic over the last 4 league fixtures against the 4 top teams in the country and there has certainly been no want of trying.
Referee | Ross Dunlop
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Last Five | Head to Head
19 September 2025 | Portadown 1 (Fyfe) Bangor 4 (Cushnie, Neale, Hassin, Haughey)
2 April 2024 | Bangor 0 Portadown 3 (Fyfe 2, D.Wilson)
22 March 2024 | Portadown 2 (Fyfe, Kane) Bangor 1 (Hume)
3 February 2024 | Portadown 2 (Barr 2) Bangor 1 (Arthurs)
18 November 2023 | Bangor 2 (Arthurs, Harrison) Portadown 2 (D.Wilson, Fyfe)
Last Five | Shamrock Park
19 September 2025 | Portadown 1 (Fyfe) Bangor 4 (Cushnie, Neale, Hassin, Haughey)
22 March 2024 | Portadown 2 (Fyfe, Kane) Bangor 1 (Hume)
3 February 2024 | Portadown 2 (Barr 2) Bangor 1 (Arthurs)
25 August 2023 | Portadown 0 Bangor 1 (McArthur)
13 January 2007 – Portadown 6 (McCutcheon (3), Braniff, M.McCann, Boyle) Bangor 1 (Morrow)