Portadown return to Bluefin Sport Championship action tomorrow (Sat 7 March) when they take on the PSNI at the Dub, 3pm kick off.

The Ports are coming off the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Ballyclare Comrades last Friday night at Shamrock Park while the PSNI were on the end of a 4-2 defeat to basement club Knockbreda on Saturday.

The two clubs have met twice so far this campaign with the Ports running out victorious on both occasions with a late Paddy McNally header sealing the points for the Ports on our last visit to take on the PSNI at the Dub back in September.

Portadown manager Matthew Tipton provided the media team with this injury update earlier this evening:

Greg Hall joined in training last night doing light ball work so that’s a massive step forward for him & hopefully light at end of the tunnel for him & us.

Marty Bradley’s scan came back with positive news of no structural damage to knee. It’s a tightness of muscle which is rubbing onto his tendon which is causing his discomfort so now it’s of case of how much he can do without too much pain.

Callum McVeigh is away with schoolboy international today so we will see how he is on returning tomorrow.

 

Referee – TBC / Assistant referees – Richard Hegarty & Gary Ewing

 

2019/20 Bluefin Sport Championship season so far

Portadown – Played 30, Won 19, Drew 6, Lost 4 – Points 63 / Goals for 70 & Goals against 30 – Bluefin Sport Championship position – 1st

PSNI  – Played 28, Won 7, Drew 2, Lost 19 – Points 23 / Goals for 38 & Goals against 92 – Bluefin Sport Championship position – 11th

 

Form (Last 5 League Games – Most recent game last)

Portadown – L, W, W, D, L (7 points gained from a possible 15)

PSNI – L, W, L, L, L (3 points gained from a possible 15)

 

PSNI Home League Form 2019/20 – Played 12, Won 3, Lost 9  / Goals for 16 / Goals against 40 – (9 points gained from a possible 36)

Portadown Away League Form 2019/20 – Played 15, Won 8, Drew 4, Lost 3 / Goals for 30 / against 20 – (28 points collected from a possible 45)

 

Top league goalscorers 2019/20

Portadown – Adam Salley (19), Lee Bonis (16), Callum Ferris (5)

PSNI – Tony Tumelty (9), Mark Anderson (5)

 

Last 5 Head to Heads

Saturday 21 December 2019 – Portadown 5 (Bonis x2, Lavery, Salley, Ferris) PSNI 0

Saturday 28 September 2019 – PSNI 0 Portadown 1 (McNally)

Saturday 3 November 2018 – PSNI 3 (Adamcyzk, Malone 2) Portadown 2 (Lavery, Carmichael)

Saturday 18 August 2018 – Portadown 2 (Mackle, Lavery) PSNI 0

Saturday 30 December 2017 – Portadown 3 (Salley 2, D.Henderson) PSNI 0