Preview

  • Week 1 of the 2026-2027 Premiership sees Carrick Rangers and Portadown collide on 2026-08-08 at 15:00 GMT.
  • With the data available to us, Stephen Baxter and David Jeffrey have not met as managers before.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Carrick Rangers or Portadown.
  • Both sides left it all on the pitch: Carrick Rangers won 1-0 against Ards, and Portadown secured a victory 3-0 over Kilbarrack United.
  • Both teams have been in great form: Carrick Rangers 3-0-2 and Portadown 3-1-1 over their last 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Carrick Rangers: across 38 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 13 games to Portadown, with 9 stalemates.

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Carrick Rangers is going head to head with Portadown on 8/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the Northern Ireland Premiership. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Carrick Rangers v Portadown H2H statistics!