Newry City vs Portadown tips and predictions

Newry City to outclass Portadown but no great value in odds

It won't be long after this gets underway before the home favourites are looking at their rivals in their rear-view mirror. Surely this isn't going to be boring. There's not a huge amount of confidence in the match winner market though.

It's tenth placed Newry City versus 12th placed Portadown in this NIFL Premiership clash as the hosts look to build on the 14-point gap between the sides.

The short price for the home side isn't great value but Portadown are unlikely to have much hope.

The momentum is with Newry City. A look at their recent form provides some evidence. The hosts have reached 2 home wins from their last 3 games while the visitors are lacking form with 9 consecutive defeats. They're likely to suffer a defeat here too.

This home team is in a bit of a purple patch at their own ground. Newry City have scored three or more goals in 2 of their recent 3 home matches.

Portadown have actually conceded two or more goals in all of their last 9 matches. Further, there could be signs that their scoring form is taking a dip. The visitors have not scored goals in all of their last 7 matches. They've been lacking urgency in some cases.

Newry City are decent favourites and it's possible they just don't give up any ground to Portadown. The BTTS No is therefore an interesting way of extracting value from the game.