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Cliftonville host Portadown at Solitude, Belfast on Saturday, Sep 5 at 4:00 PM in the Premiership.
Cliftonville come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 1L). Portadown travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.
History strongly favours Cliftonville here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Portadown, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Portadown won 0–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: Cliftonville look the stronger side on current evidence. Expect them to control proceedings at home, though Portadown will make it uncomfortable. Cliftonville to win.