Cliftonville welcome Portadown at Solitude, Belfast on Saturday, Oct 17 at 7:00 PM in a Premiership fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Cliftonville come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 4L in last 5). Portadown, meanwhile, arrive struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Cliftonville head into this on the back of a defeat, while Portadown arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Cliftonville here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Portadown, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Cliftonville won 3–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Cliftonville a slight edge, but Portadown are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.