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Linfield host Portadown at National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast on Saturday, Mar 20 at 4:00 PM in the Premiership.
Linfield come into this fixture in red-hot form (4W from last 5). Portadown travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.
History strongly favours Linfield here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Portadown, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 1–1 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: Linfield look the stronger side on current evidence. Expect them to control proceedings at home, though Portadown will make it uncomfortable. Linfield to win.