Glenavon vs Ballymena United: Match guide and preview
Glenavon hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 9th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Ballymena United holds 5th place with 23 pts.
Insights:
- Glenavon has the most conceded goals (16) at home in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
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It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Glenavon and Ballymena United.
Glenavon form and stats
With 1 Premiership win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Glenavon, who have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Premiership, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Glenavon, their manager G. Hamilton and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Cliftonville that finished 1-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Glenavon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Coleraine in only three days. This game is also played here at Mourneview Park.
Glenavon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mourneview Park with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Glenavon with 16 goals conceded in these matches.
Ballymena United form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (16) away in Premiership, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Premiership. Ballymena have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Carrick Rangers with the score of 2-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Ballymena in our archives, and the results are: one win for Ballymena United, zero draws and one defeat.
Ballymena has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against Glentoran in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy Ballymena's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Ballymena United are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ballymena United - Glenavon 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Glenavon, one draw and five wins for Ballymena United. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  P. McElroy 7 goals |  D. Purkis 5 goals | S. McCartan 4 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Ballymena United missing players
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Larne | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -21 | 11 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | -22 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Larne | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -21 | 11 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | -22 | 4 |
| Glenavon | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 23 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 71% |
| 54% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 31% | 57% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 23% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 14% | 29% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 71% | 50% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 50% | 39% |
- Ballymena United has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most clean sheets (5) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most points (16) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the the best goal difference (+10) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Glenavon has the most conceded goals (16) at home in Premiership
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Bookie | Glenavon | Draw | Ballymena United |
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