Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Glenavon & H&W Welders face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Glenavon form and stats
6-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Glenavon so far this season.
The Glenavon manager Hamilton and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Carrick Rangers.
Preceding that match was a Premiership defeat to Cliftonville (1-3).The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 14 league matches.
H&W Welders form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for H&W Welders so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-8 (win-draw-lose).
H&W Welders go into this game after a win, the home game against Dergview that ended 3-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Ballyclare Comrades.Welders are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league). H&W Welders have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior two meetings): Glenavon won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and H&W Welders managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 11 goals | P. Campbell 5 goals | A. Prendergast 4 goals |
Glenavon missing players
H&W Welders missing players
| Glenavon | H&W Welders | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 16 | 41 | ||
| 47 | 28 | Conceded | C | 23 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 80% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 9.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 56 |
| 2 | Larne | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 53 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 52 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 49 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 44 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | -43 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -56 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Loughgall | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 52 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 51 |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Dundela | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Ards | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | H&W Welders | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Ballinamallard United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 9 | Institute | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Dergview | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 11 | Newington Youth | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 24 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -26 | 20 |
