Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Glenavon & Glentoran face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Glenavon form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Irish League Cup for Glenavon, as the manager G. Hamilton led his troops to eliminate Portstewart, and reach the 3rd Round. Glenavon was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Irish League Cup.0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Glenavon so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Glenavon, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Mourneview Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Coleraine on their last time out; the Premiership game ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Glenavon lost 1-2 at home to Glentoran.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dungannon Swifts are coming to town in three days.
Glenavon has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Glentoran form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Banbridge Town in order to reach 3rd round of Irish League Cup. Glentoran's mission in Irish League Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Momentum is building for Glentoran in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Glentoran, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Glenavon in the Premiership last time out.
A loss against Linfield was the result prior to that, in a Premiership home game.After this away game Glentoran return home for a Premiership game against Coleraine. That game is only three sleeps after this.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Glentoran are regular goalscorers on their travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Glentoran in these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Glenavon, three draws and four wins for Glentoran. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 4 goals |  C. McMenamin 4 goals | J. Donnelly 4 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Glenavon | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 50 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 6 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 39% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Larne | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Linfield | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Portadown | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 3 |