The Premiership Development League overall standings tell a tale about these teams so far, with Glenavon U20 leading Portadown U20 by 9 points. Here's our preview:
- Glenavon U20 have the most scored goals (51) in Premiership Development League
- Portadown U20 have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Glenavon U20 form and stats
Glenavon U20 are steadily winning Premiership Development League games and points here. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
Glenavon U20's previous game was a Premiership Development League match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Glentoran U20 (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Coleraine U20 that finished 2-2.Glenavon always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 35 goals in 9 league games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Glenavon defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Portadown U20 form and stats
Portadown U20 have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premiership Development League, after 0-5-4 (9 played).
Portadown U20's last game was the home draw against Warrenpoint Town U20 (3-3). A bizarre fixture with masses of goals last time out for Portadown, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this game be as gleeful?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cliftonville U20 wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Portadown are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). The Portadown manager has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels. Portadown has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the squads faced each other previously this season; Glenavon - Portadown U20 2-2.Glenavon U20 missing players
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| Glenavon U20 | Portadown U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 51 | 35 | 14 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| 36 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 71% | 78% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | 65% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 65% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 13.2 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.2 | 12 |
| 6.7 | 8.2 | 18 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| 41% | 49% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 51% |
| 10.6 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.5 | 13.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
- All of Glenavon U20's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Glenavon U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Glenavon U20 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Glenavon U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Portadown U20 have scored away.
- Glenavon U20 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Glenavon U20 have the most scored goals (35) at home in Premiership Development League
- Glenavon U20 have the most scored goals (51) in Premiership Development League
- Glenavon U20 have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premiership Development League
- Glenavon U20 have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Premiership Development League
- Glenavon U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portadown U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portadown U20 have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crusaders U20 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | Ballymena United U20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Cliftonville U20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Glenavon U20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Glentoran U20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Larne U20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 7 | Linfield U20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -5 | 19 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Coleraine U20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Portadown U20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 29 | -16 | 15 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 32 | -27 | 15 |
