With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Glentoran U20 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Institute U20.
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.
Glentoran U20 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premiership Development League this season. Glentoran U20 have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here.
Happy days for Glentoran U20 in their previous game, a Premiership Development League match away at Ballymena United U20 (placed 9th) that ended with a 4-3 victory. Before that match, a win away at Crusaders U20.
A goal frenzy last time out for Glentoran U20, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Ballymena United U20. Fun stuff to watch!
Goals decide football matches and Glentoran U20 are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Glentoran U20 have allowed the opposition to score 19 goals here.
Institute U20 form and stats
Institute U20 have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Premiership Development League, after 0-1-8 (9 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Institute U20, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team. Recent form does not give Institute U20 much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Glentoran U20 will be a tough nut to crack.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premiership Development League home defeat versus Glenavon U20 with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Institute U20 manager faced defeat when travelling to Linfield U20 and losing 1-4.
Institute U20 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Institute U20 as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. There are big problems for the Institute U20 defense as they have conceded 33 goals in 9 away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Institute U20 - Glentoran U20 0-5. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Glentoran U20 won 3 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Institute U20 has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 0Glentoran U20 missing players
Institute U20 missing players
| Glentoran U20 | Institute U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 43 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 38 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 33 | 60 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 89% | 81% |
| 65% | 71% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 52% |
| 59% | 57% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 29% |
| 65% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 52% |
| 24% | 29% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 67% | 43% |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | 49 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 16 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- All of Institute U20's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Glentoran U20 have created more than twice as many corners as Institute U20.
- Glentoran U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Institute U20 have scored away.
- Glentoran U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Institute U20 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
- Institute U20 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- Institute U20 has the fewest points (1) away
- Institute U20 has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Institute U20 has the the worst goal difference (-28) away
- Institute U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Institute U20 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Institute U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Institute U20 have yet to win a game away.
- Institute U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 U20 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 45 | 52 |
| 2 | Crusaders U20 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 38 | 49 |
| 3 | Linfield U20 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 45 | 42 |
| 4 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Coleraine U20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Glenavon U20 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 37 | -12 | 27 |
| 7 | Glentoran U20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Ballymena United U20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Larne U20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 33 | -34 | 21 |
| 11 | Institute U20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 33 | -38 | 14 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | -44 | 8 |