Cliftonville have done better than Glenavon so far this season, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you require before kickoff:
- Cliftonville have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Glenavon have not yet lost a game away.
There haven't been much to rest for the home team, as they played a Irish League Cup game only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Ards, so at least Cliftonville are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Glenavon have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-1-3 (win-draw-loss) from four matches.
Cliftonville form and stats
The complete Premiership stats at home this season for Cliftonville are 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Carrick Rangers here at Solitude, Cliftonville has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Happy days for Cliftonville in their previous game, a Irish League Cup match away at Ards that ended with a 4-1 victory.
Heartbreak before that as Cliftonville lost 0-1 at Ballymena United's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Portadown are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Cliftonville in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Cliftonville are not conceding a lot of goals here at Solitude in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Glenavon form and stats
1-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Glenavon in their Premiership matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Glenavon, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The supporters enjoyed Glenavon's previous game versus Dungannon Swifts (placed 10th), a Premiership 4-2 win played at home. An insane fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Glenavon, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that entertaining match, will this fixture be as refreshing?
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Glentoran (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties).As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Glenavon playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
Glenavon have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Cliftonville wins - draws - Glenavon wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 6 goals |  J. Gormley 4 goals | J. Harney 2 goals |
Cliftonville missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Cliftonville | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 44% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 22% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 44% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 9.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 39% |
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cliftonville have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cliftonville have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most points (15) at home in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (8) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have won all their matches at home so far.
- Cliftonville have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glenavon have not yet lost a game away.
- Glenavon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Cliftonville | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Larne | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -18 | 3 |