Coleraine perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Glenavon can look both up and down from their 7th position.
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!
Coleraine form and stats
29 points is a decent return from 14 Premiership games here at The Showgrounds for Coleraine. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Coleraine has won their last four matches.
The Coleraine goalkeeper Chris Johns is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 430 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
Coleraine enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Institute's place. The match ended 4-0 with S. O'Donnell, J. Carson and A. Canning (2) scoring. Previous to that game, a Irish League Cup home match hosting Crusaders in a game that was won 2-1.
As mentioned above, Coleraine "killed" Institute in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The manager O. Kearney will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ballymena United in only four days.
The Coleraine fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. Coleraine have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Glenavon form and stats
Glenavon, who have the most conceded goals (48) away in Premiership, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 3-0-11 (14 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Glenavon are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Glenavon's previous match, a Premiership home game that ended 2-2 vs Glentoran (placed 3rd). Before that, Glenavon secured a home win against Crusaders with the score 2-1.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Larne.
Glenavon have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Glenavon can't defend away. 48 goals have been scored by the opposition in 14 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Coleraine - Glenavon 4-0. Coleraine-Glenavon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Coleraine two wins, Glenavon three wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 B. Doherty 9 goals | J. McLaughlin 9 goals | J. Glackin 7 goals |
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| Coleraine | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 60 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 45 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 22 | 48 | 68 |
| 93% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 48% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 93% | 79% |
| 45% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 43% | 24% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 52% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 21% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 288 | 139 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 115 | 239 |
| 139 | 62 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 51 | 110 |
| 37% | 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 27% | 32% |
- Coleraine has the most clean sheets (15)
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Glenavon has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
- Glenavon has the most conceded goals (48) away
- Glenavon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Glenavon 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 | Linfield | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 66 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 58 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 55 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 55 |
| 6 | Larne | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 53 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 48 | -23 | 35 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 32 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | -49 | 26 |
| 11 | Warrenpoint Town | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 41 | -59 | 17 |
| 12 | Institute | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -48 | 15 |