Glenavon will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Ballymena United.
- Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Premiership
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 form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Glenavon have to build on here at Mourneview Park in the Premiership.
Glenavon are returning here after visiting Warrenpoint Town in a Premiership game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. C. McCloskey scored the goal(s). In the match before that, Glenavon hosted Cliftonville and drew the game 1-1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Glenavon as they have a new game in only four days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Linfield are visiting.
Glenavon can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. Glenavon have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Ballymena United form and stats
3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ballymena United, who have the most points (10) away in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away.
Ballymena's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Glentoran that finished 1-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Dungannon Swifts at their stadium, the result 5-1.
Ballymena United has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against Larne in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ballymena are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ballymena United - Glenavon 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Glenavon, one draw and five wins for Ballymena United. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Glenavon missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Glenavon | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 82% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 30% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| 5 | 6 | 14 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 32% | 33% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 50% | 41% |
- Ballymena United has the most clean sheets (3) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most points (10) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most scored goals (10) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ballymena United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Larne | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Linfield | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Glentoran | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Portadown | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 4 |