We have to say that both contenders are capable in this league, Cliftonville holding a 16 point edge on Glenavon in the standings. Let's go!
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (12) in Premiership
15-13-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Cliftonville when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 43 matches are 53-44 (scored/conceded).
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
3-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Glenavon so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Glenavon bring valid hopes of a third.
Glenavon enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Portadown's place. The match ended 1-0 with Campbell scoring.
Heartbreak before that as Glenavon lost 0-2 at Glentoran's place.Glenavon aren't scoring a lot here at Mourneview Park in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Cliftonville form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Cliftonville have produced an overall stat of 2-5-2 so far. It's three draws from Cliftonville's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Curran and O'Neill scored in Cliftonville's previous match, the home game against Carrick Rangers that ended 2-0.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Ballymena United in the Irish League Cup.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cliftonville have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. 9 goals have been conceded by Cliftonville in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cliftonville - Glenavon 2-1 was the product when these two participants last met, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glenavon one win, three draws and Cliftonville six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 8 goals |  J. Gormley 8 goals | R. Curran 7 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Cliftonville missing players
| Glenavon | Cliftonville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 31 |
| 23 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 89% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 37% | 22% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 53% |
| 37% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 37% |
| 37% | 56% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 16% |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 6.5 | 7.6 | 10.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 7 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| 42% | 39% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 48% | 44% |
| 9 | 9.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (12) in Premiership
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Glenavon have won significantly more corners at 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 | Linfield | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Larne | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -26 | 13 |
| 11 | Portadown | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -30 | 8 |
