Both contenders are doing all right, Cliftonville holding a 24 point advantage on Glenavon in the tables. Let's start!
- Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Cliftonville play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this match will take place on grass. Recent stats for Cliftonville when featuring on grass are 23 wins, 12 draws and 9 defeats from 44 matches. They have managed to score {73 goals} and conceded 51 times in these fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Glenavon nor Cliftonville as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Glenavon form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Glenavon at their home stadium (Mourneview Park) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Glenavon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Dungannon Swifts (1-2).
Preceding that match was the home game against Linfield that was lost 1-6.Observe: 11 of the most recent 14 league matches from this club have had goals from both teams.
The manager Hamilton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Carrick Rangers in only four days.
The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Glenavon defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cliftonville form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
There were no winners in Cliftonville's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Coleraine (placed 5th). It looked so good for Cliftonville vs Coleraine, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Before that, Cliftonville travelled to Carrick Rangers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.After this away game Cliftonville return home for a Premiership game against Ballymena United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Cliftonville are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cliftonville have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Cliftonville have won at least one point in the last 11 matches (8-3-0) versus Glenavon.Cliftonville - Glenavon 2-2 was the product when these two teams last met, some time ago this season. Casey (Cliftonville) was sent off by the referee when these teams last played each other.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Hale 11 goals | R. Curran 11 goals |  M. Fitzpatrick 10 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Cliftonville missing players
| Glenavon | Cliftonville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 43 |
| 42 | 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 95% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 82% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 71% |
| 77% | 77% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| 55% | 54% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 42% | 46% |
| 36% | 46% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 25% |
| 77% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 50% | 50% |
| 9% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 42% |
| 18% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 10 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 35% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 31% | 33% |
| 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Premiership
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Linfield | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Larne | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 35 | -34 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 35 | -49 | 5 |
