This could be an interesting match as Glenavon have their presumed home advantage while Crusaders are ahead 24 points in the Premiership table.
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!
Glenavon form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Glenavon have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Glenavon.
The fans are hoping that Glenavon will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Premiership game against Glentoran (placed 1st). Heartbreak before that as Glenavon lost 1-8 at Linfield's place.
Glenavon were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Glenavon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mourneview Park with 23 goals in 13 league matches. Glenavon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Crusaders form and stats
Crusaders's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Crusaders, who have the most scored goals (63) in Premiership, collect 26 points from their 13 away matches in the Premiership. 7 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Crusaders are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing. Crusaders have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Crusaders goalkeeper Gerard Doherty is eager to challenge this, with his 461 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Crusaders are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premiership against Ballymena United (placed 8th). Before that, Crusaders secured a home win against Larne with the score 3-0.
The Crusaders manager S. Baxter has got the team scoring on the road, with 30 away goals in 13 league matches. It's not easy to score on Crusaders as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Glenavon - Crusaders 2-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Glenavon won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Crusaders has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  J. McGonigle 12 goals |  J. Owens 11 goals |  P. Heatley 8 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Glenavon | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 30 | 63 |
| 65 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 89% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| 78% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 46% | 56% |
| 63% | 54% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 46% | 41% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 22% |
| 59% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 54% | 44% |
| 19% | 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 48% |
| 22% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 11% |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 7.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 | 109 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 138 | 324 |
| 103 | 52 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 62 | 141 |
| 30% | 33% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 36% |
- Crusaders has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Crusaders has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- Crusaders has the most scored goals (30) away
- Crusaders has the most scored goals (63)
- Crusaders has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
- Crusaders has the the best goal difference (+19) away
- Crusaders has the the best goal difference (+40)
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | Glentoran | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 40 | 55 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 54 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 32 | 53 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 50 |
| 6 | Larne | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 44 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 48 | -24 | 31 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 39 | -47 | 22 |
| 11 | Warrenpoint Town | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 40 | -57 | 16 |
| 12 | Institute | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -40 | 14 |