Mourneview Park: Glenavon vs Crusaders Premiership preview

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Sat 26.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mourneview Park (9000 seats)

Struggling Glenavon will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Crusaders in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Irish League Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Newry City AFC, was also a home game here at Mourneview Park. The away team is better rested. That game was an away game at Newry City AFC, so at least Glenavon are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Glenavon form and stats

The story so far in the Premiership for Glenavon at their home stadium (Mourneview Park) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Glenavon's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Newry City AFC. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Warrenpoint Town.

A decent goal production from Glenavon in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Glenavon defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Crusaders form and stats

As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Crusaders, who have the most scored goals (32) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premiership home defeat versus Coleraine with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Ballymena United that ended 1-1.

The schedule is very tough for Crusaders now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Irish League Cup game at Ballymena United is waiting in only three days.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 11 goals in 4 league games away this season. 5 goals have been conceded by Crusaders in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Crusaders - Glenavon 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 2 - 5 (Glenavon wins - draws - Crusaders wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrusadersP. Heatley
P. Heatley
7 goals
CrusadersP. Lowry
P. Lowry
5 goals
GlenavonR. Marshall
R. Marshall
4 goals

Glenavon missing players

Crusaders missing players

Glenavon Crusaders
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 4 12
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 8
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
6 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
13 6 0 Scored S 6 11 32
28 6 4 Conceded C 0 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
80% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 67%
70% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
30% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 33%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 42%
10% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
30% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
5.2 4.7 7 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4 3.8
4.8 4.7 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 1.3 2.8
1.1 1.7 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.9
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Crusaders's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Glenavon's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crusaders have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Crusaders have scored more than double the goals of Glenavon.
  • Crusaders have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Glenavon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Glenavon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Glenavon
All Irish League Cup Premiership Europa League Challenge Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
28-09-19 PR Linfield 7 - 0 Glenavon
04-10-19 PR Larne 6 - 0 Glenavon
12-10-19 CC Raith Rovers 3 - 1 Glenavon
19-10-19 PR Warrenpoint Town 1 - 3 Glenavon
23-10-19 ILC Glenavon 2 - 3 Newry City AFC
26-10-19 PR Glenavon 18:00 Crusaders
02-11-19 PR Glenavon 16:00 Cliftonville
09-11-19 PR Coleraine 16:00 Glenavon
16-11-19 PR Glentoran 16:00 Glenavon
22-11-19 PR Glenavon 20:45 Linfield
Crusaders
All Irish League Cup Champions League Premiership Europa League Challenge Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
28-09-19 PR Crusaders 5 - 2 Glentoran
04-10-19 PR Crusaders 1 - 0 Linfield
08-10-19 ILC Limavady United 1 - 4 Crusaders
12-10-19 PR Ballymena United 1 - 1 Crusaders
19-10-19 PR Crusaders 0 - 2 Coleraine
26-10-19 PR Glenavon 18:00 Crusaders
29-10-19 ILC Ballymena United 20:45 Crusaders
02-11-19 PR Crusaders 16:00 Institute
11-11-19 PR Larne 20:45 Crusaders
15-11-19 PR Carrick Rangers 20:45 Crusaders

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coleraine 12 7 5 0 30 9 6 3 3 0 13 3 6 4 2 0 17 6 21 26
2 Crusaders 12 8 2 2 32 13 8 6 1 1 21 8 4 2 1 1 11 5 19 26
3 Cliftonville 12 8 1 3 21 8 5 3 0 2 5 4 7 5 1 1 16 4 13 25
4 Linfield 9 7 0 2 23 8 5 4 0 1 15 6 4 3 0 1 8 2 15 21
5 Glentoran 12 6 2 4 22 19 6 4 1 1 13 6 6 2 1 3 9 13 3 20
6 Ballymena United 11 4 4 3 19 15 5 2 2 1 9 5 6 2 2 2 10 10 4 16
7 Larne 11 4 3 4 25 14 5 2 1 2 16 7 6 2 2 2 9 7 11 15
8 Dungannon Swifts 12 4 2 6 16 28 6 3 1 2 10 13 6 1 1 4 6 15 -12 14
9 Glenavon 10 3 1 6 13 28 4 2 1 1 6 6 6 1 0 5 7 22 -15 10
10 Carrick Rangers 11 3 0 8 10 19 6 1 0 5 3 11 5 2 0 3 7 8 -9 9
11 Institute 11 1 2 8 8 28 6 0 1 5 4 19 5 1 1 3 4 9 -20 5
12 Warrenpoint Town 11 1 0 10 8 38 5 1 0 4 7 17 6 0 0 6 1 21 -30 3

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