Glenavon will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Crusaders.
Glenavon and Crusaders should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Glenavon form and stats
Glenavon have played three Premiership home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Two draws in a row at home now for Glenavon.
Glenavon lost their last game at Linfield (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ballymena United and winning 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Glenavon are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Glenavon having conceded 8 goals here at Mourneview Park so far.
Crusaders form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Crusaders playing as the away team in the Premiership this season.
Crusaders go into this game after a win, the home game against Dungannon Swifts that ended 3-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Larne wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Crusaders's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Crusaders have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Glenavon won three, Crusaders won four and three draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Glenavon missing players
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| Glenavon | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 14% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 43% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 31 | 62 |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 16 | 33 |
| 39% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | 36% |
- Crusaders has the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Premiership
- Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glenavon has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Glenavon have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Larne | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 10 | Portadown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Glentoran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |