Glenavon will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Glentoran.
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Glenavon and Glentoran.
Glenavon are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 8th place whatever happens now. Glentoran are staying put at 4th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
Glenavon form and stats
2-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Glenavon so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Glenavon.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Portadown and winning 2-1.
Glenavon are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Glentoran awaits in four days.
The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Glenavon have conceded 19 from these games.
Glentoran form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. A great winning streak in away games for Glentoran as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Crusaders have they travelled home without three points.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Ballymena United.
After this away game Glentoran return home for a Premiership game against Glenavon. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Glentoran are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by Glentoran in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Glentoran - Glenavon 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glenavon three wins, five draws and Glentoran two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Donnelly 11 goals | R. McDaid 10 goals |  C. McCloskey 6 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Glenavon | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 38 |
| 37 | 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 91% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 59% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 23% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 41% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 25% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 36% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 30% | 34% |
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premiership
- Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premiership
- Glentoran have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premiership
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 51 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Larne | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 39 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 23 |
| 10 | Portadown | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -22 | 15 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | -36 | 13 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -34 | 12 |