Premiership match preview: Glenavon versus Glentoran

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 23.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mourneview Park (9000 seats)

Glenavon and Glentoran have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premiership.

Insights:
  • Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have yet to win a game away.

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Glenavon form and stats

With 1 Premiership win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Glenavon are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The Glenavon crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Linfield here at Mourneview Park in a Premiership match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Warrenpoint Town and winning 2-1.

A decent goal production from Glenavon in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Glenavon with 12 goals conceded in these matches.

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Glentoran form and stats

As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Glentoran have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far.

J. Donnelly and P. McClean scored in Glentoran's previous match, the home game against Portadown that ended 2-1. A 1-1 draw at Ballymena United's stadium before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Glentoran have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. In the opposite end, Glentoran have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Glenavon and Glentoran have met before this season: Glentoran - Glenavon 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Glenavon won three, Glentoran won two and five draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GlentoranJ. Donnelly
J. Donnelly
6 goals
GlentoranR. McDaid
R. McDaid
6 goals
GlenavonD. Purkis
D. Purkis
4 goals

Glenavon missing players

Glentoran missing players

Glenavon Glentoran
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 2 5 11
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
4 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
4 2 0 Lost L 2 3 3
17 11 5 Scored S 1 5 19
18 12 5 Conceded C 3 9 12
91% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 82%
91% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 73%
55% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 45%
27% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
18% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 27%
73% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 55%
18% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
18% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
9.5 10.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.4 10.3
5 5.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 5.5
31% 31% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 21% 31%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
  • Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Glenavon have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Glentoran have scored away.
  • Glentoran have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Glentoran have yet to win a game away.
  • 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 12 9 1 2 29 14 6 5 1 0 18 5 6 4 0 2 11 9 15 28
2 Larne 11 8 2 1 18 6 7 6 0 1 13 4 4 2 2 0 5 2 12 26
3 Crusaders 12 8 1 3 26 11 6 6 0 0 16 1 6 2 1 3 10 10 15 25
4 Ballymena United 12 6 2 4 19 13 6 2 1 3 8 10 6 4 1 1 11 3 6 20
5 Cliftonville 13 5 2 6 18 16 7 4 1 2 14 8 6 1 1 4 4 8 2 17
6 Coleraine 11 5 1 5 16 14 6 3 0 3 7 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 16
7 Glentoran 11 3 5 3 19 12 6 3 3 0 14 3 5 0 2 3 5 9 7 14
8 Glenavon 11 3 4 4 17 18 6 1 3 2 11 12 5 2 1 2 6 6 -1 13
9 Warrenpoint Town 12 3 3 6 11 18 5 1 2 2 5 6 7 2 1 4 6 12 -7 12
10 Portadown 10 2 2 6 11 24 3 0 1 2 1 5 7 2 1 4 10 19 -13 8
11 Dungannon Swifts 12 2 2 8 8 28 6 2 0 4 6 13 6 0 2 4 2 15 -20 8
12 Carrick Rangers 9 1 1 7 7 25 4 1 1 2 6 6 5 0 0 5 1 19 -18 4