This could be an interesting match as Glenavon have their presumed home advantage while Linfield are ahead 12 points in the Premiership table.
- Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (27) in Premiership
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Glenavon form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Glenavon have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Happy days for Glenavon in their previous game, a Premiership match away at Warrenpoint Town (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Cliftonville.
The Glenavon manager G. Hamilton has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. Glenavon have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Linfield form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Linfield, who have the most scored goals (27) in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away. Linfield seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Linfield had fun at their own home (Mourneview Park) last time out, beating Dungannon Swifts 4-0. J. Callacher (2), A. Waterworth and S. Lavery scored. A 1-3 defeat away at Larne before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Linfield was very dominant against Dungannon Swifts, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with J. Callacher (2), A. Waterworth and S. Lavery providing the goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Linfield's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. In the opposite end, Linfield have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Linfield - Glenavon 2-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glenavon four wins, one draw and Linfield five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Glenavon missing players
Linfield missing players
| Glenavon | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 73% |
| 30% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 64% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 36% |
| 20% | 20% | 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 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| 5 | 6 | 14 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 32% | 33% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 43% | 51% |
- All of Linfield's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Glenavon has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Linfield has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (27) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premiership
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+14) in Premiership
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their matches so far.
- Linfield 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 | Larne | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Linfield | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Glentoran | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Portadown | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 4 |