Premiership match preview: Glenavon versus Warrenpoint Town

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Fri 14.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mourneview Park (9000 seats)

With their 25 point advantage in the league table, Glenavon fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Warrenpoint Town.

Insights:
  • Warrenpoint Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Glenavon form and stats

6-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Glenavon so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Glenavon tasted defeat here at Mourneview Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Heartbreak before that as Glenavon lost 1-3 at Ballymena United's place.

The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 16 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Warrenpoint Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Warrenpoint Town so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-10 (win-draw-lose). Warrenpoint has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Portadown with the score of 2-1.

Late drama in the previous game, when B. Doyle scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Dungannon Swifts.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Warrenpoint, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Warrenpoint Town - Glenavon 3-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glenavon six wins, three draws and Warrenpoint Town one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GlenavonM. Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
13 goals
GlenavonD. Purkis
D. Purkis
11 goals
Warrenpoint TownA. O'Sullivan
A. O'Sullivan
7 goals

Glenavon missing players

Warrenpoint Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glenavon Warrenpoint Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 19 35
15 7 1 Won W 1 6 8
10 7 3 Drew D 1 3 9
10 3 1 Lost L 3 10 18
61 32 8 Scored S 3 16 35
61 28 7 Conceded C 12 37 66
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 94%
89% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 86%
66% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 54%
43% 47% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 26% 29%
29% 35% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 16% 17%
80% 88% 80% BTTS BTTS 20% 32% 51%
17% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 26% 17%
9% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 1.4
8 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
9 9.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 5.8 7.4
4.6 5.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 3.3
38% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 31%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Warrenpoint Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

Table
  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 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

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