Glentoran have performed better than Ballymena United so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
For Ballymena United it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Glentoran form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Oval as Glentoran have scored 26 goals to get 23 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 7-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Glentoran haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Cliftonville, 84 days ago.
The Glentoran goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 220 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
Glentoran's last game was hosting Linfield (placed 2nd) and winning 3-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Carrick Rangers with a 1-0 scoreline.
The manager M. McDermott will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dungannon Swifts in only four days.
Glentoran are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (26 goals in 10 games). From these home matches, Glentoran have conceded only 9 goals.
Ballymena United form and stats
There's been little loot from Ballymena United's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Premiership. Ballymena United only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Ballymena United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Coleraine (placed 3rd). Before that, Ballymena United secured a home win against Glenavon with the score 2-1.
After this away game Ballymena United return home for a Premiership game against Larne. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Ballymena United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Ballymena United have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Glentoran - Ballymena United 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Glentoran victories, 1 draw and 4 Ballymena United wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. McDaid 12 goals |  H. Plum 11 goals |  P. O'Neill 8 goals |
Glentoran missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Glentoran | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 45 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 30 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 86% |
| 67% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 64% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 27% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 73% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 18% | 14% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 288 | 151 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 87 | 150 |
| 125 | 64 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 34 | 59 |
| 33% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 44% |
- Ballymena United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran has the most points from losing position (17)
- Glentoran have created more than twice as many corners as Ballymena United.
- Glentoran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Linfield | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 43 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 6 | Larne | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 35 | -15 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | -34 | 18 |
| 11 | Institute | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -30 | 13 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 36 | -49 | 12 |