There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premiership table so far. Here's the Glentoran - Cliftonville latest:
- Glentoran has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premiership
- Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cliftonville have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Glentoran nor Cliftonville as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This pitch has grass, which is not Cliftonville's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Cliftonville have performed like this: Played 41 matches resulting in 14 wins, 7 draws and 20 defeats with the goal stats 52-62 (scored/conceded).
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Glentoran form and stats
Glentoran, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premiership, have performed here at The Oval this season with 4 wins from 7 Premiership matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Glentoran has recorded two wins in a row here at The Oval, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Before that, Glentoran played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Larne.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Glentoran handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and one defeat.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Ballymena United in only three days. This game is also played here at The Oval.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Glentoran's attacking play is working. Defensively Glentoran have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cliftonville form and stats
There's been little loot from Cliftonville's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premiership. Cliftonville only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Glenavon.
We have checked recent matches where Cliftonville have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were two victories, one draw and eight defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cliftonville are hosting Warrenpoint Town in the Premiership only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cliftonville as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cliftonville have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cliftonville - Glentoran 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Glentoran won two, Cliftonville won eight and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. McDaid 8 goals | J. Donnelly 7 goals |  R. Curran 4 goals |
Glentoran missing players
Cliftonville missing players
| Glentoran | Cliftonville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | 16 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 86% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 81% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 56% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 44% |
| 29% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 36% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 9.9 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 40% |
- Cliftonville have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premiership
- Glentoran have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cliftonville 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 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Larne | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -21 | 11 |
| 11 | Portadown | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | -22 | 4 |