Glentoran greet Glenavon as odds-on favourites: Read our football preview

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 10.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Oval (26556 seats)

3rd position in the Premiership table for Glentoran at present, a competent campaign. The match-going supporters hope for more fun as 7th-placed Glenavon visit The Oval.

Insights:
  • Glentoran have the most scored goals (64) in Premiership

Both squads have had enough rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!

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Glentoran form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Oval as Glentoran have scored 34 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 10-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Glentoran crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Cliftonville here at The Oval.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Coleraine (2-3).

The Glentoran manager McDermott has got the team scoring with 34 from 16 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Glentoran have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Glenavon form and stats

As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Glenavon have produced an overall stat of 6-7-4 so far.

Glenavon might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Warrenpoint Town proved too strong as Glenavon slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Mourneview Park. Late heartbreak for Glenavon in the Warrenpoint Town match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Portadown.

The travelling fans enjoy Glenavon's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Glenavon have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Glenavon - Glentoran 2-4 was the result in these sides' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings with these teams: Glentoran won five, Glenavon triumphed in one and we saw four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GlentoranJ. Donnelly
J. Donnelly
25 goals
GlentoranC. McMenamin
C. McMenamin
20 goals
GlenavonM. Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
13 goals

Glentoran missing players

Glenavon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glentoran Glenavon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 4 19 38
21 10 3 Won W 1 7 15
8 3 2 Drew D 1 7 9
9 6 1 Lost L 2 5 14
68 35 14 Scored S 2 30 54
44 26 7 Conceded C 4 23 50
97% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 89% 92%
82% 79% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 74% 71%
61% 74% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 47%
29% 42% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 32% 32%
16% 16% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 26% 18%
55% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 53% 45%
32% 32% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 37% 34%
16% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 29%
 
5.2 5.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.4 4.7
4.6 4.2 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.4 5.4
1.3 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 6 8
 
10.7 11.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 6.7 7.5
4.7 5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.4 3.1
38% 37% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 46% 48%
 
7.4 6.4 4.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 8 8.1
3.2 2.9 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 3.2
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Glentoran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Glentoran have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most points from losing position (17) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most scored goals (34) at home in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most scored goals (64) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Premiership

  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 8 3 62 22 16 12 4 0 31 7 17 10 4 3 31 15 40 74
2 Cliftonville 33 22 7 4 54 24 16 13 1 2 29 11 17 9 6 2 25 13 30 73
3 Glentoran 33 21 6 6 64 34 16 10 2 4 34 20 17 11 4 2 30 14 30 69
4 Crusaders 33 19 4 10 47 28 16 9 3 4 22 11 17 10 1 6 25 17 19 61
5 Larne 33 15 8 10 56 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 16 8 3 5 30 21 18 53
6 Coleraine 33 13 9 11 50 32 17 9 5 3 27 11 16 4 4 8 23 21 18 48
7 Glenavon 33 12 9 12 46 44 16 6 2 8 19 24 17 6 7 4 27 20 2 45
8 Ballymena United 33 13 5 15 38 46 16 8 4 4 24 19 17 5 1 11 14 27 -8 44
9 Dungannon Swifts 33 9 1 23 40 81 17 4 1 12 22 42 16 5 0 11 18 39 -41 28
10 Carrick Rangers 33 6 7 20 33 62 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 2 3 11 15 34 -29 25
11 Portadown 33 5 9 19 28 63 17 3 7 7 16 22 16 2 2 12 12 41 -35 24
12 Warrenpoint Town 33 3 3 27 30 74 17 2 0 15 20 48 16 1 3 12 10 26 -44 12

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 8 3 62 22 16 12 4 0 31 7 17 10 4 3 31 15 40 74
2 Cliftonville 33 22 7 4 54 24 16 13 1 2 29 11 17 9 6 2 25 13 30 73
3 Glentoran 33 21 6 6 64 34 16 10 2 4 34 20 17 11 4 2 30 14 30 69
4 Crusaders 33 19 4 10 47 28 16 9 3 4 22 11 17 10 1 6 25 17 19 61
5 Larne 33 15 8 10 56 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 16 8 3 5 30 21 18 53
6 Coleraine 33 13 9 11 50 32 17 9 5 3 27 11 16 4 4 8 23 21 18 48
7 Glenavon 33 12 9 12 46 44 16 6 2 8 19 24 17 6 7 4 27 20 2 45
8 Ballymena United 33 13 5 15 38 46 16 8 4 4 24 19 17 5 1 11 14 27 -8 44
9 Dungannon Swifts 33 9 1 23 40 81 17 4 1 12 22 42 16 5 0 11 18 39 -41 28
10 Carrick Rangers 33 6 7 20 33 62 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 2 3 11 15 34 -29 25
11 Portadown 33 5 9 19 28 63 17 3 7 7 16 22 16 2 2 12 12 41 -35 24
12 Warrenpoint Town 33 3 3 27 30 74 17 2 0 15 20 48 16 1 3 12 10 26 -44 12

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