Match preview Premiership: Glentoran - Linfield at The Oval

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Oval (26556 seats)

The Glentoran & Linfield managers M. McDermott and D. Healy are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premiership league table.

Insights:
  • Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Glentoran form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Oval as Glentoran, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership, have scored 35 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 11-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Glentoran has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Glenavon defeat 45 days ago.

Glentoran's last game was hosting Larne and winning 3-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Cliftonville and winning 2-0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Glentoran, as the Premiership home game vs Coleraine is only three days away.

Glentoran can score goals in their home matches. After 16 league matches they have found the net 35 times. From these home matches, Glentoran have conceded only 11 goals.

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Linfield form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership, are W8-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Linfield, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Glenavon. Before that, Linfield secured a home win against Ballymena United with the score 2-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Linfield are hosting Crusaders in the Premiership only three days away.

Linfield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 16 games. In the opposite end, Linfield have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Glentoran - Linfield 3-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Glentoran victories, two draws and four Linfield wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LinfieldS. Lavery
S. Lavery
22 goals
GlentoranJ. Donnelly
J. Donnelly
17 goals
LinfieldA. Waterworth
A. Waterworth
14 goals

Glentoran missing players

Linfield missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glentoran Linfield
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 2 Played P 2 16 33
18 11 1 Won W 1 8 22
9 4 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 1 0 Lost L 1 6 7
61 35 3 Scored S 5 27 76
29 11 2 Conceded C 4 25 34
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
76% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 91%
45% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 67%
33% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 33%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 19% 24%
48% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 81% 58%
39% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 19% 39%
18% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 0.9 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.8 10.4 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.8 9.7
4.8 5.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.6 4.5
38% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 52%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • 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.
  • Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most matches under the total-line (19) 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 away matches so far.
  • Linfield have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the the best goal difference (+42) in Premiership
  • Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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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