Linfield have travelled here for an action-packed game against the hosts Glentoran. Prepare for the fixture with this in-depth Premiership preview!
- Glentoran have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Glentoran nor Linfield 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.
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
Only two Premiership home games for Glentoran so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The Glentoran fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at The Oval: A 0-3 defeat against Crusaders (placed 3rd).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Warrenpoint Town and winning 3-0.There will be little rest for Glentoran after this match as they are travelling to Glenavon for a Premiership game in only four days.
Glentoran has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Linfield form and stats
Four points from two away games for Linfield, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premiership so far.
Linfield has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Glenavon for a Premiership game that ended a draw (0-0).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Coleraine.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cliftonville in just three days.
3 goals so far away for Linfield, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Glentoran four wins, two draws and Linfield four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Manzinga 5 goals |   C. McMenamin 4 goals | J. Donnelly 3 goals |
Glentoran missing players
Linfield missing players
| Glentoran | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 16 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 3.4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 0.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 35% |
- Glentoran have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premiership
| Glentoran | Last season | Linfield | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 20 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 9 | 24 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 65 | 38 | Scored | S | 30 | 83 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 26 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 74% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 63% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 32% | ||
| 13% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 74% | 58% | ||
| 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 39% | ||
| 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 5% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 50% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Larne | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Carrick Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Linfield | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -12 | 3 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
| 12 | Portadown | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 1 |