An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 9th place.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premiership.
Institute have had a bad season and will be relegated from Premiership. Glenavon are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Institute form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premiership this season. Institute have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Riverside Stadium.
In their previous game, the manager S. Connor led his Institute to a defeat in the Premiership match away at Carrick Rangers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Riverside Stadium. A Irish League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Crusaders.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Institute here at Riverside Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). As for conceded goals, Institute's unpleasant statistic is 23 goals surrendered.
Glenavon form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Glenavon so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Glenavon are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Glenavon are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premiership against Carrick Rangers (placed 7th). A loss against Larne was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Glenavon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Glenavon can't defend away. 32 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Glenavon - Institute 3-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Institute won 2, Glenavon won 5 and 3 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. McCready 7 goals |   R. Marshall 4 goals |  A. Mitchell 4 goals |
Institute missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Institute | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 41 | 23 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 32 | 46 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 37% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 88% | 67% |
| 16% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 53% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 61% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 22% |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 9 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | 59 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 65 | 121 |
| 45 | 26 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 56 |
| 31% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 27% | 30% |
- All of Glenavon's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Institute's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Glenavon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Glenavon have created more than twice as many corners as Institute.
- Glenavon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Glenavon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Glenavon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Institute has the fewest points (5) at home
- Institute has the fewest scored goals (7) at home
- Institute has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Institute has the the worst goal difference (-16) at home
- Institute have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Institute have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Institute have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Institute have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Institute haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 39 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 38 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Larne | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 32 | -22 | 20 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -28 | 17 |
| 11 | Institute | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -26 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 36 | -46 | 9 |