Match preview Premiership: Linfield - Glentoran

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

Linfield form and stats

Only two Premiership home games for Linfield so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Happy days for Linfield in their previous game, a Premiership match away at Cliftonville (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Qarabag (1-2).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Linfield as they are travelling to their away game against Ballinamallard United in the Irish League Cup. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Linfield's 2 home games: 5 goals, 5 conceded.

Glentoran form and stats

Glentoran are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premiership, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Glentoran hope to make it five in this match.

Glentoran are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premiership against Larne (placed 7th). A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Institute.

Glentoran find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Glentoran have conceded 5 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Linfield, 3 draws and 2 wins for Glentoran. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

R. McDaid 3 goals

P. O'Neill 3 goals

H. Plum 2 goals

Linfield missing players

Glentoran missing players