Linfield and Glentoran are both high-flying in the Premiership with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a fun fixture!
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premiership
- Glentoran have the most scored goals (39) in Premiership
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning extra nervousness and importance.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield have performed here at Windsor Park this season with 6 wins from 9 Premiership matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Linfield, as their goalkeeper Chris Johns has completely shut out the opponents for 248 minutes in the Premiership.
A nice win for Linfield last time playing, versus Ballymena United. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Manzinga scoring for the victors.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Larne and winning 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Linfield handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and two defeats.
Linfield have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Windsor Park with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Linfield have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Glentoran form and stats
Glentoran's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Glentoran collect 22 points from their 9 away matches in the Premiership. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Glentoran as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Glentoran have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Aaron McCarey. It's been 354 minutes since they last conceded in Premiership.
It's the second away game in a row for Glentoran, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Coleraine (placed 6th) in the Premiership last time out.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Glenavon.Glentoran are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and one defeat. From a total of five matches.
Glentoran are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Glentoran - Linfield 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Linfield wins - draws - Glentoran wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Donnelly 17 goals |   C. Manzinga 14 goals | C. McMenamin 10 goals |
Linfield missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Linfield | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 39 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 89% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 68% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 32% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 63% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.4 | 10.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 48% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 39% | 39% |
| 7.1 | 6.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
- Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premiership
- Glentoran have the most points (22) away in Premiership
- Glentoran have the most scored goals (39) in Premiership
- Glentoran have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Premiership
- Glentoran have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Premiership
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premiership
- Linfield have not yet lost a game at home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premiership
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most clean sheets (12) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+24) in Premiership
- Linfield 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 42 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Larne | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 18 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -26 | 13 |
| 11 | Portadown | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -30 | 8 |
