Struggling Newry City AFC will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Glenavon in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Newry City AFC and Glenavon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Newry City AFC form and stats
The struggle is real here at The Showgrounds with only 12 points collected from 16 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-3-10. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts. Newry City AFC are slowly digging their own grave here at The Showgrounds with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Ards match.The Newry City AFC fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at The Showgrounds: A 1-4 defeat against Coleraine (placed 6th). Prior to that, an away loss at Dungannon Swifts.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newry City AFC here at The Showgrounds, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 16 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
Glenavon form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.The supporters enjoyed Glenavon's previous game versus Dungannon Swifts (placed 7th), a Premiership 1-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Linfield.
Glenavon are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 27 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Glenavon have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Glenavon - Newry City AFC 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Newry City AFC-Glenavon H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Newry City AFC 0 wins, Glenavon 2 wins, 0 draws.Newry City AFC missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Newry City AFC | Glenavon | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | Played | 17 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 97% |
| 78% | 81% | Over 1.5 | 88% | 91% |
| 50% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 53% |
| 25% | 6% | Over 3.5 | 41% | 34% |
| 6% | 6% | Over 4.5 | 18% | 22% |
| 53% | 50% | Both teams to score | 47% | 62% |
| 9% | 12% | Clean Sheet | 35% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | Failed To Score | 18% | 16% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 | Ballymena United | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 63 |
| 4 | Glenavon | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 51 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | Institute | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -28 | 31 |
| 11 | Newry City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | -30 | 17 |
| 11 | Ards | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 18 |
| 12 | Newry City AFC | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -37 | 17 |
