Glenavon vs Cliftonville Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Glenavon

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Glenavon will be looking for an improved result here following the 2-1 Premiership loss in their previous game against Dungannon Swifts.

The only scorer from Glenavon was Aaron Prendergast (25'). Mayowa Animasahun (36') and Michael O'Connor (63') scored for Dungannon Swifts.

Glenavon have not been the best at stopping their opponents of late, although they’ve also managed to convert their own chances into goals. Looking at their last 6 games, Glenavon have seen their goal breached in 6 of them in addition to getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Heading into this contest, Glenavon haven't won against Cliftonville in their last 11 league games.

Cliftonville

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Previously, Cliftonville drew 2-2 in the Premiership match with Coleraine.

For Cliftonville, goals were scored by Ronan Hale (10') and Ronan Doherty (57'). Matthew Shevlin (64', 66') scored for Coleraine.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Cliftonville, at least three goals have gone in. The average goals scored per match in that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for Cliftonville equalling 2.17. We will see whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.

A look at their previous results shows us that Cliftonville:

• haven't been defeated by Glenavon when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league matches. A very good run of results for them.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 13/03/2021 tells us that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Glenavon. They have not been able to get any victories at all while Cliftonville have remained in the ascendancy, running out winners in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

A total of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 4 of them for The Lurgan Blues and 11 coming from The Reds. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 14 on 05/11/2022 and the score finished Cliftonville 2-2 Glenavon.

The match was refereed by Ross Dunlop.

📰 Team News: Glenavon

There is just a single fitness concern for the Glenavon gaffer Gary Hamilton to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Mark Haughey (Cruciate Ligament Surgery) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: Cliftonville

Owing to a completely injury-free squad available for selection, the Cliftonville boss Paddy McLaughlin has zero fitness worries to speak of before this clash.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Glenavon will do well to breach the defence of this Cliftonville side who will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore expecting a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Cliftonville when the full-time whistle blows.

Little in this one.

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Renata Leite, 01:35 20/01/2023