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Glentoran head to Solitude on Saturday for the Premiership fixture with home team Cliftonville.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Cliftonville v Glentoran, scroll down (including the best match odds).
๐ Form Guide
Cliftonville
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Cliftonville will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 2-1 Premiership loss in their previous game against Crusaders.
The only scorer from Cliftonville was Joe Gormley (51'). Jordan Forsythe (18') and Stewart Nixon (66') scored for Crusaders.
Fixtures with Cliftonville have usually been exciting encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past half dozen clashes, the sum total of 25 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 4.17 goals per game) with 9 of those belonging to Cliftonville. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Looking at their past form shows that Cliftonville:
- are unbeaten in the league by Glentoran in their last 2 matches.
- have left without a victory over Glentoran in their last 4 matches in the league.
- have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.
Glentoran
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Larne in Premiership action, Glentoran will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only scorer from Glentoran was Jonathan Russell (95' Own goal). Andy Ryan (8') and Cian Bolger (58' Own goal) scored for Larne.
In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Glentoran, three or more goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match in that spell is 2.83, with the average number of goals for Glentoran equalling 1.67.
Coming into this contest, Glentoran are winless against Cliftonville when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head clashes going back to 25/02/2023 tells us that Cliftonville have won 1 of these & Glentoran 3, with the number of drawn matches being 2.
17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 from The Reds and 11 belonging to The Glens. Thatโs an average goals per game of 2.83.
The previous league clash featuring these sides was Premiership match day 24 on 06/02/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Glentoran 2-2 Cliftonville.
The match was refereed by Ben McMaster.
โน๏ธ Team News: Cliftonville
It doesnโt get much better regarding selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Cliftonville gaffer Jim Magilton to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Ryan Curran (Groin injury) will miss out.
๐ Team News: Glentoran
Due to a fully injury-free group ready to go, the Glentoran boss Declan Devine has zero fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash.
โจ Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Glentoran and Cliftonville might both not be able to do quite enough to get on the scoresheet here.
There should be little in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. Our tip is therefore for a very competitive game with a 0-0 score when all is said and done.
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Victor Martins, 13:11 20/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Cliftonville
Formed: 1879
Stadium: Solitude (3,054)
Captain: Chris Curran
Chairman: Paul McKeown
Manager: Jim Magilton
Competitions: Premiership position 3, Irish Cup (Final)
โญ Key Man: Ronan Hale
Typically taking to the field in the Striker position, Ronan Hale was born in Belfast, N. Ireland. Having played his first senior match for Derry City in the 2018 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 13 league goals in this Premiership 2023 - 2024 season so far from a total of 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 86 | WWLWW |
2 |
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36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 83 | WWDWD |
3 |
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36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 71 | WLDLL |
4 |
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36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 61 | DWWLW |
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36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 57 | WWDLL |
6 |
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36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 46 | DDDWD |
7 |
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36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -20 | 44 | WLLWW |
8 |
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36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 42 | LWLWL |
9 |
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36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 41 | LDWWW |
10 |
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36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | -22 | 37 | LLWLL |
11 |
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36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -42 | 25 | LLWLW |
12 |
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36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | -66 | 17 | LLLLL |
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Glenavon |
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Coleraine |
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Goals scored | 2.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 22 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.7 |
Biggest victory | 5-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 41 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.7 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Ben Wilson | 18 |
Ronan Hale | 14 |
Joe Gormley | 11 |
Rory Hale | 10 |
Sam Ashford | 5 |
David Fisher | 11 |
Daire O'Connor | 11 |
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe | 11 |
Jay Donnelly | 7 |
Bobby Burns | 6 |
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