Match Report
3 points for Glenavon (5th), 6 for Cliftonville (4th): a 3-point gap. Glenavon's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Glenavon were scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.2, Cliftonville 1.2 and 2.2, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Glenavon arrived off four straight defeats. 5 games without a win framed Cliftonville's arrival.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Glenavon have 1 win to Cliftonville's 10, with 2 draws, at 2.92 goals per meeting.
Mourneview Park, capacity 4,160, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Glenavon: Paul McGovern (27'), Harry Murphy (61') · Cliftonville: Ryan Curran (22')
Key stats
Possession: Glenavon 47% · Cliftonville 53% · Total shots: 18-13 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 10-7