Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Glentoran U20 (1st, 79 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Cliftonville U20 (5th, 43 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Cliftonville U20 1.85 scored and 2.24 conceded per game, Glentoran U20 3.09 and 1.22, with the league averaging 2.12.
Glentoran U20 entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Cliftonville U20 held 3 points of 15 and Glentoran U20 12.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 2 for Cliftonville U20, 7 for Glentoran U20 and 2 drawn, at 4.45 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 73%.
Glentoran U20 led 6-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-7 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cliftonville U20: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Glentoran U20: 7 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Cliftonville U20 36% · Glentoran U20 64% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 2-3