About Match
Cliftonville W go into the game 1st in the table on 39 points; Glentoran BU W sit 2nd on 34 — a 5-point gap. Glentoran BU W rank just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cliftonville W 4.64 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Glentoran BU W 3.93 and 1, with the league averaging 2.48.
Momentum sits with Cliftonville W, winners of their last nine, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Cliftonville W hold 15 points of 15 and Glentoran BU W 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 5 Cliftonville W wins, 5 for Glentoran BU W, 1 draw, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 55%. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.36 all-time.