About Match
Glentoran go into the game 7th in the table on 6 points; Coleraine sit 1st on 13 — a 7-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/1.2 for Glentoran and 2.4/0.4 for Coleraine (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31. Three points here take Glentoran to 9 and up to 4th, assuming other results stand.
Coleraine have won three straight. Over the last five, Glentoran have taken 6 of 15 points to Coleraine's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 8 Glentoran wins, 6 for Coleraine, 4 draws, at 2.94 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 72% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 72%. The last five meetings averaged 3.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.94.
The match takes place at Melvin Sports Complex in Strabane (capacity 26,556).