Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Glenavon 5th with 3, Crusaders 2nd with 10. Recent form told a different story for Crusaders: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.
Crusaders had gone 11 games without a win. Over the last five, Glenavon had taken 8 of 15 points to Crusaders's 2.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 5 for Glenavon, 6 for Crusaders and 1 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture.
Goal scorers
Crusaders: Fraser Bryden (53')
Key stats
Possession: Glenavon 53% · Crusaders 47% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 8-4