Match Report
Linfield went into the game 5th in the table on 9 points; Glentoran sat 6th on 6 — a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Linfield ran at 1.25 scored and 1 conceded, Glentoran at 1.5 and 1.
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Linfield, 5 draws and 6 for Glentoran, at 1.65 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 24% of meetings.
The referee was S. Andrews, with 39 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Windsor Park (capacity 18,614). Linfield led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Linfield: Darragh Leahy (19'), Kirk Millar (77') · Glentoran: Jordan Stewart (90')
Key stats
Possession: Linfield 59% · Glentoran 41% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-1