Cliftonville FC vs Glentoran FC Prediction: Both teams are big on the offensive

Cliftonville will try to redeem themselves after that sad defeat against Portadown last week as they lock horns with The Glens at the Solitude on Saturday. Glentoran is eager to extend their 3 games' unbeaten league run while Cliftonville is aiming for a win to redeem themselves from a shitty performance last week. I envisage a thrilling encounter with both teams aiming for goals. Let us analyze both teams’ forms, key stats, and my expert opinion on the upcoming game.  

Form in the League: LDWLW

It was a shocking defeat to Cliftonville in their last league game against Portadown. Pundits attributed this defeat to the two red cards shown to Connor Pepper and Jonathan Addis but some believed that the game already ended for Cliftonville even before the red card. Portadown got their two goals in the first half and sealed the win. It now beckons on Cliftonville to try and redeem themselves against an offensive side like Glentoran on Saturday. 

Cliftonville is currently in 3rd place in the Northern Ireland League table with 9 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses from the 19 games played in the league this season. Joe Gormley is Cliftonville’s current top scorer with 14 goals already to his name this season.

Form in the League: WDWLW

Glentoran continues to strive for a top-three position in the league this season as they are only a few points from potentially making it to the top three if they defeat Cliftonville on Saturday. Their away record has been good so far as they’ve won their last three away games and I’m sure they’ll give Cliftonville a run for their money at the Solitude on Saturday. 

They are currently in 7th place on the league table with overall league statistics of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses from the 20 league games played. David Fisher is the man for Glentoran in front of goal with 4 goals to his name this season.

A critical look at their last 20 meetings produced 9 wins for Cliftonville, 9 wins for Glentoran, and 2 draws. 

Personally, i believe we should be expecting a thrilling encounter with goals in this game. Both teams are quite good offensively and they’ll both strike at each other rather than relax on the defensive. Glentoran is aiming for a top-three place in the league and this is the right opportunity for them to get it and displace Cliftonville from the second position. So my opinion here is goals from both teams as our first prediction. 

Furthermore, we can also take a good look at the corner options in their last three meetings which have exceeded 8, and with their current form and what’s at stake we should see a high number of corners in this game as well. A total of over 8 corners is our second option.