Glentoran FC vs Cliftonville FC Prediction: The glens are a tough team to play against

As the 5th round of the Northern Ireland Premier draws nearer, Cliftonville will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten league run as they prepare to take on Glentoran on Saturday. Cliftonville is yet to lose a league game this season while is also in good form with a single loss this season. Glentoran is a very tough team to play against and our prediction here is for both teams to find the net. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: WDWL

Glentoran kickstarted the new season with a 0-1 defeat against Crusaders at the Oval. Glentoran had quite an impressive performance in that game but they were unable to find the net. However, they’ve gone on to win 2 and draw one after their sad defeat to Crusaders in their season opener. Their most recent league game against Carrick Rangers ended in a 2-3 victory for Glentoran with David Fisher scoring a brace. They are 4th place on the league table with overall league statistics of 2 wins, a draw, and a loss from the 4 games played. 

Form: DWWW

Cliftonville and Crusaders settled at a draw in their most recent league game after 90 minutes of intense football. Ryan Curran got the first goal of the game for Cliftonville in the 32nd minute but Kieran Offord responded for Crusaders just 2 minutes later. The game ultimately ended in a 1-1 draw. Cliftonville is now second placed in the Northern Ireland League table with 3 wins and a draw.

It is important to note that Cliftonville kickstarted their league campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory against Portadown in their league opener and it was Ryan Curran who finally found the net for Cliftonville after failing to convert a penalty from the spot in the 18th minute. Their second league game against Glenavon ended in a 1-2 victory as Cliftonville once again upheld their record of not losing to Glenavon in their last 16 encounters. Joe Gormley came to their rescue in their third league game against Dungannon Swifts which ended in a narrow 0-1 win to Cliftonville. 

Their last 20 meetings produced 10 wins for Cliftonville, 8 wins for Glentoran, and 2 draws. 

This game has all the signs of a cracker as both teams are currently in great shape. We see that there have been a minimum of two goals from either team in 4 of the last 5 meetings and We can expect similar results here. We believe that Cliftonville will not lose this game as they’ve not lost to Glentoran in their last 3 meetings, but Glentoran cannot also be underestimated because they are a strong team themselves. A win or draw for Cliftonville is our first prediction. We also expect a minimum of two goals from either team and both teams find the net at 1.60 odds.