Glenavon FC vs Cliftonville FC Prediction: Cliftonville is on the verge of another league victory

Cliftonville will take on Glenavon at Mourneview Park in the second round of their NIFL campaign on Saturday. Cliftonville escaped with a narrow 1-0 victory over Portadown in their season opener while Glenavon lost woefully to Carrick Rangers. Glenavon is looking like they’d suffer yet another defeat on Saturday. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: L

What a bad league start for Glenavon as they lost woefully to Carrick Rangers in their league opener last week. Glenavon was outclassed in that game as they only had two shots on target with one of those shots hitting the woodwork. They also conceded both goals in the first half and failed to find the net. 

Form: W

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. Cliftonville’s win last week against Portadown landed them in 4th place in the league table and there’s now more work to be done. 

When we take a closer look at their last 20 encounters, it is observed with facts that Cliftonville has always gotten the better of Glenavon with 16 wins, 4 draws and only a meager 2 wins for Glenavon. 

It is important to state that we do not foresee a defeat for Cliftonville in this game. Cliftonville has not lost a game against Glenavon in their last 15 encounters with four consecutive victories in their last four meetings. Cliftonville should get the win here and we do not expect any surprises on Saturday. A win or draw and a total of under 4.5 goals at 1.65 odds. With Cliftonville’s record against Glenavon, they should be able to win either half at 1.98 odds.

• Cliftonville has not lost to Glenavon in their last 15 encounters
• Cliftonville has secured 4 consecutive victories in their last 4 encounters against Glenavon
• There have been more than 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 meetings
• Cliftonville has scored first in 7 of their last 8 encounters
• Glenavon is without a clean sheet in their last 15 meetings.