Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of September 07, 2026

Bangor vs Glenavon: match statistics

Bangor crest
Bangor
0 : 1half-time 0:1
Glenavon crest
Glenavon
165%(1.91)
X20%(3.50)
215%(3.20)

Bangor displays decidedly better home form than Glenavon's away record. The hosts win 40% of their home matches and have a positive goal differential in home fixtures (-4 GD), while Glenavon has lost 100% of their away matches this season with a disastrous -26 GD. Glenavon has not earned a single point on the road, confirmed by a streak of 14 consecutive away defeats. The visitors' average of 2.43 goals conceded per game against a mere 0.57 scored highlights massive defensive and offensive issues. Bangor, despite their weaker recent form (0.2 PPG in the last 5 matches), should capitalize on the home advantage and the opponent's catastrophic away performance. xG statistics (1.28 for Bangor vs 1.07 for Glenavon) and the hosts' higher shot accuracy (12% vs 7%) further support the forecast of a home victory.

Bangor vs Glenavon: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bangor played against Glenavon in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on February 21, 2026. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Bangor has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Glenavon has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Bangor scores 1.21 goals per game and allows 1.69. Glenavon scores 0.79 and allows 2.04. Games in this league average 2.87 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 59% of Bangor's games and 50% of Glenavon's. The Over 2.5 rates are 55% and 57%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bangor has the higher season xG average, 1.19 to 1.13 per game. Bangor takes 8.6 shots per game, while Glenavon takes 8.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Bangor leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.66 goals per game after halftime. Glenavon leads at halftime in 14% and scores 0.43 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bangor's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (11 goals). For Glenavon, it is minutes 61-75 (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.87 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Bangor displays decidedly better home form than Glenavon's away record. The hosts win 40% of their home matches and have a positive goal differential in home fixtures (-4 GD), while Glenavon has lost 100% of their away matches this season with a disastrous -26 GD. Glenavon has not earned a single point on the road, confirmed by a streak of 14 consecutive away defeats. The visitors' average of 2.43 goals conceded per game against a mere 0.57 scored highlights massive defensive and offensive issues. Bangor, despite their weaker recent form (0.2 PPG in the last 5 matches), should capitalize on the home advantage and the opponent's catastrophic away performance. xG statistics (1.28 for Bangor vs 1.07 for Glenavon) and the hosts' higher shot accuracy (12% vs 7%) further support the forecast of a home victory.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 2
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
BangorGlenavon
7Shots10
BangorGlenavon
4Shots on target6
BangorGlenavon
1.04xG1.33
BangorGlenavon
4Corners4
BangorGlenavon
43Dangerous attacks38
BangorGlenavon
14Fouls13
BangorGlenavon
2Cards1
BangorGlenavon

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.21Goals scored / game0.79
BangorGlenavon
1.69Goals allowed / game2.04
BangorGlenavon
40%Average possession47%
BangorGlenavon
3.59Shots on target / game2.86
BangorGlenavon

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.62Shots per game8.5
BangorGlenavon
3.59Shots on target2.86
BangorGlenavon
14%Shot conversion9.2%
BangorGlenavon
40%Possession47%
BangorGlenavon
1.19xG for1.13
BangorGlenavon
1.63xG against1.75
BangorGlenavon

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingGlenavon: Balanced
BangorGlenavon
Accuracy (shots on target)42%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Glenavon is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Bangor · 0.6 pts / game - Glenavon

Bangor
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
31% W17% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-15
1.10 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-7
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.98Opponent xG: 2.14BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Glenavon
LLWLL
Season result split
18% W0% R82% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-23
0.54 pts / game · goal difference -35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-14
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bangor is 53% better for: goals scored per game.

1.21 goals / game - Bangor · 0.79 goals / game - Glenavon

Bangor is 21% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.69 goals / game - Bangor · 2.04 goals / game - Glenavon

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 69% of games (20 of 29 meczów), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 4% (1 of 28 meczów).

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 54% of games (15 of 28 meczów), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 10% (3 of 29 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)22
BangorGlenavon
49Goals conceded (season)57
BangorGlenavon
2.9Average goals per game2.82
BangorGlenavon
6Goals scored (last 5)4
BangorGlenavon
12Goals conceded (last 5)10
BangorGlenavon

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal54%
BangorGlenavon
38%2 goals18%
BangorGlenavon
10%3 goals7%
BangorGlenavon
3%4 goals0%
BangorGlenavon

How often they concede at least...

90%1 goal96%
BangorGlenavon
41%2 goals64%
BangorGlenavon
24%3 goals25%
BangorGlenavon
7%4 goals11%
BangorGlenavon

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time14%
BangorGlenavon
3%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorGlenavon
28%Scored in both halves11%
BangorGlenavon

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
BangorGlenavon
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
BangorGlenavon
80%BTTS - last 560%
BangorGlenavon

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
BangorGlenavon
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
BangorGlenavon
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
BangorGlenavon

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
BangorGlenavon
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
BangorGlenavon
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
BangorGlenavon

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bangor is 98% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / game - Bangor · 0.61 pts / game - Glenavon

Bangor - half-time state
31% leading28% draw41% trailing
Glenavon - half-time state
14% leading18% draw68% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per game (1st half)0.61
BangorGlenavon
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.36
BangorGlenavon
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.96
BangorGlenavon
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.32
BangorGlenavon
45%Clean sheet before half-time25%
BangorGlenavon
55%No goal before half-time71%
BangorGlenavon

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per game (2nd half)0.75
BangorGlenavon
0.66Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
BangorGlenavon
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)1.07
BangorGlenavon
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.5
BangorGlenavon
41%Clean sheet after half-time32%
BangorGlenavon
48%No goal after half-time64%
BangorGlenavon

Bangor - second-half results

28% W31% R41% P
35
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Glenavon - second-half results

14% W32% R54% P
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-17
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-18
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.61
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 18%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bangor - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game1.41.0
Average goals per game1.81.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-5-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Glenavon - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.40
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.20.8
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-5-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
1
7
16-30
11
10
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
7
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
3
4
16-30
4
17
31-45
1
7
46-60
7
7
61-75
4
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -12 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.90
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

BangorLigaGlenavon
Average goals per game 2.902.87 2.82
Both teams scored 59%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%55% 57%
Clean sheets 10%26% 4%
Goal before half-time 79%77% 89%
Goal after half-time 83%77% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.87
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / game
1.30
Away goals / game
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. GlenavonGoalConor Falls
  2. BangorSubstitutionOn: Stephen McGuinnessOff: Iestyn Hughes
  3. GlenavonYellow cardLuke McGerrigan
  4. BangorSubstitutionOn: Jack O'MahonyOff: Mark Haughey
  5. BangorYellow cardBen Cushnie
  6. GlenavonGoalBarney McKeown
  7. BangorYellow cardJay Boyd
  8. GlenavonSubstitutionOn: Stephen MallonOff: Paul McGovern
  9. GlenavonGoalConor Falls
  10. GlenavonSubstitutionOn: Charlie LindsayOff: Nathaniel Ferris
  11. BangorGoalBen Arthurs

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Shane McGonigleMatches officiated: 14
3.07Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins21%Draws21%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Bangor's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Glenavon. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Glenavon FC
1 : 2
Bangor FC
Glenavon FC
0 : 3
Bangor FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bangor vs Glenavon?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Bangor 0:1 Glenavon. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bangor and Glenavon?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Bangor won 2, Glenavon won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Glenavon?

Bangor score 1.21 goals per game on average and Glenavon 0.79. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Bangor's matches and 50% of Glenavon's.

What form are Bangor and Glenavon in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Glenavon 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bangor vs Glenavon?

The statistical background for Bangor vs Glenavon — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.