Glenavon vs Bangor: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Glenavon played Bangor in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Glenavon: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Bangor: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Glenavon scores 0.72 and concedes 2.06 goals per match. Bangor scores 1.29 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glenavon 44%, Bangor 59%. Over 2.5: Glenavon 50%, Bangor 59%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Bangor has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.06. Glenavon: 8.7 shots per match, Bangor: 8.6.

Match halves

Glenavon: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.39. Bangor: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Glenavon: 61-75 (4 goals). Bangor: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

65Possession (%)35
GlenavonBangor
9Shots9
GlenavonBangor
4Shots on target4
GlenavonBangor
1.44xG1.29
GlenavonBangor
2Corners2
GlenavonBangor
81Dangerous attacks60
GlenavonBangor
15Fouls12
GlenavonBangor
0Cards4
GlenavonBangor

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.72Goals scored / match1.29
GlenavonBangor
2.06Goals conceded / match1.53
GlenavonBangor
45%Average possession41%
GlenavonBangor
2.89Shots on target / match3.59
GlenavonBangor

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.67Shots per match8.59
GlenavonBangor
2.89Shots on target3.59
GlenavonBangor
8.3%Shot conversion15.1%
GlenavonBangor
45%Possession41%
GlenavonBangor
1.06xG for1.21
GlenavonBangor
1.85xG against1.48
GlenavonBangor

Shooting quality

Glenavon: BalancedBangor: Counter-attacking
GlenavonBangor
Accuracy (shots on target)33%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.36

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

1.2 pts / match - Glenavon · 0.4 pts / match - Bangor

Glenavon
LWLLW
Season result split
17% W0% R83% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-15
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 2.03BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Bangor
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W18% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-8
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 79% better for: goals scored per match.

0.72 goals / match - Glenavon · 1.29 goals / match - Bangor

Bangor is 35% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.06 goals / match - Glenavon · 1.53 goals / match - Bangor

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 50% of matches (9 of 18 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 17 matches).

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 matches).

13Goals scored (season)22
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37Goals conceded (season)26
GlenavonBangor
2.78Average goals in match2.82
GlenavonBangor
9Goals scored (last 5)4
GlenavonBangor
13Goals conceded (last 5)7
GlenavonBangor

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal65%
GlenavonBangor
11%2 goals41%
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11%3 goals18%
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0%4 goals6%
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How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal94%
GlenavonBangor
67%2 goals29%
GlenavonBangor
28%3 goals24%
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11%4 goals6%
GlenavonBangor

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time18%
GlenavonBangor
0%BTTS in both halves0%
GlenavonBangor
11%Scored in both halves29%
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BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
GlenavonBangor
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
GlenavonBangor
100%BTTS - last 560%
GlenavonBangor

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

94%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
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22%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
GlenavonBangor
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
GlenavonBangor

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
GlenavonBangor
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
GlenavonBangor
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
GlenavonBangor

Match 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 81% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.78 pts / match - Glenavon · 1.41 pts / match - Bangor

Glenavon - half-time state
22% leading11% draw67% trailing
Bangor - half-time state
35% leading35% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.78Points per match (1st half)1.41
GlenavonBangor
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.59
GlenavonBangor
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
GlenavonBangor
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.18
GlenavonBangor
28%Clean sheet before half-time59%
GlenavonBangor
72%No goal before half-time53%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per match (2nd half)1.06
GlenavonBangor
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
GlenavonBangor
1.22Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
GlenavonBangor
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.65
GlenavonBangor
28%Clean sheet after half-time24%
GlenavonBangor
67%No goal after half-time53%
GlenavonBangor

Glenavon - second-half results

6% W33% R61% P
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding77%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bangor - second-half results

29% W18% R53% P
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Glenavon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.62.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
9
31-45
0
4
46-60
4
6
61-75
3
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
1
3
16-30
6
4
31-45
3
5
46-60
4
5
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.79
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.1 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
165%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

GlenavonLigaBangor
Average goals in match 2.782.67 2.82
Both teams scored 44%47% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%50% 59%
Clean sheets 6%28% 6%
Goal before half-time 94%76% 71%
Goal after half-time 78%78% 100%

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

2.67
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
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. GlenavonGoalJack Malone
  2. GlenavonSubstitutionOn: Joshua KeeOff: Peter Campbell
  3. BangorGoalBen Arthurs
  4. BangorGoalBen Arthurs
  5. BangorYellow cardOisin Devlin
  6. BangorYellow cardHarry Lynch
  7. GlenavonSubstitutionOn: David Kyle McClellandOff: Corey Smith
  8. GlenavonSubstitutionOn: Bridel BosakaniOff: Barney McKeown
  9. BangorSubstitutionOn: Jay BoydOff: Ben Arthurs
  10. BangorYellow cardRobert Garrett

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Glenavon 0 - 0 - 1 Bangor. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Glenavon FC
0 : 3
Bangor FC

FAQ

What was the result of Glenavon vs Bangor?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Glenavon 1:2 Bangor. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Glenavon vs Bangor?

Glenavon score 0.72 goals per game on average and Bangor 1.29. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Glenavon's matches and 59% of Bangor's.

What form are Glenavon and Bangor in?

Over the last 5 games Glenavon have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Bangor 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.