Glentoran vs Cliftonville: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Glentoran: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cliftonville: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Glentoran scores 1.47 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. Cliftonville scores 1.27 and concedes 1.13. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glentoran 53%, Cliftonville 53%. Over 2.5: Glentoran 33%, Cliftonville 47%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Glentoran has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.32. Glentoran: 10.9 shots per match, Cliftonville: 11.2.

Match halves

Glentoran: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 0.67. Cliftonville: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Glentoran: 31-45+ (6 goals). Cliftonville: 46-60 (8 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

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
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19Shots5
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6Shots on target2
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2.18xG0.68
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16Corners1
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79Dangerous attacks30
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13Fouls14
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0Cards3
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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.

1.47Goals scored / match1.27
GlentoranCliftonville
0.93Goals conceded / match1.13
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54%Average possession54%
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4.07Shots on target / match3.87
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.93Shots per match11.2
GlentoranCliftonville
4.07Shots on target3.87
GlentoranCliftonville
13.4%Shot conversion11.3%
GlentoranCliftonville
54%Possession54%
GlentoranCliftonville
1.44xG for1.32
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1.06xG against1.37
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Shooting quality

Glentoran: Efficient finishingCliftonville: Balanced
GlentoranCliftonville
Accuracy (shots on target)37%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.33

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.

Cliftonville is 86% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Glentoran · 2.6 pts / match - Cliftonville

Glentoran
WWLLD
Season result split
60% W20% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-3
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 0.90BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Cliftonville
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W20% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-5
1.60 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 20%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.

Glentoran is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.47 goals / match - Glentoran · 1.27 goals / match - Cliftonville

Glentoran is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - Glentoran · 1.13 goals / match - Cliftonville

Glentoran scoring profile: very strong

Glentoran scores in 93% of matches (14 of 15 matches), while Cliftonville keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

Cliftonville scoring profile: strong

Cliftonville scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Glentoran keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 matches).

22Goals scored (season)19
GlentoranCliftonville
14Goals conceded (season)17
GlentoranCliftonville
2.4Average goals in match2.4
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7Goals scored (last 5)7
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8Goals conceded (last 5)2
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How often they score at least...

93%1 goal73%
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47%2 goals33%
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7%3 goals20%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal67%
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20%2 goals40%
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13%3 goals7%
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0%4 goals0%
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* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time0%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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27%Scored in both halves13%
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BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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80%BTTS - last 520%
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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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
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27%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
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2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
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40%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
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13%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
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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.

Glentoran is 93% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.07 pts / match - Glentoran · 1.07 pts / match - Cliftonville

Glentoran - half-time state
60% leading27% draw13% trailing
Cliftonville - half-time state
27% leading27% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.07Points per match (1st half)1.07
GlentoranCliftonville
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.27
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0.27Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
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1.07Average goals (1st half)0.87
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80%Clean sheet before half-time53%
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33%No goal before half-time73%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.67
GlentoranCliftonville
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1
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0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
GlentoranCliftonville
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.53
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53%Clean sheet after half-time60%
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47%No goal after half-time40%
GlentoranCliftonville

Glentoran - second-half results

27% W53% D20% L
31
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

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

Cliftonville - second-half results

40% W47% D13% L
16
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding174%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Glentoran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.82.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cliftonville - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal60%40%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Cliftonville
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
1
4
31-45
8
0
46-60
3
3
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). 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

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Glentoran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Cliftonville

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

GlentoranLigaCliftonville
Average goals in match 2.402.67 2.40
Both teams scored 53%47% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%50% 47%
Clean sheets 40%28% 33%
Goal before half-time 80%76% 73%
Goal after half-time 73%78% 60%

^ 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. CliftonvilleGoalThomas Lavery
  2. CliftonvilleGoalJoseph Sheridan
  3. CliftonvilleYellow cardHarry Wilson
  4. GlentoranSubstitutionOn: Jordan JenkinsOff: Liam Burt
  5. GlentoranGoalDavid Fisher
  6. CliftonvilleYellow cardConor Pepper
  7. GlentoranGoalJames Singleton
  8. CliftonvilleYellow cardAdebayo Fapetu

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.

Ben McMasterMatches officiated: 11
4.27Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins64%Draws0%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Glentoran vs Cliftonville?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Glentoran vs Cliftonville?

Glentoran score 1.47 goals per game on average and Cliftonville 1.27. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Glentoran's matches and 53% of Cliftonville's.

What form are Glentoran and Cliftonville in?

Over the last 5 games Glentoran have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cliftonville 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Glentoran vs Cliftonville?

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.