Glentoran vs Limavady United: match statistics

Limavady United are in significantly better recent form: they have won 3 of their last 5 matches and collected 10 points, while Glentoran have managed just 1 point. The visitors scored 8 goals during this period, averaging 1.6 per match, whereas the hosts scored only 3, highlighting a clear difference in attacking efficiency. Limavady’s defensive record is particularly noteworthy, having conceded just 2 goals in five matches compared with Glentoran’s 14. Glentoran have lost 4 of their last 5 matches and are conceding an average of 2.8 goals per game, meaning that even home advantage is unlikely to offset the visitors’ current superiority. The most likely outcome is a Limavady United victory, probably with at least one goal scored.

BTTS - No is the stronger scenario, as Limavady United conceded an average of just 0.4 goals in their last 5 matches and maintained defensive stability, allowing only 2 goals. Glentoran scored just 3 goals during this period, averaging 0.6 per match, while also losing 4 of their last 5 fixtures. Both sides rarely produced matches in which each team scored: the BTTS rate stands at 40% for Glentoran and just 20% for Limavady United. The visitors, however, averaged 1.6 goals per game, making a win to nil more likely than a goal exchange. Although Glentoran allowed opponents an average of 2.8 goals per match, their poor attacking efficiency against Limavady’s defence clearly reduces the likelihood of a home goal. BTTS - No means that at least one team fails to score; it does not automatically mean a 0:0 draw or that neither team will score.

Data from the last five matches points to a clear contrast: Glentoran averaged only 0.6 goals scored, while Limavady United conceded just 0.4 goals per game. The visitors are in better form, scoring 1.6 goals per match and conceding only 2 goals in total across five appearances, whereas the hosts scored 3 goals during the same period. Limavady’s matches went over 2.5 goals in only 20% of cases, compared with 60% for Glentoran, reducing expectations of a high-scoring game. Glentoran’s weak defensive record, with an average of 2.8 goals conceded, could allow the visitors to score around 1-2 goals, but the hosts’ low scoring efficiency reduces the likelihood of a fourth goal. The projected total of 2.30 goals offers the greatest value on Under 3.5 goals.

The strongest scenario is Limavady United leading at half-time and the visitors winning, as the hosts have failed to win any of their last five matches, averaging just 0.2 points per game and losing four of those five fixtures. Glentoran scored only 0.6 goals per match during this period while conceding as many as 2.8, whereas Limavady averaged 1.6 goals scored and allowed opponents just 0.4. At half-time, Glentoran were trailing in 60% of their recent matches, never led, and averaged 0.2 goals, while Limavady led in 50% of their games and conceded only 0.25 goals before the break. After the interval, the hosts still look defensively vulnerable, averaging 1.6 goals conceded, while the visitors kept a clean sheet in the second half of all four matches included in the sample, further strengthening the 2/2 option.