Glentoran vs Linfield Predictions

Glentoran moved onto fifteen points for the season last weekend after drawing 1-1 at Warrenpoint Town, but on Monday night face an even trickier task in their own backyard against second placed Linfield. The visitors beat Ballymena United last weekend, but remain a point behind the league leaders Glenavon who also picked up three points.

A fifteenth minute strike from Herron saw Glentoran take the lead at bottom of the table Warrenpoint Town, and that goal proved enough to separate the two sides during the half time break. Things went from bad to worse for the hosts when defender Wallace was shown his second yellow card of the match in the fifty-second minute and Warrenpoint Twon were reduced to ten-men.

From that point on Glentoran would have expected to go on and win the game, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Second half substitute O’Connor levelled the scores in the seventy-ninth minute and the visitors were unable to regain their lead and had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Allen top scores for the hosts in the league this season with four goals, while teammates McDaid and McGuigan have both chipped in with two goals apiece. Glentoran are in the midst of a very good unbeaten run in all competitions that will reach double figures on Monday night, if they can avoid defeat against Linfield.

Speaking of unbeaten runs, Linfield are yet to lose in any competition this season and are currently on a run of eleven games without defeat. Cooper has scored five goals in the Northern Irish Premiership this season, which is equal to his best ever total in a single season. O’Connor and Waterworth have chipped in with three goals each and provide other options in the final third when Cooper isn’t available.

Thankfully for Linfield fans Cooper was on target last weekend, but it was Friel’s twelfth minute strike for Ballymena United that opened the scoring. the equalising goal for hosts Linfield arrived in the thirtieth minute through O’Connor, and ensured the teams went in level at the interval.

Top scorer Cooper grabbed the headlines once again when he netted his fifth goal of the campaign shortly before the hour mark, and that strike proved enough to win the game for Linfield and it kept the pressure on the table toppers Glenavon.

We’re confident that Monday nights game will see both teams score and over 2.5 goals produced, and have backed Linfield to claim all three points via a 2-1 win. Six of the last eight meetings between the two clubs have seen both teams score. Four of the last eight meetings between the two clubs have produced over 2.5 goals. Both teams have scored in all of Glentoran’s last six matches. Four of Linfield’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals, and with all of the above in mind we’re are expecting goals at both ends of the pitch and a Linfield victory.