The Glenavon supporters will be hoping for a repeat of their previous victory over Ballinamallard United in the 1-2 League. In recent games, Glenavon has only once been able to hold on for the full 90 minutes. The fact that Glenavon has conceded six goals in five of their previous six matches will be cause for concern for them. It will be fascinating to see if that pattern can continue into this subsequent match.

Crusaders enter the match having defeated Dergview by a score of 6-0 in the League. The Crusaders’ defensive unit has put together a string of solid performances that have brought their total number of “goals against” to four from their six previous encounters. Their own attack force has managed to score 13 points during that time.

Blue & White.
Red & Black.
Glenavon vs Crusaders.
The Irish Cup.
Tomorrow 7:45pm.
Bring it on.

🔵⚪♠ #GHBAWA #UpForTheCup pic.twitter.com/tfOdyUSkT9

— Victoria Glenavon SC (@VictoriaGSC) January 6, 2022

Match Details

• Glenavon v Crusaders
• NIFL Premiership Northern Ireland
• Date – 10/01/2023
• Starting time – 19:45 UTC

Prediction

We believe that Glenavon will have to work hard to score against the Crusaders, who should be able to score themselves in a successful performance.

As a result, the game is fairly even, with Crusaders holding a 0-1 advantage at the end. We anticipate that it will be that close.

Head to head

We can see that Glenavon has won two of their head-to-head matches since April 16, 2021, while Crusaders has won three, with one draw. During this time, they combined to score an aggregate of 18 goals, with 13 coming from The Hatchetmen and 5 coming from The Lurgan Blues. That’s an average of three goals per game.

On the Premiership match day 11 of 2022, Crusaders defeated Glenavon 3-2 in their previous league encounter. Ross Dunlop was the referee.

Lineup

Glenavon:

• James Taylor
• Mark Haughey
• Trai Hume
• Calum Birney
• Jesse Carson
• Bobby Harvey
• Michael O Connor
• Aaron Harmon
• Ross Hunter
• Carson Elliott
• Gareth McCaffrey

Crusaders:

• Sean O Neill
• Billy Joe Burns
• Rory McKeown
• Daniel Larmour
• Robbie Weir
• Jarlath O Rourke
• Adam Lecky
• Andrew Clarke
• Jonathan McMurray
• Jamie McGonigle
• James Holland

Betting tips

In terms of the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, Glenavon can win for 3.6, Crusaders can win for 2.05, and backing a draw is 3.64. Those are the best returns currently available.

For this match, our knowledgeable partners are tipping over 1.5 goals.

Where to watch

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