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Glenavon FC vs Ards: result 3-0 and analysis

PremiershipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 23, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Mourneview Park, Lurgan

Glenavon FC
3-0
Ards

Full time

What was the result of Glenavon FC vs Ards?

Glenavon FC won 3-0 on September 23, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 13′M. SykesGlenavon FC
  • 19′J. TaylorGlenavon FC (o.g.)
  • 50′M. SykesGlenavon FC

Official lineup for Glenavon FC vs Ards

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Glenavon FC

  1. 9A. Mitchell
  1. 3B. Burns
  2. 4Simon Kelly
  3. 7Joshua Daniels
  4. 11A. Hall
  5. 14M. Sykes
  6. 16Sammy Clingan
  1. 5A. Doyle
  2. 8R. Marshall
  3. 27J. Singleton
  1. 1J. Tuffey

Ards

  1. 10M. McLellan
  2. 14J. Frazer
  1. 4Nathan Hanley
  2. 7Craig McMillen
  3. 11D. McAllister
  4. 20K. Cherry
  1. 5J. Taylor
  2. 21C. Byers
  3. 22Adam McAleenan
  4. 24Reece Glendinning
  1. 18A. Hogg
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Glenavon FC have 6 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Ards have 2, 1 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Glenavon FC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017Cliftonville FC(home)3-1Premiership
Sep 8, 2017Carrick Rangers(home)2-0Premiership
Sep 2, 2017Coleraine FC(away)2-4Premiership
Aug 29, 2017Donegal Celtic(home)5-1League Cup
Aug 25, 2017Glentoran(home)2-2Premiership
Ards
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017Crusaders FC(away)0-0Premiership
Sep 9, 2017Coleraine FC(home)0-3Premiership
Sep 5, 2017Carrick Rangers(away)1-0Premiership
Aug 29, 2017Queen's University(home)5-0League Cup
Aug 25, 2017Dungannon Swifts(home)0-1Premiership

How many goals should we expect?

Glenavon FC score 2.4 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 14; Ards score 1.1 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Glenavon FC2.42.3110/1413/14
Ards1.11.631/83/8

Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Glenavon FC388426376928

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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