Ballymena Utd 0-1 Glenavon

Glenavon

Brown, Snoddy, Wallace, Ward, Rogers, Baird, Garrett, Doran, McCloskey, Malone, Fitzpatrick, SUBS: Kerr (not used), Birney (not used), O’Connor for Garrett (64 mins), Campbell for McCloskey (61 mins), Henderson (not used), Stewart (not used), Bradley (not used).

Yellow Cards: Garrett (54’), Doran (66’), Rogers (83’), Campbell (90’), Fitzpatrick (94’)

Match Preview

Glenavon begin a busy Easter period by heading to Ballymena for tonight’s rearranged final game before the split, looking to strengthen their grip on seventh place and the final playoff spot.

They go into the game unbeaten in their last four matches, winning the last three on the bounce. Carrying their momentum into tonight, they hope to add to the current streak heading into the final five games of the season.

The Lurgan Blues are currently battling for seventh place heading into their final fixtures of the 2022/23 season, sitting just one point ahead of Carrick. They look to break clear of the East Antrim side with a win tonight putting them 4 points clear, and edging them closer to a European playoff spot.

Match Report

Ballymena Utd 0-1 Glenavon

Danske Bank Premiership

Ballymena Showgrounds

Monday 3rd April 2023

Glenavon makes in four wins on the bounce.

Matthew Fitzpatrick’s 18^th minute goal was enough to earn Glenavon a well deserved 1-0 win against Irish Cup finalist Ballymena United at the Warden Street Showgrounds.

The victory – the Lurgan Blues’ fourth on the trot – moves the club closer to achieving a seventh place finish in the Danske Bank Premiership and with it a UEFA Conference League Qualification Play-off berth.