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Coleraine v Glentoran - Match Preview

Fri, 26/08/2016 - 12:25

Glentoran face Coleraine at the Showgrounds in the fifth game of this season’s Danske Bank Premiership.

The Glens go into the game still looking for consistency having won two and lost two of their opening four league games.

Having got the campaign off to a good start with a 1-nil victory against Dungannon Swifts, the East Belfast men then suffered back to back losses against Cliftonville (2-0) at Solitude and Carrick Rangers at the Oval (0-1). Last weekend though we were back to winning ways with a hard fought victory over Portadown at Shamrock Park thanks to Kym Nelson’s fine goal.  Whilst midfielder Aaron Harmon is fit again and returns to the squad for Friday night’s fixture, doubts remain over Marcus Kane and Stephen O’Flynn.

The two sides met on five occasions last term with Glentoran winning twice, Coleraine winning once and two games being drawn. The Bannsiders won the opening encounter, played at the Showgrounds on 8th August, by a solitary goal. In late October a penalty from Curtis Allen cancelled out Brown’s early goal at the Oval. The teams then met twice in two weeks with a David Scullion strike settling the first of those on 29th March whilst two weeks later Jonathan Smith’s penalty at the Showgrounds gave Glentoran a share of the spoils with McLaughlin having put the home side in front. The final meeting, also played at the Showgrounds, was in the end of season Europa League play-offs. Calum Birney gave the Glens a halftime lead and Curtis Allen then extended the advantage with a close range header. Although McGonigle pulled a late goal back for the home side it was Glentoran who progressed to face Cliftonville in the final.