Glenavon vs. Crusaders

An Irish Cup battle featuring two Northern Irish Premiership League rivals. Glenavon prefers to keep games close getting outscored 25-24 in 20 Irish Premiership League games. Over the last five games, they had a pair of 2-0 defeats and three 1-0 shutout victories. Seven of their last 10 have gone UNDER 2.5 goals and they host an outstanding Crusaders defense that is second in the league allowing just 13 goals in 20 matches. Crusaders have not allowed a goal in four straight games going 2-0-2 with a pair of 0-0 DRAWS against Coleraine and the Carrick Rangers. 10 of their last 12 matches have sailed UNDER 2.5 goals including seven straight away from home. And two of the last three meetings between these teams have been 1-0 finals, including the last encounter four weeks ago. Take Glenavon/Crusaders UNDER the total.