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Gareth Fullerton

Glentoran vs Linfield betting odds and best tips for Friday's derby

The Big Two - and top two- clash at the BetMcLean Oval tonight in a massive derby showdown.

Linfield and Glentoran are only separated by goal difference at the top of the Premiership.

Their close proximity in the table is matched by the almost inseparable betting odds in the bookies.

We have looked at some of the main betting markets to check out the odds, and offer up a couple of tasty bets at the bottom.

Check them out...

Match odds

There is very little to separate the sides in the market, just like their positions in the table. Glentoran are 6/4 to earn the win, while Linfield are 8/5. The draw is 9/4.

Goals galore

You can get odds of 4/6 for both teams to score, or if you think it will be tight then it's 11/10 for either team not to score.

Goal rush plus

You can get 18/5 for both teams to score and Glentoran to win, or 19/5 for BTTS and a Linfield victory. If you fancy a score draw then you can get odds of 3/1.

Fancy a penalty?

You can get odds of 7/4 for a penalty to be taken during the 90 minutes.

Red mist

Could there be a red card tonight? Well, if you fancy that then the odds are 11/4.

First goalscorer

There's bound to be goals in this one given the quality of attackers on show. And there are some tasty odds in the first goalscorer market. You can get 9/2 for Glens talisman Jay Donnelly to strike first, while Linfield's top scorer Christy Manzinga is 5/1. Michael O'Connor is 11/2 for the home side while Conor McMenamin and Rory Donnelly are both 6/1. Linfield's new Finnish arrival Eetu Vertainen is 11/2 while Chris McKee is 5/1. Other odds include 10/1 for Glentoran set-piece specialist Hrvoje Plum, while Linfield defender Jimmy Callacher is 20/1.

Score anytime

Jay Donnelly is 11/8 to score anytime during the game which may appeal to some punters. Christy Manzinga is 6/4. Jimmy Callacher, who is dangerous at set-plays, is 7/1 to score anytime during the game.

Belfast Live best bets

We fancy both teams to score (4/6) in tonight's derby, while Jay Donnelly to score anytime is appealing at 11/8. Another one worth looking at is Jimmy Callacher to score anytime at 7/1.

All odds from McLean Bookmakers

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