LURGAN, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Glenavon opened its Premiership campaign with a 3-1 victory over Ballymena United at Mourneview Park on Saturday. Success Edogun put the hosts ahead in the 5th minute, and Jack Malone doubled the lead just five minutes later. Glenavon added a third goal before Ballymena managed a consolation score. The result exceeded the projection from Interstat, which gave Glenavon a 58.3% chance to win and predicted a 2-1 final score. With the win, Glenavon starts the season 1-0-0, while Ballymena United begins 0-1-0.