BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Dec. 19, 2025) (Interstat) — Glentoran opened its Premiership campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Coleraine at BetMcLean Oval on Friday.

Coleraine’s Matthew Shevlin broke a scoreless deadlock in the 65th minute, putting the visitors ahead. Glentoran responded late, with Jonathan Russell equalizing in the 89th minute before securing the winner in stoppage time. The result defied a pre-match projection from Interstat, which gave Glentoran an 84.7% chance to win and simulated a 4-1 scoreline.

With the win, Glentoran begins the league season 1-0, while Coleraine starts 0-1.