All you need to know about the European play-offs

With the Irish Premiership and Irish Cup now done and dusted, the end of season European play-offs take centre stage.

Four teams will compete for the fourth and final European place on offer to Irish Premiership sides.

The last four ties take place on Wednesday (both 19:45 BST), with Glentoran hosting Cliftonville at the Oval and Coleraine taking on Crusaders at the Showgrounds.

The BBC Sport website will provide live text updates and in-play clips for both semi-finals, while Sunday's final (14:00) will be streamed on the BBC iPlayer and website.

BBC Sport NI takes a look at how all four sides are shaping up ahead of the two semi-finals.

Glentoran will feel that they should not be in the position of having to navigate the play-offs having spent the majority of the season in second place.

However, a run of just three wins from their last 10 league games resulted in Declan Devine's side being pipped to second and automatic European qualification by Larne on the last day of the season after the two sides drew 0-0.

That goalless draw at Inver Park won't live long in the memory, but the brawl that broke out after the game certainly will and the ramifications will impact Devine's team selection for the semi-final against Cliftonville.

Winger Dylan Connolly has been suspended for 12 matches whilst Fuad Sule and Christie Pattisson, have been suspended for nine matches each.

Joe Thomson will also be missing due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

Devine can still call upon key striker Jordan Jenkins, who netted 12 league goals, including a stunning strike in a 1-0 win against Cliftonville in August.

The Glens have won two of the four meetings between the two sides this season, with both of those victories coming at home.

Cliftonville will have to move on quickly from their heartbreaking Irish Cup final defeat against Dungannon Swifts on Saturday as they look to secure European football once again.

The penalty shootout loss will hurt the Reds, who were aiming for back-to-back Irish Cup wins and a place in the Uefa Conference League second qualifying round that winning the competition brings.

Instead, they must go through the play-offs, something they have succeeded at before having won the play-off final three times.

It will, however, be difficult for Jim Magilton to pick his side up mentally and physically given so many players lasted the full 120 minutes.

They are set to be without forward Alex Parsons, who came on in the second half at Windsor Park on Saturday, only to go off soon after with what looked like an arm injury.

The Reds will be underdogs against the Glens, having finished seventh during a dismal league campaign in which they won just six away games.

Magilton's side did beat the Glens at Solitude in February and in the BetMcLean League Cup final thanks to Joe Gormley's extra-time goal.

Wednesday's home semi-final will be a baptism of fire for new boss Ruaidhri Higgins, who takes charge of Coleraine for the first time against Crusaders.

Higgins was only appointed last Friday, succeeding Dean Shiels who guided the Bannsiders to fifth in his sole season in charge.

The former Derry City manager will hope to hit the ground running by masterminding Coleraine's first victory against the Crues at the sixth attempt this season and arguably when it matters most.

Crusaders have inflicted plenty of misery on Coleraine this season and last as the Bannsiders were beaten by the Crues in last year's play-off final.

The hosts will be without captain Lyndon Kane for the crunch encounter after he sustained a season ending shoulder injury in the 3-0 league loss at Seaview a fortnight ago.

Jamie McGonigle will be available having returned from his own injury lay-off against Linfield whilst Levi Ives has resumed training, but Conor Murray is a doubt.

Matthew Shevlin once again finished as top goal scorer in the league with 20 goals and Higgins will hope the striker is fit and firing at the Showgrounds.

Despite finishing sixth, a place below Coleraine in the league table, Crusaders come into this game with the more favourable record in terms of fixtures between the two teams.

Declan Caddell's side have won all five meetings against Coleraine in all competitions this season.

They also beat Coleraine in last year's play-off final at Seaview as Jordan Owens scored an injury-time winner to help the north Belfast side to a 3-2 win in Stephen Baxter's final domestic game in charge.

If the Crues are able to repeat the feat this year and win another play-off final to secure European football it would be a good first year in charge for Caddell.

His side, like many this season, struggled for consistency in the league and were hit by Kieran Offord's departure to Linfield in January after his bright start to life for the Hatchetmen.

They will be boosted by the return of Jordan Stewart for the semi-final after he missed the last three league games after being sent off against Larne.