It's game one of two in the Europa Conference League as St Josephs FC host Larne. This is a 1st Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
St Josephs FC form and stats
Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Levadia.The St Josephs FC crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Magpies here at Victoria Stadium.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier Division match versus Europa FC with a 3-2 scoreline.Larne form and stats
They also participated in Europa Conference League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round, when Pacos de Ferreira drew the shortest straw.It's the second away game in a row for Larne, but there's smiles all around after the 4-2 victory versus Glentoran last time out. An amazing comeback from Larne last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to Hale scoring the winning goal in the 83rd minute.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Coleraine.It's a day of discovery for Larne as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Larne have played three with the results W1-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Larne has scored 3 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
St Josephs FC missing players
Larne missing players
| St Josephs FC | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 60 | 37 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 8.7 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
