National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's H&W Welders or Larne that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
H&W Welders form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, H&W Welders have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
A nice win for H&W Welders last time playing, versus Knockbreda. That was also a home game and the match ended 7-1. As indicated by the result mentioned above, H&W Welders played a great game against Knockbreda and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Before that match, a Championship win away at Newington Youth.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Welders as they are travelling to their away game against Ballinamallard United in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 15 games), H&W Welders's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the H&W Welders defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Larne form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the Premiership.
It's the second away game in a row for Larne, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Carrick Rangers last time out. O'Neill came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Carrick Rangers last time out, making the manager Lynch feel like a tactical genius.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ballymena United at their stadium, the result 3-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Linfield in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Larne's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 16 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Larne as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Larne have been victorious in all of the 4 latest battles versus this team. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  P. O'Neill 13 goals | L. Bonis 12 goals | L. Millar 10 goals |
H&W Welders missing players
Larne missing players
| H&W Welders | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 47 | 26 | Scored | S | 24 | 47 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 54% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Loughgall | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 43 | 64 |
| 2 | Warrenpoint Town | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Annagh United | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 55 |
| 4 | Dundela | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | H&W Welders | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Ards | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -7 | 37 |
| 8 | Ballinamallard United | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 36 |
| 9 | Institute | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | Dergview | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Newington Youth | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -18 | 27 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 42 | -34 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 38 | 68 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 62 |
| 3 | Linfield | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 33 | 61 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 54 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 52 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 32 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -16 | 31 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 29 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -25 | 23 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 47 | -49 | 20 |
| 12 | Portadown | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 40 | -55 | 12 |
