Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Larne & Crusaders face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Charity Shield. All the pre-match information is available here!
Larne form and stats
The followers are hoping that Larne will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Coleraine.
Before that, Larne drew at home versus Linfield.Crusaders form and stats
Two away games in a row for Crusaders, whose coach Baxter could celebrate last time after the Irish Cup win against Ballymena United.
A 1-2 loss hosting Glentoran before that.Head 2 Head
Larne have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) against Crusaders.Larne missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Larne | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 41% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
