National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Larne or Knockbreda that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Larne and Knockbreda.
Larne form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Larne have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Larne's previous fixture was a Irish League Cup game also played at home, ending 4-0 against Knockbreda. The home side hope to to build on that result.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premiership match versus Glenavon with a 4-0 scoreline.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Larne is on fire here. A stunning 17 from 5 league matches.
Knockbreda form and stats
The visitors are W0-D0-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Two away matches in a row for Knockbreda, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 against Larne in the Irish League Cup.
Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Ballyclare Comrades.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Knockbreda's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 5 matches.
Head 2 Head
Larne have won at least one point in the last 7 games (5-2-0) against Knockbreda.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ryan 6 goals |  L. Bonis 6 goals |  P. O'Neill 4 goals |
Larne missing players
Knockbreda missing players
| Larne | Knockbreda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 57 | 35 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 43 | 66 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.1 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 50% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 59% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Larne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 20 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 20 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Loughgall | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -16 | 10 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 7 |
| 11 | Newry City AFC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -19 | 7 |
| 12 | Ballymena United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newington Youth | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Portadown | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Dundela | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | H&W Welders | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Bangor | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Annagh United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Institute | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Ards | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Dergview | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Ballinamallard United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -20 | 0 |
