The home team, Cliftonville U20, should be expected winners in this game, but Larne U20 have displayed both competence and spirit. Read more about the match!
- Cliftonville U20 have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Premiership Development League
- Larne U20 have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premiership Development League
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!
Cliftonville U20 form and stats
Cliftonville's previous game was a Premiership Development League match also played at home, ending 7-3 versus Linfield U20 (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Cliftonville "killed" Linfield U20 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Prior to that, an away loss at Coleraine U20.Cliftonville always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 20 goals in 6 league games. Cliftonville have conceded 11 from these games.
Larne U20 form and stats
Larne are travelling again after losing away to Glenavon U20 in their previous match (1-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Glenavon U20 was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Before that, Larne travelled to Crusaders U20 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Larne U20 find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. The Larne U20 manager has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Larne U20 - Cliftonville 0-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: four - zero - zero (Cliftonville wins - draws - Larne U20 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Cliftonville U20 missing players
Larne U20 missing players
| Cliftonville U20 | Larne U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 54% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 23% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 15% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 7.1 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 12 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
| 6.5 | 8.5 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 32% |
| 12.2 | 12.8 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.4 | 14.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 6.5 |
- All of Cliftonville U20's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cliftonville U20 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cliftonville U20 have scored more than double the goals of Larne U20.
- Cliftonville U20 have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Premiership Development League
- Cliftonville U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Larne U20 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Larne U20 have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premiership Development League
- Larne U20 have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Premiership Development League
- Larne U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crusaders U20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Ballymena United U20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Cliftonville U20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Glenavon U20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | Linfield U20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | Larne U20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 7 | Portadown U20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Glentoran U20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Coleraine U20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 8 |