The visiting Linfield U20 side should be favourites in this visit to Larne U20, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Larne U20 form and stats
With 1 Premiership Development League win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Larne U20 are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Larne U20 lost their last game at Cliftonville U20 (placed 1st) after a 0-7 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Dungannon Swifts U20 and winning 1-0.
Larne U20 were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Larne U20 here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). As for conceded goals, Larne U20's unpleasant statistic is 20 goals surrendered.
Linfield U20 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+36) in Premiership Development League, on their Premiership Development League travels is 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. A great winning streak in away games for Linfield U20 as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Institute U20 have they travelled home without three points.
The supporters enjoyed Linfield U20's previous game versus Glenavon U20 (placed 9th), a Premiership Development League 6-2 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Carrick Rangers U20 at their stadium, the result 4-1.
As mentioned above, Linfield U20 was the only team on the pitch versus Glenavon U20 in their previous game, winning 6-2. This could be a tougher task.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Linfield U20 manager as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Warrenpoint Town U20.
The Linfield U20 manager has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 24 goals in 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Linfield U20 as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Linfield U20 - Larne U20 5-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Larne U20 missing players
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| Larne U20 | Linfield U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | 46 |
| 49 | 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 94% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 80% | 67% |
| 44% | 43% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 44% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 50% | 71% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 8.5 | 7.1 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 8.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | 26 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 42 | 148 |
| 39 | 14 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 20 | 82 |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 35% |
- All of Linfield U20's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Larne U20 has the most conceded goals in the first half (14)
- Larne U20 has the the worst goal difference (-16) at home
- Larne U20 has the the worst goal difference (-37)
- Larne U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Larne U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Linfield U20 has the fewest conceded goals (10)
- Linfield U20 has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Linfield U20 has the the best goal difference (+21) away
- Linfield U20 has the the best goal difference (+36)
- Linfield U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield U20 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield U20 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Linfield U20 have scored more than double the goals of Larne U20.
- Linfield U20 have won all their away games so far.
- Linfield U20 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Linfield 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 | Cliftonville U20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 37 |
| 2 | Crusaders U20 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 37 |
| 3 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Linfield U20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 36 | 30 |
| 5 | Coleraine U20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Glentoran U20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Ballymena United U20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 15 |
| 9 | Glenavon U20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 31 | -21 | 12 |
| 10 | Larne U20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 29 | -37 | 12 |
| 11 | Institute U20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 10 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -27 | 8 |