This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership Development League, Larne U20 holding 10th place and Warrenpoint Town U20 lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Larne U20 form and stats
Larne U20's struggle is real here with only 13 points collected from 13 Premiership Development League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-1-8. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Larne U20 to get some points in this home game. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Larne U20, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Larne U20 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Glentoran U20 here in a Premiership Development League match. Preceding that match was a defeat to Crusaders U20 (1-2).
A decent goal production from Larne U20 in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Larne U20 having conceded 34 goals here so far.
Warrenpoint Town U20 form and stats
There's been little loot from Warrenpoint Town U20's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Premiership Development League. Warrenpoint Town U20 only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. A depressing six defeats in a row for Warrenpoint Town U20 in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Dungannon Swifts U20.
Warrenpoint Town U20 failed to get anything from their last game, a Premiership Development League home match vs Institute U20 (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 2-3. A loss against Dungannon Swifts U20 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Warrenpoint Town U20 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 7 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Warrenpoint Town U20 - Larne U20 1-2.Larne U20 missing players
Warrenpoint Town U20 missing players
| Larne U20 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 30 | 20 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 71 | 34 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 32 | 65 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 79% | 85% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 62% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 45% |
| 54% | 54% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 62% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 18% | 41% |
| 8% | 8% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 73% | 50% |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | 53 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 61 | 31 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25% | 29% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
- Larne U20 has the most conceded goals (34) at home
- Larne U20 has the most conceded goals (71)
- Larne U20 has the most conceded goals in the first half (20)
- Larne U20 has the most conceded goals in the second half (19)
- Larne U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Larne U20 have created more than twice as many corners as Warrenpoint Town U20.
- Larne U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Larne U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Warrenpoint Town U20 have scored away.
- Warrenpoint Town U20 has the fewest scored goals (16)
- Warrenpoint Town U20 has the fewest scored goals (7) away
- Warrenpoint Town U20 has the the worst goal difference (-49)
- Warrenpoint Town U20 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Warrenpoint Town U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Warrenpoint Town U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Warrenpoint Town U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Warrenpoint Town 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 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 58 | 64 |
| 2 | Crusaders U20 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 39 | 53 |
| 3 | Linfield U20 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 50 | 51 |
| 4 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Glenavon U20 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 37 | -5 | 36 |
| 6 | Glentoran U20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Coleraine U20 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 32 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 28 |
| 9 | Ballymena United U20 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 31 | -17 | 22 |
| 10 | Larne U20 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | -41 | 21 |
| 11 | Institute U20 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 38 | -40 | 18 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 32 | -49 | 11 |