Larne go on their trip to Ballymena United and The Showgrounds packed with hope and confidence, but the hosting team is no pushover. More news on the game here!
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne have scored more than double the goals of Ballymena United.
This looks to be an exciting fixture with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Ballymena United form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Ballymena United at their home stadium (The Showgrounds) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The fans are hoping that Ballymena will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premiership game against Cliftonville (placed 1st).
Before that match, a win away at Warrenpoint Town.The manager D. Jeffrey will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cliftonville in only four days.
Ballymena are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Ballymena United have conceded 9 goals.
Larne form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Larne playing as the away team in the Premiership this season.
Impressive finishing from A. Watson, R. Hale and D. McDaid secured the home win 3-0 against Warrenpoint Town in their previous game.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Cliftonville.Larne has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. Larne's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Ballymena - Larne 0-3 was the outcome when this pair of teams last met, some time ago this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Ballymena, one draw and five wins for Larne. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Lynch 6 goals | D. McDaid 6 goals |  M. Randall 4 goals |
Ballymena United missing players
Larne missing players
| Ballymena United | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 76% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 75% | 59% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 35% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 25% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| 5.9 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 7.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 7 | 6.2 |
| 33% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 27% | 29% |
| 9.2 | 9.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Larne have scored more than double the goals of Ballymena United.
- Larne have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Larne haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Linfield | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Larne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 29 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -20 | 12 |
| 11 | Portadown | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 8 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -29 | 6 |