There's been six days since Ballymena United played against Portadown and the result was 0-1. How will it end vs Larne?
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Larne have the the best goal difference (+25) in Premiership
Both teams have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!
Ballymena United form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Ballymena United have to build on here at The Showgrounds in the Premiership.
No payout for Ballymena in their previous match, an away game at Portadown that ended in defeat 0-1.
Ahead of that match, Ballymena United won a home game hosting Cliftonville (4-1).The Ballymena fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ballymena United have conceded 13 goals.
Larne form and stats
Larne's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Larne collect 22 points from their 10 away matches in the Premiership. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The Larne goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Larne won their last game, 2-0 versus Newry City AFC played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Glenavon.Highlight this: 12 of the last 15 league games involving this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Larne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. Larne are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Larne - Ballymena United 3-0. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Ballymena United won three, Larne were winners in six and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. O'Neill 10 goals | L. Bonis 8 goals | L. Millar 7 goals |
Ballymena United missing players
Larne missing players
| Ballymena United | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 38 |
| 27 | 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 74% |
| 56% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 47% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 32% |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 52% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 32% | 38% |
| 10.6 | 9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Larne have the most points (22) away in Premiership
- Larne have the the best goal difference (+25) in Premiership
- 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 | Larne | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 35 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -12 | 22 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 15 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 29 | -31 | 7 |
| 12 | Portadown | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -37 | 4 |
