The Showgrounds: Shake it up for a football celebration when Ballymena United put their fighting gear on for Larne. Read all about the match here at Tipsway!
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ballymena and Larne.
Ballymena United form and stats
Ballymena United have played 14 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Ballymena United played out an unpredictable defeat 1-3 against Glentoran in their previous game, also a home game.
Prior to that, an away loss at Carrick Rangers.It should be considered that a look at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ballymena United, as the Premiership home game vs Crusaders is only four days away.
The Ballymena fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ballymena United have conceded 16 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 29 points from their 14 away matches in the Premiership. 9 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Larne go into this game after a win, the home game against Cliftonville that ended 2-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Dungannon Swifts.Take note: 11 of the last 13 league games featuring this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The schedule is very tough for Larne now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Carrick Rangers is waiting in only four days.
Larne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played earlier this season: Larne - Ballymena United 3-0. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Ballymena won three, Larne triumphed in six and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Bonis 11 goals | P. O'Neill 11 goals | L. Millar 10 goals |
Ballymena United missing players
Larne missing players
| Ballymena United | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | 50 |
| 40 | 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 78% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 68% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 46% |
| 26% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 21% |
| 11% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 57% | 64% |
| 44% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 25% |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 45% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 35% |
| 10.2 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (18) in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premiership
- Larne have the most points (29) away in Premiership
| 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 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 34 | 62 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 59 |
| 3 | Linfield | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 58 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 56 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 54 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 51 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 31 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 31 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 28 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 29 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 44 | -47 | 20 |
| 12 | Portadown | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 40 | -57 | 9 |
