Premiership: A pair of teams who have performed splendidly so far. Learn more on Cliftonville - Larne with this full preview!
- Cliftonville have not yet lost a game at home.
- Larne have the the best goal difference (+25) in Premiership
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cliftonville form and stats
Home games in the Premiership have been a walk in the park for Cliftonville so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Cliftonville, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The regulars are hoping that Cliftonville will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Crusaders (placed 4th).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Glentoran.Cliftonville can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 21 times. From these home matches, Cliftonville have conceded only 7 goals.
Larne form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Premiership.
315 minutes! That's how long the Larne goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Larne's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Carrick Rangers that finished 0-0.
Before that, Larne secured a home win against Newry City AFC with the score 2-0.Highlight this: 13 of the last 16 league matches involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The travelling fans enjoy Larne's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: Larne - Cliftonville 4-0. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Cliftonville won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Larne got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Curran 11 goals | R. Hale 10 goals |  P. O'Neill 10 goals |
Cliftonville missing players
Larne missing players
| Cliftonville | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 21 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 38 |
| 25 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 90% | 89% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 60% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 45% |
| 45% | 56% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 30% | 25% |
| 45% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 11% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 25% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| 5.7 | 7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | 38% |
| 8.4 | 7.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
- Cliftonville have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | Linfield | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 39 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | -33 | 13 |
| 12 | Portadown | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 31 | -46 | 4 |
