It's advantage Crusaders so far with their 2nd position in the Premiership table, welcoming Larne who are placed 6th.
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.
Crusaders form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Crusaders, who have the most scored goals (58) in Premiership, have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
The Crusaders goalkeeper Gerard Doherty is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 281 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
A good away victory last time out for Crusaders, who won 1-0 against Coleraine (placed 4th). Before that match, a win away at Warrenpoint Town.
The Crusaders manager S. Baxter has got the team scoring with 28 from 12 home games in the league. Crusaders have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Larne form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Larne playing as the away team in the Premiership this season. Having won their last three away games Larne has no reason to fear anyone.
Larne are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Premiership against Carrick Rangers (placed 9th). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Ballymena United.
As mentioned above, Larne was the only team on the pitch versus Carrick Rangers in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Larne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 12 away games so far. Larne are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Larne - Crusaders 0-0. Crusaders-Larne H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Crusaders 3 wins, Larne 1 win, 3 draws. 5 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Owens 10 goals |  J. McGonigle 10 goals |   D. McDaid 10 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Larne missing players
| Crusaders | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 58 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 21 | 46 |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 83% |
| 80% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 56% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 58% | 58% |
| 44% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 24% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 48% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 296 | 158 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 105 | 227 |
| 130 | 68 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 62 | 131 |
| 35% | 35% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 35% |
- Crusaders has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- Crusaders has the most scored goals (58)
- Crusaders has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
- Crusaders has the the best goal difference (+35)
- Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 35 | 49 |
| 3 | Linfield | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 47 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 6 | Larne | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 38 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 39 | -41 | 18 |
| 11 | Institute | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -36 | 13 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 37 | -53 | 13 |