Glenavon hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 9th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Larne holds 6th place with 24 pts.
Glenavon and Larne should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Larne are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Glenavon form and stats
Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Glenavon are 4-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Glenavon after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Glenavon lost their last game at Carrick Rangers (placed 7th) after a 2-6 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Institute.
Glenavon were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Glenavon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Glenavon have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Larne form and stats
Playing away, Larne have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premiership this season.
Two away games in a row for Larne, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Linfield in the Premiership. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Cliftonville.
Larne have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Larne as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Larne - Glenavon 6-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 1 Glenavon victory, 2 draws and 4 Larne wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Donnelly 8 goals |  J. McMurray 6 goals |  D. McDaid 5 goals |
Glenavon missing players
Larne missing players
| Glenavon | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 43 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 81% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 35% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 29% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 41% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 114 | 49 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 73 | 159 |
| 55 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 40 | 85 |
| 29% | 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | 36% |
- Glenavon has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Glenavon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 38 |
| 4 | Linfield | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 36 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Larne | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 32 | -21 | 17 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -30 | 14 |
| 11 | Institute | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -23 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 33 | -44 | 9 |