Larne and Ballymena United spectators can't wait for Premiership clash at Inver Park

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Inver Park (1100 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Larne - Ballymena United!

Insights:
  • Larne has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
  • Ballymena United has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Premiership

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Larne form and stats

This stadium, Inver Park, has been a fortress for Larne in the Premiership so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-0. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

Larne's previous game was a Premiership match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Linfield (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Glenavon.

The Larne manager T. Lynch has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Larne have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Ballymena United form and stats

3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ballymena United, who have the most points (10) away in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away.

Ballymena's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Glentoran that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Dungannon Swifts with the score of 5-1.

Ballymena have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 5 away matches. Ballymena are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Larne - Ballymena United 2-0. Larne-Ballymena United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Larne four wins, Ballymena United six wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Larne Ballymena United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 6 2 Played P 0 5 11
8 6 2 Won W 0 3 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
18 13 5 Scored S 0 10 18
5 3 2 Conceded C 0 3 13
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 91%
80% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 82%
50% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 36%
10% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 27%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 36%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 60% 45%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.9 10.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.2 7.6
4.7 5.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4
38% 42% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 41%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Ballymena United has the most clean sheets (3) away in Premiership
  • Ballymena United has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Premiership
  • Ballymena United has the most points (10) away in Premiership
  • Ballymena United has the most scored goals (10) away in Premiership
  • Ballymena United has the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premiership
  • Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ballymena United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Larne has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
  • Larne has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premiership
  • Larne has the most points (18) at home in Premiership
  • Larne 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 scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Larne have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Larne haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Larne is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 10 8 2 0 18 5 6 6 0 0 13 3 4 2 2 0 5 2 13 26
2 Linfield 11 8 1 2 27 13 6 5 1 0 18 5 5 3 0 2 9 8 14 25
3 Crusaders 10 7 0 3 20 9 5 5 0 0 12 1 5 2 0 3 8 8 11 21
4 Ballymena United 11 5 2 4 18 13 6 2 1 3 8 10 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 17
5 Cliftonville 11 4 1 6 14 13 6 4 0 2 12 6 5 0 1 4 2 7 1 13
6 Glenavon 10 3 4 3 16 16 5 1 3 1 10 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 13
7 Coleraine 10 4 1 5 13 14 5 2 0 3 4 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 -1 13
8 Warrenpoint Town 11 3 3 5 11 14 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 2 1 3 6 8 -3 12
9 Glentoran 10 2 5 3 17 11 5 2 3 0 12 2 5 0 2 3 5 9 6 11
10 Portadown 9 2 2 5 10 22 3 0 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 3 9 17 -12 8
11 Dungannon Swifts 11 2 2 7 7 26 5 2 0 3 5 11 6 0 2 4 2 15 -19 8
12 Carrick Rangers 8 1 1 6 7 22 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 0 0 4 1 16 -15 4