Victory to the hosting team is anticipated from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Larne club members are optimistic that the contrast between 1st and Ballymena United's 9th position in the table will be revealed on the arena.
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premiership
- Ballymena United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It's no vacation for neither Larne nor Ballymena United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Larne form and stats
Larne are steadily winning Premiership games and points here at Inver Park. 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. Larne has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Ballymena United last time out and are looking for a victory here.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Linfield (after extra-time).Larne are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Inver Park with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 18 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Larne has won 11 times, drawn 3 and lost 4. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Larne has won by at least two goals 9 times when in this position.
It should be taken into account that a look at the 17 most recent league fixtures reveals that 14 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Larne fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Larne have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ballymena United form and stats
Ballymena United have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 3-1-11 (15 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Larne (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Prior to that match, the Ballymena United manager Jeffrey faced defeat when travelling to Glentoran (after extra-time) and losing 0-1.Ballymena United are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 8 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Of the defeats, 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Stats flash: 13 of the latest 15 league fixtures involving this side have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ballymena as they have only managed to score 11 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ballymena United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games. Ballymena United has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Larne and Ballymena United have met before this season: Ballymena United - Larne 0-3. Last ten meetings with these squads: Larne won six, Ballymena United triumphed in three and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  P. O'Neill 13 goals | L. Bonis 12 goals | L. Millar 10 goals |
Larne missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Larne | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 56 | 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 30 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | 47 |
| 81% | 69% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 66% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 47% |
| 22% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 25% | 19% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 66% | 75% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 34% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 35% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
- Ballymena United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ballymena United have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premiership
- Ballymena United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ballymena United have scored away.
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (21) in Premiership
- Larne have the the best goal difference (+38) in Premiership
- Larne is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 38 | 69 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | Linfield | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 33 | 62 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 36 | 58 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 58 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 57 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -17 | 37 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -9 | 35 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 32 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 31 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -27 | 23 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 47 | -50 | 20 |
| 12 | Portadown | 31 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 76 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 43 | -56 | 15 |
