A crucial match as both teams are challenging for the top spots. With Larne in 3rd position and Crusaders located at 2nd, this has all the looks of an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most scored goals (28) in Premiership
Both contenders have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Larne form and stats
Larne have collected 10 points from their Premiership home games so far after 3-1-0. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Larne, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The supporters are hoping that Larne will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Glentoran (placed 1st). This team achieved a ten league fixtures long run without a defeat before that game! Larne were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that match, a win away at Linfield.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Larne have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Dungannon Swifts in only four days. This game is also played here at Inver Park.
Goals decide football matches and Larne are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches.
Crusaders form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
The Crusaders goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 220 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Crusaders, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Dungannon Swifts (placed 11th) last time out.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Portadown.We have checked recent matches where Crusaders have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 12 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Crusaders manager Baxter as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Coleraine.
The travelling fans enjoy Crusaders's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Crusaders's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended Crusaders - Larne 1-1, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Larne victories, two draws and four Crusaders wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Lowry 8 goals |  P. O'Neill 7 goals | L. Bonis 4 goals |
Larne missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Larne | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 91% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 92% |
| 73% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 92% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 75% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 18% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 8% |
| 6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 13 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 39% | 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 5.4 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
- Crusaders have the most points from losing position (12) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most scored goals (28) in Premiership
- Larne have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Larne have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (0) at home 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 | Glentoran | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 28 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Larne | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Linfield | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -24 | 4 |
| 12 | Portadown | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -26 | 1 |
