This could be an interesting match as Larne have their presumed home advantage while Glentoran are ahead 15 points in the Premiership table.
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.
Larne form and stats
Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Larne are 3-6-3 (wins-draw-losses).
The fans are hoping that Larne will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Premiership game against Crusaders (placed 2nd). Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Carrick Rangers.
Larne lost the game against Crusaders in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Larne, as the Premiership home game vs Linfield is only three days away.
The Larne manager T. Lynch has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. Larne have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Glentoran form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Glentoran have produced an overall stat of 7-3-3 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Glentoran as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games. Glentoran are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Glentoran play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Institute (placed 11th). Before that, Glentoran secured a home win against Warrenpoint Town with the score 2-1.
After this away game Glentoran return home for a Premiership game against Glenavon. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Glentoran are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Glentoran have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Larne - Glentoran 2-3 entered in the official records. Last nine meetings between the teams: Larne won 0, Glentoran won 9 and 0 draws. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. McDaid 14 goals |  H. Plum 11 goals |   D. McDaid 10 goals |
Larne missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Larne | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 46 | 25 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 53 |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 84% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 60% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 32% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 235 | 122 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 160 | 345 |
| 136 | 69 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 74 | 149 |
| 34% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 30% | 33% |
- Glentoran has the most points from losing position (20)
- Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Glentoran | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 38 | 52 |
| 3 | Linfield | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 51 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 50 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 50 |
| 6 | Larne | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 38 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -13 | 31 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 39 | -49 | 19 |
| 11 | Institute | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -38 | 14 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 39 | -58 | 13 |