Lots to play for in this fixture, with Larne at 3rd and Linfield placed 2nd. Read the preview!
- Larne have not yet lost a game at home.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Premiership
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Larne form and stats
Larne have collected seven points from their first three Premiership games here at Inver Park, a promising start.
The fans are hoping that Larne will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premiership game against Cliftonville (placed 1st).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Dungannon Swifts with a 4-2 scoreline.The Larne manager T. Lynch has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Larne are not conceding a lot of goals here at Inver Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Linfield form and stats
Playing away, Linfield have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premiership this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Linfield are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
213 minutes! That's how long the Linfield goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Linfield play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Warrenpoint Town (placed 12th). Linfield delivered their win in the match against Warrenpoint Town already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Carrick Rangers.The Linfield manager D. Healy has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. Linfield are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Larne won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Linfield got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeLarne missing players
Linfield missing players
| Larne | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 88% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 7.2 | 8.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 15.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 6.4 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 69% | 57% |
- Larne have not yet lost a game at home.
- Larne have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Linfield have not yet lost a game.
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+13) 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 | Cliftonville | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | Larne | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Portadown | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -10 | 3 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -16 | 3 |