Larne anticipate the arrival of Portadown with belief in securing all three points. Will they? Read our match preview!
- Larne have the most clean sheets (14) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premiership
These are full days for the team playing at home, as they had a match only three days ago in the Premiership. This match was also played here at Inver Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Portadown have had more rest.
Larne form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Inver Park as Larne have scored 21 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The Larne goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 195 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
Larne drew their last game, also a home match. Crusaders (placed 4th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
A 0-0 result against Linfield before that one, played at home in the County Antrim Shield. Everyone expects Larne to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 9 games: 8 home wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Larne have won with at least two goals margin 6 times in similar situations.
It should be noted that a look at the 11 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Larne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Inver Park with 21 goals in 11 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. As for guarding their own goal, Larne have only let in {4 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Portadown form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 12 defeats. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Portadown play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Coleraine (placed 5th).
Before that game, the win at home hosting Banbridge Town in the Irish Cup (2-0). Portadown are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 5 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Of the defeats, 3 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Highlight this: 10 of the latest 13 league games involving this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
A new game in only four days for Portadown, the Premiership home match versus Linfield. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Portadown's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Portadown's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 35 goals in 12 travels. Portadown has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Larne have not lost in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) facing Portadown.The duelists have met previously this season: Portadown - Larne 0-5.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Bonis 10 goals | P. O'Neill 10 goals | L. Millar 7 goals |
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| Larne | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 40 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 14 | 35 | 57 |
| 87% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 65% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 26% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 42% | 30% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| 26% | 18% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 61% | 73% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 26% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 6 | 6.1 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 11.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 35% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 5 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
- All of Portadown's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 more than double the goals of Portadown.
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Larne have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (14) in Premiership
- Larne have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portadown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Portadown have lost all their away matches so far.
- Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portadown have the fewest points (0) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Portadown have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (57) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-31) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-49) in Premiership
- Portadown have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portadown haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Linfield | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Larne | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 35 | -34 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 35 | -49 | 5 |
