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Larne vs Glenavon Live Stream, Predictions
The Premiership tie at Inver Park on Saturday sees home side Larne locking horns with Glenavon.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Larne v Glenavon can be found here (plus the best game odds).
📊 Form Guide
Larne
WWWWWD 📈
Larne enter this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Premiership drawn match against Coleraine.
A common characteristic of more recent Larne games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their prior 6 matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on BTTS would've been a losing one. Previous results aside, time will tell whether the trend shall continue on in this next game.
Coming into this fixture, Larne haven't been defeated in their previous 26 league matches at home. What a fortress they have created.
Glenavon
LDLLDW
Glenavon go into this game following on from a 4-0 Premiership win with the downing of Dungannon Swifts in their most recent fixture.
For Glenavon, the goals were scored by Lido Lotefa (6', 14', 63') and Matthew Snoddy (65').
Showing their fondness for productive encounters, goals have been scored 21 times in the prior six matches in which Glenavon have sent out their troops, giving an average of 3.5 goals each clash. Opposing teams have got 13 from this total.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their past head to head meetings stretching back to 20/08/2022 reveals that these encounters have not been good ones for Glenavon. They have not been able to register any wins whatsoever while Larne have managed to find a way, getting wins in 100 per cent of those ties.
21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 19 of them from Larne and 2 coming from The Lurgan Blues. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.
ℹ️ Team News: Larne
Shaun Want (Muscle tear) and Ali Omar (surgery) will not be taking part for Larne gaffer Tiernan Lynch.
🗞️ Team News: Glenavon
Thanks to a largely healthy group, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Glenavon boss Stephen McDonnell to contend with. Isaac Baird (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.
💡 Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Glenavon have it within them to break down this Larne side, but it is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.
We can see a narrow 2-1 win for Larne when all is said and done. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 14:06 16/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Larne
Formed: 1889
Stadium: Inver Park (2,732)
Captain: Tomas Cosgrove
Chairman: Gareth Clements
Manager: Tiernan Lynch
Competitions: Premiership position 1, Irish Cup (Semi-finals)
⭐ Star Player: Lee Bonis
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Lee Bonis was born in Portadown, N. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for Larne in the 2022 - 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 12 league goals in this Premiership 2023 - 2024 season to date coming from a total of 29 appearances.
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31 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 74 | WWWWD |
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31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 72 | LDLWW |
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31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 67 | DWWLL |
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31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 51 | LDWWW |
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31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 50 | DWLDL |
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31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 39 | WLWWD |
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31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 36 | LDLDW |
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31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | -23 | 35 | LDWDL |
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31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 34 | DLLDW |
10 |
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31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 31 | WDLWL |
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31 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -37 | 19 | LDLLL |
12 |
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31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -54 | 17 | DDLLW |
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Dungannon Swifts |
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Linfield |
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Newry City |
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Goals scored | 2.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 20 |
Time first goal conceded | 64 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 2.1 |
Time first goal scored | 37 |
Time first goal conceded | 27 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Andy Ryan | 15 |
Lee Bonis | 12 |
Leroy Millar | 7 |
Paul O'Neill | 7 |
Joe Thomson | 7 |
Jack Malone | 6 |
Aaron Prendergast | 6 |
Peter Campbell | 4 |
Callum Birney | 3 |
Lido Lotefa | 3 |
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