📊 Form Guide

Larne

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Larne, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Premiership victory versus Coleraine.

For Larne, goals were scored by Andy Ryan (6') and Paul O'Neill (78'). Declan McManus (40') scored for Coleraine.

It’s not been often in recent games that Larne have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Larne have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 7 goals along the way. It will be interesting to see if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Leading up to this clash, Larne:

• have not emerged victorious against Linfield in their previous 2 league games.
• have not won at home in their last 5 matches in the league. Their fans aren't happy.

Linfield

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Linfield will go into the clash following on from a 2-0 Premiership win with the defeat of Dungannon Swifts in their last game.

For Linfield, the goalscorers were Charlie Allen (28') and Josh Archer (61').

A run of resolute showings by the Linfield defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 2 from their past 6 clashes overall. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 14.

Taking a look at their past results, Linfield:

• have not lost to Larne in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 11/11/2023, there has been little between the sides with Larne winning 2 of those games, Linfield 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined sum of 10 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Larne and 5 created by The Blues. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.67.

The last league match featuring these sides was Premiership match day 24 on 11/02/2025 and the score finished Linfield 1-0 Larne.

The match was refereed by Shane Andrews.

🗞️ Team News: Larne

There is just a single fitness concern for the Larne manager Gary Haveron to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Ali Omar (Cruciate ligament surgery) misses out.

🧠 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Larne could well find it tough to hit the back of the net against this Linfield outfit who we think will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

Our tip is therefore for a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for Linfield at the conclusion of the game.

There should be little in it.

Peter Guest, 18:34 18/04/2025