About Match
Larne (3rd, 16 pts) visit Cliftonville (5th, 12 pts) with 4 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.25 for Cliftonville and 2/0.5 for Larne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34. Cliftonville would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 4th (other results held equal).
Momentum sits with Larne, winners of their last five. The last-five ledger: Cliftonville 6/15, Larne 15/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 3 Cliftonville wins, 7 for Larne, 4 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals. The recent editions have closed up — 1.4 goals per game over the last five against 2.5 all-time.
The match takes place at Solitude in Belfast (capacity 3,000).