About Match
19 points for Linfield (2nd), 16 for Larne (3rd): a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Linfield 1.13 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Larne 2 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.34. Linfield would climb to 22 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
7 matches unbeaten back Linfield's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Five consecutive wins precede this game for Larne.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 4 for Linfield, 5 for Larne and 6 drawn, at 1.93 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The venue is Windsor Park in Belfast, with room for 3,000 spectators.




