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Larne
Vs
Linfield

Since 22/10/2022
6
LAR wins
7
Draws
3
LIN wins
Meetings
16
on record
Total goals
28
17 Larne · 11 Linfield
Goals per game
1.75
both sides combined
Over 1.5
56%
of meetings
Over 2.5
19%
of meetings
BTTS
44%
of meetings
Last meeting
0-2
11 Apr 2026
Next game
03 Oct
Saturday, Northern-Ireland - Premi
Larne vs Linfield: the head-to-head
The most recent clash left Larne on the back foot, with Linfield securing a 0-2 victory on 11 April 2026 in the Northern-Ireland Premiership. Since the record-keeping began in 2022, the two sides have met 16 times, a series that has seen more draws (7) than outright wins for either side, underscoring how evenly matched they are. Larne have edged Linfield 6-3 in victories, while Linfield’s 3 wins bring the tally to 6-3-7. The average goals per game is 1.75, and just over half the encounters (56%) have produced two or more goals, yet only 19% have reached the three-goal mark. Both teams have scored together in 44% of the fixtures. Across all meetings, Larne have netted 17 goals to Linfield’s 11, a total of 28. Home advantage has favoured Larne slightly, with a 2-5-1 record at home versus a 4-2-2 record away. The next meeting is scheduled for 3 October 2026.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Larne vs Linfield
Saturday 03 October 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership
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01Head-to-head record
6
wins
3
17
goals
11
6
clean sheets
6
The last 16 games between these two clubs
38%
win %
19%
1.75
avg goals
1.75
56%
over 1.5 %
56%
19%
over 2.5 %
19%
6%
over 3.5 %
6%
1.06
scored
0.69
0.69
conceded
1.06
44%
btts
44%
38%
clean sheet
38%
Top three rows are this fixture: 16 meetings, 6 to Larne, 7 drawn, 3 to Linfield, at 1.75 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
LarneLarne
Won at home
25%
2 of 8 home meetings
Won away
50%
4 of 8 away meetings
Drawn
44%
7 of 16 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
LinfieldLinfield
Won at home
25%
2 of 8 home meetings
Won away
12%
1 of 8 away meetings
Drawn
44%
7 of 16 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayLarne
11 Apr 2026Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield0-2LarneWview
24 Feb 2026Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne1-1LinfieldDview
16 Jan 2026Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield0-0LarneDview
05 Dec 2025Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne0-0LinfieldDview
18 Apr 2025Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne2-1LinfieldWview
11 Feb 2025Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield1-0LarneLview
16 Nov 2024Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne0-1LinfieldLview
14 Sep 2024Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield0-1LarneWview
22 Apr 2024Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield1-1LarneDview
30 Dec 2023Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne1-1LinfieldDview
11 Nov 2023Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield1-2LarneWview
15 Sep 2023Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne2-0LinfieldWview
21 Apr 2023Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne1-1LinfieldDview
07 Mar 2023Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLarne0-0LinfieldDview
22 Nov 2022Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield1-0LarneLview
22 Oct 2022Northern-Ireland - PremiershipLinfield2-4LarneWview
03Goal Analysis
Larne · Last 10 – goals for & against
80-820W00D80W04L05L00D11D00D20W02LA·LIN11/04A·GLE17/04H·DS25/04H·FCZ21/07A·FCZ29/07H·SAB04/08A·SAB11/08A·CF15/08A·LRI20/08H·LRI27/08
Avg total
2.5
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.601.031.601.201.600.87
vs Stronger (2)0.004.500.004.000.005.00
vs Similar (17)1.120.651.000.901.290.29
vs Weaker (11)2.641.003.501.252.140.86
Clean sheet %50% (+20pp vs league)
Linfield · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-311D31W02L03L12L31W03L21W10W20WA·GLE28/03A·DS07/04H·LAR11/04H·CF18/04H·CF25/04H·DS12/05H·BU08/08H·GLE15/08H·CF21/08A·LU29/08
Avg total
2.7
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.4
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.671.001.941.001.311.00
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (13)0.621.230.621.120.601.40
vs Weaker (17)2.470.823.110.891.750.75
Clean sheet %37% (+7pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Larne
WDWLLDDDWL
Last 10: 13 scored, 12 conceded.
Linfield
DWLLLWLWWW
Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.
Larne
Home · last 10
DLDWWLWLDL
3 won · 18 scored, 17 conceded
Away · last 10
WLWWWDLDDW
5 won · 15 scored, 10 conceded
Linfield
Home · last 10
WWWLLLWLWW
6 won · 17 scored, 13 conceded
Away · last 10
DWWWDLLDWW
5 won · 15 scored, 8 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture
LarneLarne
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'67%1-15'16-30'31-45'100%46-60'33%61-75'76-90'31
1st half / 2nd half
Scored67% / 33%
Conceded0% / 100%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Larne's full Goal Clock across all their games.
LinfieldLinfield
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'67%1-15'16-30'31-45'100%46-60'33%61-75'76-90'13
1st half / 2nd half
Scored0% / 100%
Conceded67% / 33%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Linfield's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Coleraine FCColeraine FC410
75%
2.5
81+7
2.2
75%
50%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1112.00.2
-
2Carrick RangersCarrick Rangers49
75%
2.2
73+4
2.5
75%
50%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0111.80.8
-
3Dungannon SwiftsDungannon Swifts49
75%
2.2
63+3
2.2
75%
25%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
0111.50.8
-
4Crusaders FCCrusaders FC49
75%
2.2
86+2
3.5
100%
100%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
1012.01.5
-
5LinfieldLinfield49
75%
2.2
54+1
2.2
75%
50%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0111.21.0
-
6GlentoranGlentoran46
50%
1.5
64+2
2.5
100%
50%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.51.0
-
7Cliftonville FCCliftonville FC46
50%
1.5
54+1
2.2
75%
50%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1111.21.0
-
8Ballymena UnitedBallymena United33
33%
1.0
44+0
2.7
100%
67%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1111.31.3
-
9LarneLarne11
0%
1.0
00+0
0.0
0%
0%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1120.00.0
-
10Limavady UnitedLimavady United30
0%
0.0
16-5
2.3
100%
33%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.32.0
-
11PortadownPortadown40
0%
0.0
28-6
2.5
50%
50%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
1010.52.0
-
12BangorBangor30
0%
0.0
09-9
3.0
100%
67%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0110.03.0
-
Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Premiership stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
LarneLinfield
€3.6m
squad value
€2.4m
€3.7m
attack
€2.9m
€1.4m
midfield
€2.3m
€6.5m
defence
€4.5m
26
players
20
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Larne carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Larne
DateOpponentScoreRes
11 Apr@ Linfield2-0W
17 Apr@ Glentoran0-0D
25 Aprvs Dungannon Swifts8-0W
21 Julvs FK Crvena Zvezda0-4L
29 Jul@ FK Crvena Zvezda0-5L
04 Augvs Saburtalo0-0D
11 Aug@ Saburtalo1-1D
15 Aug@ Coleraine FC0-0D
20 Aug@ Lincoln Red Imps FC2-0W
27 Augvs Lincoln Red Imps FC0-2L
Linfield
DateOpponentScoreRes
28 Mar@ Glentoran1-1D
07 Apr@ Dungannon Swifts3-1W
11 Aprvs Larne0-2L
18 Aprvs Coleraine FC0-3L
25 Aprvs Cliftonville FC1-2L
12 Mayvs Dungannon Swifts3-1W
08 Augvs Ballymena United0-3L
15 Augvs Glentoran2-1W
21 Augvs Cliftonville FC1-0W
29 Aug@ Limavady United2-0W
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Larne
Linfield
Larne stats ↗Linfield stats ↗