Larne vs Coleraine
LARNE, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Larne will host Coleraine in a Northern Ireland Premiership football match on Friday at Inver Park in Larne. The home side enters unbeaten across all competitions, while the visitors arrive with the stronger overall win total.
Larne is 6-0-1 this season. Coleraine is 9-2-1. Larne has six wins and one draw, with no losses. Coleraine has nine wins, two losses and one draw. The teams played to a 0-0 draw in their most recent head-to-head meeting, when Larne visited Coleraine. That match is Coleraine’s only draw in the listed recent results and Larne’s only non-win.
Coleraine’s most recent result was a 1-0 win over Cliftonville on Friday. Before that, Coleraine won 3-2 at Bangor FC, lost 3-1 to Linfield, lost 3-1 to Linfield, won 1-0 at Limavady, won 2-1 at Glentoran, won 3-2 over Ballymena, won 4-1 over Crusaders, won 3-0 at Portadown and won 2-0 at Carrick Rangers. The two Linfield results are the only losses in that stretch. Coleraine has won eight of its last 11 listed matches, with two losses and one draw.
Larne’s most recent result was a 3-0 win at Crusaders on Friday. Larne also has wins over Carrick Rangers 5-2, Cliftonville 2-0, Portadown 2-0, Bangor FC 1-0 and Glentoran 2-1 in its recent fixtures. The 0-0 draw with Coleraine is the only match in the listed run in which Larne did not win. Larne has won six of its last seven listed matches, with one draw.
The game is part of the Premiership schedule and begins a busy run for both clubs. Coleraine’s upcoming fixtures include this trip to Larne, a visit to Crusaders, home matches against Inter Turku and Glentoran, a trip to Linfield, a home game against Portadown, an away match at Carrick Rangers, a home contest against Dungannon, an away trip to Limavady and a visit to Cliftonville. Larne’s next games include a trip to Bangor FC, a home match against Portadown, an away game at Cliftonville, a home contest against Dungannon, a home match against Ballymena, an away game at Glentoran, a trip to Linfield, a home game against Crusaders, an away match at Limavady and a home contest against Carrick Rangers.
At Inver Park, Larne will look to remain unbeaten, while Coleraine will seek to add to its win total. Their last meeting ended without a goal.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Larne 1, Coleraine 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Larne with a 64.9 percent probability to win.