📊 Form Guide

Larne

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Larne will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 2-3 Premiership defeat last time out to Carrick Rangers.

For Larne, goals were scored by Tiarnan O'Connor (49') and Dan Bent (90'). Danny Gibson (21'), Joe Crowe (42') and Paul Heatley (45') scored for Carrick Rangers.

Larne have not been the best at stopping their opponents of late, although they’ve also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Larne have been punished defensively in 5 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those matches.

Their past results show that Larne:

• haven't lost in the league to Linfield in their last 3 games.
• have not registered a win against Linfield in their last 2 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.

Linfield

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Linfield come into this match following on from a 1-0 Premiership win over Glentoran in their previous match.

The only scorer from Linfield was Matthew Fitzpatrick (60').

A sequence of steadfast displays from the Linfield defence has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes combined. During the same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 15. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Their previous form shows that Linfield:

• have not registered a win against Larne when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 14/09/2024, there has been little to separate the clubs with Larne winning 2 of those games, Linfield 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined total of 6 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 3 of them from Larne and 3 belonging to The Blues. The average goals per game has been 1.

The last league fixture between the two was Premiership match day 25 on 16/01/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Linfield 0-0 Larne.

The match was refereed by Shane Andrews.

📋 Team News: Larne

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Larne gaffer Gary Haveron to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Cian Bolger (Knock) misses out.

🗞️ Team News: Linfield

Linfield boss David Healy has to currently contend with reduced team options. Chris Shields (Knee injury) and Robbie McDaid (Achilles tendon problems) can’t be considered.

💭 Prediction

We believe that Linfield will manage to find the net against this Larne side, but that is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Larne at the end of this one. Let’s see what eventuates.

Peter Guest, 15:03 24/02/2026