Coleraine vs Larne: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Coleraine played against Larne in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on November 25, 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Coleraine has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Larne has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Coleraine scores 2.13 goals per game and allows 0.81. Larne scores 1.86 and allows 0.43. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Coleraine's games and 21% of Larne's. The Over 2.5 rates are 63% and 29%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Coleraine has the higher season xG average, 1.86 to 1.64 per game. Coleraine takes 14.6 shots per game, while Larne takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Coleraine leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.25 goals per game after halftime. Larne leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.14 after halftime.

When the teams score

Coleraine's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Larne, it is minutes 46-60 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

66Possession (%)34
ColeraineLarne
10Shots12
ColeraineLarne
3Shots on target6
ColeraineLarne
1.27xG1.45
ColeraineLarne
6Corners4
ColeraineLarne
59Dangerous attacks38
ColeraineLarne
16Fouls20
ColeraineLarne
2Cards3
ColeraineLarne

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

2.13Goals scored / game1.86
ColeraineLarne
0.81Goals allowed / game0.43
ColeraineLarne
64%Average possession56%
ColeraineLarne
6.38Shots on target / game4.64
ColeraineLarne

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.56Shots per game13.36
ColeraineLarne
6.38Shots on target4.64
ColeraineLarne
14.6%Shot conversion13.9%
ColeraineLarne
64%Possession56%
ColeraineLarne
1.86xG for1.64
ColeraineLarne
0.88xG against0.89
ColeraineLarne

Shooting quality

Coleraine: DominantLarne: Efficient finishing
ColeraineLarne
Accuracy (shots on target)44%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.40

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Larne is 63% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Coleraine · 2.6 pts / game - Larne

Coleraine
WDWDL
Season result split
63% W19% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-3
2.06 pts / game · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 0.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Larne
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
71% W14% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-2-2
2.29 pts / game · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
DWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Coleraine is 15% better for: goals scored per game.

2.13 goals / game - Coleraine · 1.86 goals / game - Larne

Larne is 88% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.81 goals / game - Coleraine · 0.43 goals / game - Larne

Coleraine scoring profile: mixed

Coleraine scores in 88% of games (14 of 16 meczów), while Larne keeps a clean sheet in 64% (9 of 14 meczów).

Larne scoring profile: very strong

Larne scores in 86% of games (12 of 14 meczów), while Coleraine keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 meczów).

34Goals scored (season)26
ColeraineLarne
13Goals conceded (season)6
ColeraineLarne
2.94Average goals per game2.29
ColeraineLarne
10Goals scored (last 5)10
ColeraineLarne
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
ColeraineLarne

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal86%
ColeraineLarne
63%2 goals64%
ColeraineLarne
31%3 goals21%
ColeraineLarne
25%4 goals14%
ColeraineLarne

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal36%
ColeraineLarne
19%2 goals7%
ColeraineLarne
0%3 goals0%
ColeraineLarne
0%4 goals0%
ColeraineLarne

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time0%
ColeraineLarne
0%BTTS in both halves0%
ColeraineLarne
44%Scored in both halves29%
ColeraineLarne

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS7%
ColeraineLarne
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
ColeraineLarne
60%BTTS - last 540%
ColeraineLarne

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
ColeraineLarne
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
ColeraineLarne
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
ColeraineLarne

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
ColeraineLarne
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
ColeraineLarne
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
ColeraineLarne

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Coleraine - half-time state
50% leading31% draw19% trailing
Larne - half-time state
50% leading29% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.81Points per game (1st half)1.79
ColeraineLarne
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.71
ColeraineLarne
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
ColeraineLarne
1.25Average goals (1st half)1
ColeraineLarne
75%Clean sheet before half-time79%
ColeraineLarne
44%No goal before half-time50%
ColeraineLarne

After half-time (2nd half)

2.06Points per game (2nd half)2.14
ColeraineLarne
1.25Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
ColeraineLarne
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.14
ColeraineLarne
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.29
ColeraineLarne
63%Clean sheet after half-time86%
ColeraineLarne
25%No goal after half-time36%
ColeraineLarne

Coleraine - second-half results

56% W38% D6% L
29
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Larne - second-half results

64% W21% D14% L
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 71%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Coleraine - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.21.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game0.82.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Larne - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.20
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.0
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Coleraine
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
8
3
31-45
6
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
9
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

Larne
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
8
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
6
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.62
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
39%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
76%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Coleraine

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.98
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
149%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Larne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
30%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

ColeraineLigaLarne
Average goals per game 2.942.67 2.29
Both teams scored 56%45% 21%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%49% 29%
Clean sheets 38%29% 64%
Goal before half-time 75%76% 71%
Goal after half-time 81%78% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. LarneSubstitutionOn: Jordan McEneffOff: Dan Bent
  2. ColeraineYellow cardMatthew Shevlin
  3. LarneYellow cardTomas Cosgrove
  4. LarneYellow cardTiarnan O'Connor
  5. LarneGoalLeroy Millar
  6. LarneGoalSean Graham
  7. LarneSubstitutionOn: Paul O'NeillOff: Tiarnan O'Connor
  8. ColeraineSubstitutionOn: Lewis McGregorOff: Jamie Glackin
  9. ColeraineYellow cardZane Okoro
  10. ColeraineGoalMatthew ShevlinAssist: William Patching

Head-to-head

Record from Coleraine's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Larne. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Coleraine FC
1 : 0
Larne FC

FAQ

What was the result of Coleraine vs Larne?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Coleraine 1:2 Larne. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Coleraine vs Larne?

Coleraine score 2.13 goals per game on average and Larne 1.86. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Coleraine's matches and 21% of Larne's.

What form are Coleraine and Larne in?

Over the last 5 games Coleraine have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Larne 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Coleraine vs Larne?

The statistical background for Coleraine vs Larne — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.