Larne vs Cliftonville: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Larne played Cliftonville in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 30 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Larne: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Cliftonville: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Larne scores 1.70 and concedes 0.45 goals per match. Cliftonville scores 1.47 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Larne 30%, Cliftonville 63%. Over 2.5: Larne 35%, Cliftonville 53%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Larne has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.44. Larne: 12.4 shots per match, Cliftonville: 11.7.

Match halves

Larne: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 1.00. Cliftonville: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

Larne: 76-90+ (10 goals). Cliftonville: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
LarneCliftonville
14Shots8
LarneCliftonville
2Shots on target1
LarneCliftonville
1.52xG0.94
LarneCliftonville
3Corners4
LarneCliftonville
69Dangerous attacks50
LarneCliftonville
15Fouls7
LarneCliftonville
1Cards0
LarneCliftonville

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.7Goals scored / match1.47
LarneCliftonville
0.45Goals conceded / match1.26
LarneCliftonville
54%Average possession54%
LarneCliftonville
4.6Shots on target / match4.26
LarneCliftonville

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.45Shots per match11.68
LarneCliftonville
4.6Shots on target4.26
LarneCliftonville
13.7%Shot conversion12.6%
LarneCliftonville
54%Possession54%
LarneCliftonville
1.56xG for1.44
LarneCliftonville
1.01xG against1.34
LarneCliftonville

Shooting quality

Larne: Efficient finishingCliftonville: Balanced
LarneCliftonville
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.35

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

2.6 pts / match - Larne · 1.6 pts / match - Cliftonville

Larne
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
75% W15% D10% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-3-2
2.40 pts / match · goal difference +25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cliftonville
WDWDL
Season result split
42% W26% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-6
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Larne is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.7 goals / match - Larne · 1.47 goals / match - Cliftonville

Larne is 180% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.45 goals / match - Larne · 1.26 goals / match - Cliftonville

Larne scoring profile: very strong

Larne scores in 85% of matches (17 of 20 matches), while Cliftonville keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

Cliftonville scoring profile: mixed

Cliftonville scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Larne keeps a clean sheet in 60% (12 of 20 matches).

34Goals scored (season)28
LarneCliftonville
9Goals conceded (season)24
LarneCliftonville
2.15Average goals in match2.74
LarneCliftonville
6Goals scored (last 5)12
LarneCliftonville
2Goals conceded (last 5)9
LarneCliftonville

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal79%
LarneCliftonville
60%2 goals37%
LarneCliftonville
15%3 goals21%
LarneCliftonville
10%4 goals5%
LarneCliftonville

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal74%
LarneCliftonville
5%2 goals47%
LarneCliftonville
0%3 goals5%
LarneCliftonville
0%4 goals0%
LarneCliftonville

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time11%
LarneCliftonville
0%BTTS in both halves0%
LarneCliftonville
25%Scored in both halves16%
LarneCliftonville

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
LarneCliftonville
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
LarneCliftonville
40%BTTS - last 5100%
LarneCliftonville

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
LarneCliftonville
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
LarneCliftonville
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
LarneCliftonville

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
LarneCliftonville
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
LarneCliftonville
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
LarneCliftonville

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Larne is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - Larne · 1.21 pts / match - Cliftonville

Larne - half-time state
45% leading40% draw15% trailing
Cliftonville - half-time state
32% leading26% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)1.21
LarneCliftonville
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.53
LarneCliftonville
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
LarneCliftonville
0.95Average goals (1st half)1.21
LarneCliftonville
80%Clean sheet before half-time47%
LarneCliftonville
50%No goal before half-time63%
LarneCliftonville

After half-time (2nd half)

2.05Points per match (2nd half)1.58
LarneCliftonville
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
LarneCliftonville
0.2Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
LarneCliftonville
1.2Average goals (2nd half)1.53
LarneCliftonville
80%Clean sheet after half-time58%
LarneCliftonville
40%No goal after half-time42%
LarneCliftonville

Larne - second-half results

60% W25% D15% L
35
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cliftonville - second-half results

37% W47% D16% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Larne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cliftonville - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Larne
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
6
2
31-45
8
2
46-60
2
0
61-75
10
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Cliftonville
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
6
16-30
5
6
31-45
8
0
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.44
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Larne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Cliftonville

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

LarneLigaCliftonville
Average goals in match 2.152.72 2.74
Both teams scored 30%49% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%51% 53%
Clean sheets 60%27% 26%
Goal before half-time 65%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 75%76% 63%

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

2.72
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
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. LarneYellow cardPaul O'Neill
  2. LarneSubstitutionOn: Matthew LustyOff: Benjamin Magee
  3. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Joseph SheridanOff: Micheál Glynn
  4. LarneSubstitutionOn: Tomas CosgroveOff: Aaron Donnelly
  5. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Thomas LaveryOff: Keevan Hawthorne
  6. LarneSubstitutionOn: Andrew RyanOff: Paul O'Neill

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Larne 1 - 1 - 0 Cliftonville. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Cliftonville FC
0 : 2
Larne FC
Cliftonville FC
1 : 1
Larne FC

FAQ

What was the result of Larne vs Cliftonville?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Larne 0:0 Cliftonville. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Larne and Cliftonville?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Larne won 1, Cliftonville won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Larne vs Cliftonville?

Larne score 1.70 goals per game on average and Cliftonville 1.47. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 30% of Larne's matches and 63% of Cliftonville's.

What form are Larne and Cliftonville in?

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

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

The statistical background for Larne vs Cliftonville — 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.