Linfield vs Larne betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 30th, 2024

Linfield and Larne will be playing against each other on Monday, December 30th, 2024, at 19:45h (UTC), in a Premiership football game in Northern Ireland, check the Linfield vs Larne betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Linfield vs Larne will occur

The game will be played in the small Windsor Park stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 24734 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Linfield vs Larne betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.52 goals per match played.

Linfield last match

In the last match played, Linfield met Glentoran, in a match valid for the Premiership. The match ended in a draw by 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

Larne last match

Larne appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a draw for this match. In a Premiership game, the team faced Carrick Rangers, and the score ended with a 0-0 draw.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 3.80) can be considered as a bad result.

Linfield vs Larne h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Premiership match, on 16-11-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for Linfield.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

Linfield

Premiership leaderboard now

The Linfield team with 48 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 15 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

This means that Dungannon Swifts team, in 2nd place, is close behind in the 24th round with a disadvantage of 12 points.

Linfield analysis

After 23 rounds, Linfield has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 40 goals for and 16 conceded.

The Linfield shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 3.95 per game, the team instead scored 1.82 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

Linfield is a more offensive team than Larne, having 1775 attacks vs. 1137 from Larne, having scored 40 times. In comparison, Larne converted into goal 17 times.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Linfield in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Linfield and Larne, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Linfield

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Joel Cooper. The Midfielder has scored 11 times in the current season and has helped Linfield come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Larne

Premiership leaderboard now

With 26 points won, Larne is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 7 wins against 4 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 24th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Coleraine team who occupies position 8.

Larne analysis

Larne goal quotient is definitely positive, with 17 down scored and 12 conceded after 23 rounds played.

The Larne team typically attempts to control the game by achieving an average ball possession of 56.46%. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually hold some control over their opponents.

Away, Larne usually don't give their opponents many chances, with a balance of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the Premiership.

Best goalscorer from Larne

In this season, the individual highlight is Andrew Ryan that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Larne achieved in several matches.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 5 goals scored have this characteristic.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Linfield is Joel Cooper, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Larne is Andrew Ryan, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Larne scores an average of 1.29 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.57.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.38 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.83 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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