Larne host Limavady United in the Northern Ireland Premiership. Larne have been winning regularly across the last few months, while Limavady have had a much rougher time of it.
The two sides have crossed paths before, though mostly in different competitions and different eras of both clubs. With the league table now showing a clear gap between them, that's the natural place to start digging into what's actually going on.
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Larne's last 20 matches, spread across league, cup and European fixtures, show 12 wins against just four defeats, with plenty of goals scored along the way. That's a strong overall pattern, even accounting for the mix of competitions involved.
Larne: 20 completed matches; Limavady United: 20 completed matches.
Larne
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 19
- Difference
- +12
Limavady United
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 22
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Carrick Rangers | Larne | 19.09.2026 | 2-5 |
| Premiership | Larne | Cliftonville FC | 15.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Portadown | Larne | 12.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Larne | Bangor | 08.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Larne | Glentoran | 04.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Larne | Lincoln Red Imps FC | 27.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Lincoln Red Imps FC | Larne | 20.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Larne | 15.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | FC Iberia 1999 | Larne | 11.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Larne | FC Iberia 1999 | 04.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Limavady United | Cliftonville FC | 26.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Limavady United | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Bangor | 15.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Crusaders FC | Limavady United | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Dungannon Swifts | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Linfield | 29.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Carrick Rangers | 15.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Glentoran | Limavady United | 08.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Limavady United | Strabane Athletic | 01.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Limavady United | Linfield | 24.07.2026 | 0-1 |
Limavady United's equivalent run reads very differently. Nine wins from 20 games sounds respectable on the surface, but nine defeats in that same span tells a rougher story, and their most recent Premiership matches have leaned heavily towards losses rather than wins.
Limavady's overall numbers look closer than expected, but the recent trend inside that sample is clearly downward.
Comparative Team Statistics: Larne vs Limavady United

History between the sides
These two have met eight times on record, stretching back to 2017 and running through to a 2025 Irish Cup tie. Larne have won most of those meetings, including a 6-0 and a 4-0, though Limavady did take the most recent one 1-0.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Cup | Limavady United | Larne | 04.01.2025 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Larne | Limavady United | 14.09.2021 | 4-0 |
| Championship | Larne | Limavady United | 17.11.2018 | 6-0 |
| Championship | Limavady United | Larne | 06.10.2018 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Limavady United | Larne | 23.03.2018 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Larne | Limavady United | 17.02.2018 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Larne | Limavady United | 16.12.2017 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Limavady United | Larne | 02.09.2017 | 1-0 |
A lot of that history comes from a different level entirely, several of the earlier games were Championship fixtures before either club's current status. It's worth treating that record as background rather than a guide to current form.
The head-to-head leans towards Larne, but it's old enough that it shouldn't carry much weight on its own.
League table gap
Larne currently sit third with 16 points from six games, built on five wins and just one loss. Limavady United are down in tenth, with nine points from eight games and five defeats already on the board.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12/6 | 22 |
| 3 | Larne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12/3 | 16 |
| 4 | Crusaders FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15/14 | 15 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12/11 | 9 |
| 10 | Limavady United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7/11 | 9 |
| 11 | Bangor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8/19 | 5 |
That's a meaningful gap both in points per game and in defensive numbers, Larne have conceded only three goals so far against Limavady's eleven.

Context worth weighing up
Larne's recent schedule has included Champions League, Conference League and Europa League ties alongside their league programme, so there's been a fair amount of fixture congestion for them to manage. Limavady, by contrast, have been dealing with defensive issues in the league, conceding regularly in their last handful of matches.
Put together, Larne look the sharper side by results and table position, but Limavady have shown in patches this season, including a 3-1 win over Bangor, that they can put together a positive result when things click.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Ferguson | Scotland | 28 | Goalkeeper | 188 cm | 86 kg |
| K. O'Hara | Scotland | 28 | Attacker | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| M. Randall | England | 37 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 81 kg |
| M. Gibson | England | 28 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| L. Millar | Northern Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Doherty | Republic of Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Graham | Northern Ireland | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. O'Neill | Northern Ireland | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Gallagher | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | 175 cm | 70 kg |
| A. Donnelly | Northern Ireland | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Cosgrove | Northern Ireland | 33 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. McEneff | Republic of Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. McKendry | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. McClelland | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | 191 cm | 79 kg |
| Dylan Graham | Northern Ireland | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Lusty | Northern Ireland | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Sloan | Northern Ireland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Bent | England | 30 | Midfielder | 185 | n/a |
| B. Magee | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Ridley | England | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Brown | Northern Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | 180 cm | n/a |
| J. McCready | Northern Ireland | 36 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Moffatt | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. McKendry | Northern Ireland | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| P. Owens | Northern Ireland | 43 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Whiteside | Northern Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Pomeroy | Northern Ireland | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. McCrudden | Northern Ireland | 35 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Tosh | Northern Ireland | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Tennant | Northern Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. O'Kane | Northern Ireland | 34 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Parkhill | Northern Ireland | 36 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Devlin | Northern Ireland | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. McCloskey | Northern Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Lowry | Northern Ireland | 39 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Butcher | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Boorman | Northern Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jake Wallace | Northern Ireland | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Everything in the evidence points towards Larne as the stronger side right now, sitting third with a tidy defensive record against a Limavady side struggling in mid-table with five defeats already.
That said, with no market supplied for this fixture, there's no price or line to test that view against. On balance, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick without anything to measure it by.
