Larne vs Limavady United Prediction & Betting Tips

Last updated 27 Sep 2026
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Limavady United
Limavady United

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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Recent form check

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

20 matches
Win
60% 12 / 20
Draw
20% 4 / 20
Loss
20% 4 / 20
Scored
31
Conceded
19
Difference
+12

Limavady United

20 matches
Win
45% 9 / 20
Draw
10% 2 / 20
Loss
45% 9 / 20
Scored
22
Conceded
21
Difference
+1
Larne
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
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Limavady United
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
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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

Larne vs Limavady United statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

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.

Head 2 Head
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
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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.

Larne vs Limavady United: Northern Ireland Premiership match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

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

Larne
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
Limavady United
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.

Who will win?


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