Larne vs Bangor FCPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Inver Park stages a Premiership meeting between two sides in very different shape. Larne have a single league game behind them, the 0-0 away at Coleraine FC in mid-August, and come off a mixed European run: a 2-0 away against Lincoln Red Imps FC on 20 August, then a 0-3 at home to the same opponents a week later, and before that a 1-2 away at FC Iberia 1999. Bangor, by contrast, have played three league matches and lost them all without scoring: 0-3 against Cliftonville FC, 0-2 at Dungannon Swifts and 0-4 against Carrick Rangers, for a total of 9 goals conceded and none scored. In their summer friendlies they had a 2-1 at Ballinamallard United, a 1-1 at Dergview and a 0-1 at Newry City AFC. All six previous meetings favour Larne: five wins and one draw, with the 2-1 of January 2026, the 2-1 of November 2025 and the 1-1 of October 2025 at Inver Park, plus the 2-0 of September 2025, the 1-0 of July 2023 and the 3-0 of August 2022 at Bangor. The Northern Irish league averages 2.48 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.