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Linfield are currently on their best run of league form this season winning six and having drawn one. The Blues have also lost one of their last seven away league games.

Joel Cooper's 15 league goals so far this season is his best goalscoring season in the Irish league. He also has scored the most away goals in the Premiership this season (10) and has 23 goal contributions in 23 league games during the current campaign.

Linfield have only lost one of their last 16 league games when Joel has scored. He averages the most successful dribbles per game out of any player in the league this season (5.5).

Joel has also scored seven winning goals in the league this season, the highest in the league.

Coleraine and Cliftonville currently have the joint youngest average squad age in the league this season (23.8 years).

Carrick Rangers currently have the oldest average squad age (29.2 years).

Only 22% of Ballymena United’s league goals this season have been scored by strikers, the lowest in the league.

Glenavon have won three league games in a row for the first time since 11th November 2023.

Paddy McLaughlin's side have scored 13 goals in their last six league games. They only scored 13 goals in the previous 22 league games before this.

The Lurgan Blues have also picked up 13 points from their last six league games, prior to this they picked up just 18 points from the previous 25 league games.

Carrick Rangers have drawn four of their last five league games 0-0. Carrick’s previous 0-0 before this was back on 26th December 2022 (75 games ago). You must go back 115 league games for their previous four scoreless draws.

There have only been 10 0-0's in the league this season.

Three of Crusaders ten league wins this season have come against Coleraine.

Coleraine have lost 24 of their last 34 league games in which Matthew Shevlin hasn’t scored in (71%).

The Bannsiders have only lost 2 of their last 33 league games in which Matthew Shevlin has scored in (6%).

70% of Ballymena United’s league wins this season have come by one goal.

Loughgall’s Ben Murdock has made the most interceptions in the league this season (155), an average of 6.7 per game.

Cliftonville’s Jonny Addis has the most accurate passes in the league this season (1151), an average of 55 per game.

Dungannon Swifts’ Cahal McGinty averages the most clearances per game in the league this season (4.2).

Linfield's Matthew Fitzpatrick has 11 goal contributions in his last 15 league games (5 goals, 6 assists).

Linfield have only lost one of their last 12 home league games against Cliftonville.

Cliftonville’s win last time the teams met at Windsor Park was their first league win there since 2018.

Both Larne and Ballymena United have won four games apiece in the last eight league fixtures at Inver Park.

Loughgall have picked up four points from their last three league fixtures against Glentoran, with Nathaniel Ferris scoring three goals.

Portadown’s win at Seaview on the 21st September 2024 ended a run of six straight defeats away to Crusaders in the league.

Philip Lowry has scored four goals in his last six appearances for Crusaders at home to Portadown in the league.

Dungannon Swifts last home league win against Coleraine was back on December 4th 2020 with current Coleraine player Rhyss Campbell scoring the second goal that day.

Coleraine's Matthew Shevlin has scored 5 goals in his last five league appearances for Coleraine against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.

Both teams have scored in the last five league fixtures between Glenavon and Carrick Rangers at Mourneview Park.