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Carrick Rangers have only conceded four goals in their last nine home league games keeping six clean sheets.

Glenavon are unbeaten in four away league games for the first time since 15 April 2023.

Glentoran have only conceded six goals in their 13 home league games this season keeping nine clean sheets.

Larne have only won one of their last seven league games their worst run of league form since the 9 February 2021.

Larne have conceded at least one goal in each of their last ten league games. To put this in context they kept 45 clean sheets from their 76 league games over the 22/23 & 23/24 league seasons.

Coleraine have back-to-back league wins with clean sheets for the first time since 24 February 2024.

There have been ten own goals scored so far this season in the league, two apiece for Ballymena United, Coleraine and Crusaders.

Coleraine’s Matthew Shevlin has scored the most home league goals this season (11) while Linfield’s Joel Cooper has scored the most away league goals (10).

Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers have used the most players in the league this season (34).

Dungannon Swifts have used the least players in the league this season (23).

Linfield’s Matthew Fitzpatrick has provided assists in four of Joel Coopers league goals this season, the highest number laid on by any player to a teammate in the league this season.

Dungannon Swifts' Andrew Mitchell and Portadown's Ryan Mayse have jointly scored the most goals from the bench in the league this season (3).

50 goals have been scored by substitutes in the league this season.

31% of Glentoran’s league goals this season have been scored by their defence, the highest in the league.

81% of Linfield’s League goals this season have come from attacking players (strikers, wingers and attacking midfielders), the highest in the league.

Linfield have won their last three away league games against Crusaders at Seaview. The last time the two teams drew a league game at Seaview was on 13 August 2016.

It’s been 22 league games since Dungannon Swifts and Ballymena United had a scoreless draw in a league game at Stangmore Park dating back to 29 January 2013

Glenavon are unbeaten in their last seven home league games against Coleraine. The Bannsiders last league win at Mourneview Park came on 30 August 2019.

There have been two wins apiece in the last four league meetings between Loughgall and Larne at Lakeview Park.

In the last nine league fixtures at Shamrock Park between Portadown and Carrick Rangers there have been 30 goals, with both teams winning three times with the other three games drawn.