In the latest NIFL Statzone we unpack the stats behind the Sports Direct Premiership ahead of Saturday's big matches.
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In the league this season, Portadown have only lost by 7 goals in their 6 league defeats an average of (1.17), the lowest in the league with Linfield 2nd (1.25) and Cliftonville 3rd (1.40)
Dungannon Swifts with the best home league record (played 9, won 6, drew, 1, lost 2) take on Linfield with the best away record (played 10, won 7, drew 2, lost 1)
Carrick Rangers’ new manager Stephen Baxter has 12 points from his first 8 league games in charge, conceding just 9 goals - Carrick sit 5th in the form table for the last 8 league games.
Cliftonville’s Coran Madden is the youngest player to make an appearance in the league this season and the youngest player to record an assist (15 years 9 months and 18 days)
Glenavon’s new assistant coach Colin Coates is the oldest player to make a league appearance this season whilst he was at Ballymena United (39 years and 21 days)
Loughgall’s league matches have had the most goals at half time this season (34), an average of 1.79 goals, whilst Larne have had the least number of goals at half time (9). An average of 0.64 goals.
The most league goals this season have been scored at Lakeview Park, the home of Loughgall FC (32). An Average of 3.56 goals per game.
The least league goals have been scored at the Oval (13). An average of 1.3 goals per game.
Glentoran are the lowest home goal scorers in the league this season with 7 in 10 games.
Cliftonville have won their last 9 leagues games in a row against Carrick Rangers, Joe Gormley scoring 6 times.
Crusaders are unbeaten in their 10 league games this season when Kieran Offord has scored or assisted (8 goals, 2 assists – 7 wins and 3 draws)
5 of Kieran’s 8 league goals were game winning goals, the highest in the league. Kieran has 11 goals in his 21 appearances in all competitions for Crusaders this season and has 7 goals in his last 9 appearances in all competitions for Crusaders.
69% of Coleraine’s home league goals conceded this season have been in the first half.
Coleraine have scored the most 2nd half home league goals (12) which contributes to 38% of their league season total.
Glenavon are yet to score a home league goal in the first half this season but have scored 71% of their season league goals at home.
Glenavon have won 6 of their last 10 home league games against Crusaders
Ballymena United haven’t conceded a goal in the first half of their last 7 away league games.
Larne have only lost 3 of their last 33 away league games, conceding just 17 goals in that time.
There has been an average of 4.56 yellow cards in league games this season.
Linfield’s Joel Cooper averages the most shots per game in the league this season (3.3)
