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Larne vs BangorLeague #408 2026

Larne
Larne
Preview
14:00
Bangor
Bangor
8/9/2026League #408League #408 · Round 1Inver Park
Big match
62%
Larne
model favours
62%21%18%

Bangor have won 3 in a row

brightest fact of this match

2–1
likely score
60%
over 2.5 goals
56%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Larne62%
×Draw21%
Bangor18%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Larne
2.08
Bangor
1.02

Larne creates 104% more chances

Season form · 30 home / 14 away

creates per match

Larne
2.23
Bangor
1.07

allows per match

Larne
0.97
Bangor
1.93

finishing

Larne+0.00on par
Bangor+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Larne

Bangor
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
022%
031%
040%
1
109%
1110%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
317%
324%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
60%40%3.5
37%63%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Larne or draw
82%
Larne or Bangor
79%
Draw or Bangor
38%

Winning margin

Larne wins by 2+
38%
Bangor wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Larne 1+ goals
87%
Larne 2+ goals
61%
Larne 3+ goals
34%
Bangor 1+ goals
64%
Bangor 2+ goals
27%
Bangor 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Larne (draw refunded)
78%
Bangor (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Larne at homecreates 2.23, concedes 0.97 · 30 matches

Bangor awaycreates 1.07, concedes 1.93 · 14 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Larne attack 2.23 + Bangor defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 2.08

Bangor attack 1.07 + Larne defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.02

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 62%?"

Larne scores more
62%
level
21%
Bangor scores more
18%

Larne at 62% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 62% does not mean "Larne will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Bangor score first in only 29% of matches
  • Larne have won 6 of the last 7 meetings
  • 71% of Bangor’s matches go over 2.5 goals
  • Larne score first in 61% of matches
  • Both teams score in only 33% of Larne’s matches
  • 35% of Larne’s goals come after the 75th minute

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Form
Larne
LWWWW
Bangor
WWWLW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Larne vs Bangor — Match Preview

Larne face Bangor on August 9, 2026 in this League #408 fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Larne host Bangor at Inver Park.

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