Larne welcome Portadown at Inver Park, Larne on Saturday, Oct 31 at 4:00 PM in a Premiership fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Larne come into this fixture in mixed form (0W 1D 0L). Portadown travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Larne here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Portadown, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Larne won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Larne a slight edge, but Portadown are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.