Cliftonville will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Linfield.
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Linfield has the most scored goals (35) in Premiership
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premiership game only three days ago.
4 - 1 - 0 with 11-4. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Linfield when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Linfield play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Cliftonville form and stats
Cliftonville have collected 13 points from their Premiership home games so far after 4-1-2.
The spoils were shared in Cliftonville's previous game, also at home. Visiting Crusaders (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Dungannon Swifts.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Glenavon in only four days. This game is also played here at Solitude.
The Cliftonville manager P. McLaughlin has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. Cliftonville have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield, who have the most scored goals (35) in Premiership, have an excellent away record in the Premiership so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games.
Linfield go into this game after a win, the home game against Warrenpoint Town that ended 6-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Glenavon with the score of 2-1.
As mentioned above, Linfield was the only team on the pitch versus Warrenpoint Town in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention A. Waterworth's lethal finishing against Warrenpoint Town. four goals were a big reason for the important victory.
A quick return to home after this game, as Linfield are hosting Dungannon Swifts in the Premiership only four days away.
Linfield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Linfield's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Linfield - Cliftonville 2-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cliftonville won one, Linfield won eight and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Waterworth 11 goals | J. Stewart 5 goals | S. Lavery 5 goals |
Cliftonville missing players
Linfield missing players
| Cliftonville | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 35 |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 83% | 77% |
| 23% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 31% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 62% |
| 31% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 8.9 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 41% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 56% |
- All of Linfield's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (35) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premiership
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+21) in Premiership
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their matches so far.
- Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Larne | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Portadown | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 4 |