Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Coleraine - Linfield!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Coleraine can neither be promoted or relegated from Premiership.
Coleraine form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Premiership games here at The Showgrounds for Coleraine, who have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premiership,. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Coleraine tasted defeat here at The Showgrounds, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games.
The Coleraine supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ballymena United in Premiership and win 2-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Cliftonville.
Coleraine are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Carrick Rangers awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Coleraine are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 league matches. Coleraine are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Showgrounds in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Linfield form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Linfield, who have the the best goal difference (+27) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 6-0-4 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Linfield, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Glentoran (placed 4th). A draw for Linfield before that, at their own venue hosting Crusaders (1-1).
After this away game Linfield return home for a Premiership game against Institute. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Linfield's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Coleraine - Linfield 1-0. Coleraine-Linfield H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Coleraine 4 wins, Linfield 2 wins, 4 draws. 7 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Doherty 9 goals |  J. McLaughlin 9 goals |   J. Cooper 9 goals |
Coleraine missing players
Linfield missing players
| Coleraine | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 47 | 25 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 42 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 65% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 45% | 36% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 45% | 64% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 225 | 118 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 65 | 168 |
| 109 | 57 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 23 | 63 |
| 36% | 33% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 52% |
- Coleraine has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- Coleraine have not yet lost a game at home.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Linfield has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (22)
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+27)
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | Cliftonville | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Linfield | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 43 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 6 | Larne | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 35 | -15 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | -34 | 18 |
| 11 | Institute | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -30 | 13 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 36 | -49 | 12 |