A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Linfield in 2nd position and Cliftonville placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Linfield has the most scored goals (20) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have lost all their away matches so far.
Linfield and Cliftonville should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
14 - 5 - 19 with 49-57. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Cliftonville when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Cliftonville play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield, who have the most scored goals (20) in Premiership, have played 4 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Linfield are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Warrenpoint Town. In the match before that, Linfield hosted Glentoran and drew the game 3-3.
Linfield are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (12 goals in 4 games). Linfield's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cliftonville form and stats
It's not happening yet for Cliftonville on their Premiership travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three consecutive losses in away matches means Cliftonville are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Cliftonville are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the Premiership against Portadown (placed 12th). A loss against Ballymena United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As you can tell from the results above, Cliftonville was very dominant against Portadown, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with D. O'Connor, M. McCrudden (3) and J. Gormley providing the goals. It's hard not to mention M. McCrudden's lethal finishing against Portadown. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Cliftonville are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. 4 goals have been conceded by Cliftonville in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Linfield, one draw and one win for Cliftonville. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Linfield missing players
Cliftonville missing players
| Linfield | Cliftonville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 11.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 8.1 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 45% | 48% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 38% |
- All of Linfield's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cliftonville have lost all their away matches so far.
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield has the most scored goals (20) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premiership
- Linfield have not yet lost a game at home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cliftonville have scored away.
- 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 | Larne | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Glenavon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Coleraine | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Glentoran | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Portadown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 4 |