Home advantage could prove decisive in Linfield - Cliftonville battle

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Windsor Park (24734 seats)

Tension and suspense is likely at Windsor Park when Linfield challenge Cliftonville in what could be a great match. Read more!

Insights:
  • Linfield have the most scored goals (53) in Premiership
  • Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It should be mentioned that Cliftonville play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Cliftonville on grass are 23 victories, 11 draws and 9 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 71-52. You can compare this with overall results below.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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.

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Linfield form and stats

Linfield have performed here at Windsor Park this season with 7 wins from 12 Premiership matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

The Linfield boss Healy and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Larne in the Irish Cup.

In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Portadown.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Linfield as they are travelling to their away game against Glentoran in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.

The Linfield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Linfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Windsor Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cliftonville form and stats

Playing away, Cliftonville have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premiership this season.

Cliftonville delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Coleraine in their previous game; a Irish Cup duel.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Ballymena United.

Take note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cliftonville are hosting Portadown in the Premiership only three days away.

Cliftonville are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Cliftonville's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Cliftonville have not lost in the last 5 matches (1-4-0) versus Linfield.

Lots of goals both ways for the visiting team, in fact last time they featured in a match with less than three goals they were facing today's opponent (Cliftonville - Linfield 1-0 five league fixtures ago)!

Top Goalscorers

LinfieldE. Vertainen
E. Vertainen
15 goals
CliftonvilleR. Hale
R. Hale
11 goals
CliftonvilleR. Curran
R. Curran
11 goals

Linfield missing players

Cliftonville missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Linfield Cliftonville
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 3 13 26
16 7 1 Won W 1 7 17
4 3 1 Drew D 0 2 5
6 2 1 Lost L 2 4 4
53 22 3 Scored S 5 20 50
22 11 4 Conceded C 9 22 32
85% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
73% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 73%
62% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 65%
35% 42% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 46% 50%
15% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 23% 23%
38% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 50%
50% 58% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 42%
27% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 15%
 
6.3 5.9 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 4.7 4.6
3.7 3.1 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 4.2 3.8
1.6 2 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.4 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.1 11 10 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 10.3 10.7
5.3 5.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.8 5.6
38% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 32% 34%
 
7.5 8.4 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.5 7.9
3.2 3.2 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 3.7
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Linfield have the most scored goals (53) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Premiership
  • Linfield have the the best goal difference (+31) in Premiership

  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 26 17 5 4 50 32 13 10 3 0 30 10 13 7 2 4 20 22 18 56
2 Larne 25 16 5 4 42 15 12 8 3 1 23 4 13 8 2 3 19 11 27 53
3 Linfield 26 16 4 6 53 22 12 7 3 2 22 11 14 9 1 4 31 11 31 52
4 Coleraine 26 15 5 6 46 21 13 8 2 3 24 11 13 7 3 3 22 10 25 50
5 Crusaders 26 15 4 7 51 31 13 11 1 1 35 10 13 4 3 6 16 21 20 49
6 Glentoran 23 14 2 7 44 15 11 8 0 3 28 6 12 6 2 4 16 9 29 44
7 Ballymena United 24 9 3 12 28 36 12 6 2 4 18 13 12 3 1 8 10 23 -8 30
8 Glenavon 24 7 6 11 41 46 14 6 2 6 26 28 10 1 4 5 15 18 -5 27
9 Carrick Rangers 24 7 4 13 31 47 13 6 2 5 21 20 11 1 2 8 10 27 -16 25
10 Newry City AFC 25 6 2 17 25 47 12 4 1 7 15 18 13 2 1 10 10 29 -22 20
11 Dungannon Swifts 26 5 2 19 17 60 13 5 1 7 12 19 13 0 1 12 5 41 -43 17
12 Portadown 25 1 2 22 9 65 12 1 2 9 5 28 13 0 0 13 4 37 -56 5

Table
  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 26 17 5 4 50 32 13 10 3 0 30 10 13 7 2 4 20 22 18 56
2 Larne 25 16 5 4 42 15 12 8 3 1 23 4 13 8 2 3 19 11 27 53
3 Linfield 26 16 4 6 53 22 12 7 3 2 22 11 14 9 1 4 31 11 31 52
4 Coleraine 26 15 5 6 46 21 13 8 2 3 24 11 13 7 3 3 22 10 25 50
5 Crusaders 26 15 4 7 51 31 13 11 1 1 35 10 13 4 3 6 16 21 20 49
6 Glentoran 23 14 2 7 44 15 11 8 0 3 28 6 12 6 2 4 16 9 29 44
7 Ballymena United 24 9 3 12 28 36 12 6 2 4 18 13 12 3 1 8 10 23 -8 30
8 Glenavon 24 7 6 11 41 46 14 6 2 6 26 28 10 1 4 5 15 18 -5 27
9 Carrick Rangers 24 7 4 13 31 47 13 6 2 5 21 20 11 1 2 8 10 27 -16 25
10 Newry City AFC 25 6 2 17 25 47 12 4 1 7 15 18 13 2 1 10 10 29 -22 20
11 Dungannon Swifts 26 5 2 19 17 60 13 5 1 7 12 19 13 0 1 12 5 41 -43 17
12 Portadown 25 1 2 22 9 65 12 1 2 9 5 28 13 0 0 13 4 37 -56 5

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