Linfield will hope to draw on their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 9 points behind Cliftonville.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most scored goals (26) in Premiership
This promises to be an entertaining game with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
This football stadium has grass, which is not Cliftonville's usual surface at their own field. When appearing on grass Cliftonville have performed like this: Played 43 matches resulting in 18 wins, 11 draws and 14 defeats with the goal numbers 61-44 (scored/conceded).
This is a local fight, usually meaning extra stress and importance.
Linfield form and stats
The total Premiership stats at home this season for Linfield are 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Linfield after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Linfield will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premiership game against Crusaders (placed 6th).
A Irish League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Ballymena United.Goals decide football matches and Linfield are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Defensively Linfield have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cliftonville form and stats
2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cliftonville in their Premiership matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Cliftonville hope to make it five in this match.
It's the second away game in a row for Cliftonville, but there's smiles all around after the 4-2 victory versus Warrenpoint Town (placed 12th) in the Premiership last time out. A loony game with an abundance of goals last time out for Cliftonville, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that game, will this game be as exciting?
Preceding that game was the away Irish League Cup victory against Portadown (after extra-time) with the score of 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy Cliftonville's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. 6 goals have been conceded by Cliftonville in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head match ended Linfield - Cliftonville 1-1, earlier this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: eight wins for Linfield, one draw and one win for Cliftonville. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Manzinga 9 goals |   J. Gormley 8 goals | R. Curran 5 goals |
Linfield missing players
Cliftonville missing players
| Linfield | Cliftonville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 77% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 62% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 42% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 62% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 8% |
| 7 | 6.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 7.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 3.2 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 56% | 46% |
| 7.7 | 8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
- All of Linfield's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cliftonville have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cliftonville have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (11) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most scored goals (26) in Premiership
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cliftonville is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premiership
- Linfield have not yet lost a game at home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Premiership
- Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Larne | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Linfield | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Portadown | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 7 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 6 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -23 | 3 |