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Cliftonville FC

Vs

Linfield

Since 08/11/2022

CF wins

Draws

LIN wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

10 Cliftonv… · 16 Linfield

Goals per game

1.62

both sides combined

Over 1.5

50%

of meetings

Over 2.5

31%

of meetings

BTTS

31%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-0

21 Aug 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Cliftonville FC vs Linfield: the head-to-head

Cliftonville FC and Linfield clash in a fixture that rarely opens up, with an average of only 1.62 goals per game across 16 meetings since 2022. The tally sits at 4 wins for Cliftonville, 8 for Linfield and 4 draws, a record that underscores Linfield’s dominance yet hints at a stubborn defensive battle. Only half of the encounters have seen two or more goals, while just 31% have produced three or more, and the same proportion saw both sides score. Cliftonville have netted 10 goals to Linfield’s 16, a disparity that reflects the tighter play at home and away: at home Cliftonville have won twice, drawn twice and lost three times, whereas on the road they have won twice, drawn twice and lost five times. The most recent match on 21 August 2026 ended 1-0 to Linfield, a result that fits the low-scoring pattern that characterises this rivalry.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Cliftonville FC

Linfield

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 16 games between these two clubs

25%

win %

50%

1.62

avg goals

1.62

50%

over 1.5 %

50%

31%

over 2.5 %

31%

over 3.5 %

0.62

scored

1.00

conceded

0.62

31%

btts

31%

clean sheet

56%

Top three rows are this fixture: 16 meetings, 4 to Cliftonville FC, 4 drawn, 8 to Linfield, at 1.62 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cliftonville FC

Won at home

29%

2 of 7 home meetings

Won away

22%

2 of 9 away meetings

Drawn

25%

4 of 16 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Linfield

Won at home

56%

5 of 9 home meetings

Won away

43%

3 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

25%

4 of 16 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cliftonvi…
21 Aug 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-0	Cliftonville FC	L	view
25 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-2	Cliftonville FC	W	view
01 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	2-0	Linfield	W	view
02 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-0	Linfield	D	view
24 Aug 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-0	Cliftonville FC	L	view
25 Jan 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-1	Cliftonville FC	L	view
26 Oct 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-2	Cliftonville FC	W	view
17 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-0	Linfield	D	view
27 Apr 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-1	Cliftonville FC	D	view
20 Feb 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-3	Linfield	L	view
20 Oct 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-1	Linfield	L	view
22 Aug 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-1	Cliftonville FC	L	view
29 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	0-2	Linfield	L	view
11 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-0	Cliftonville FC	L	view
10 Jan 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Cliftonville FC	1-0	Linfield	W	view
08 Nov 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	0-0	Cliftonville FC	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cliftonville FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.2

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.53	1.67	1.79	1.71	1.31	1.62
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (25)	1.40	1.52	1.55	1.45	1.29	1.57
vs Weaker (5)	2.20	2.40	2.67	2.67	1.50	2.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-6pp vs league)

Linfield · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.3

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.67	1.00	1.94	1.00	1.31	1.00
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (13)	0.62	1.23	0.62	1.12	0.60	1.40
vs Weaker (17)	2.47	0.82	3.11	0.89	1.75	0.75
Clean sheet %	37% (+7pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cliftonville FC

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Last 10: 12 scored, 17 conceded.

Linfield

DWLLLWLWWW

Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.

Cliftonville FC

Home · last 10

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5 won · 17 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

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4 won · 12 scored, 17 conceded

Linfield

Home · last 10

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6 won · 17 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

DWWWDLLDWW

5 won · 15 scored, 8 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cliftonville FC

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cliftonville FC's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Linfield

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Linfield's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Coleraine FC	4	10	75%	2.5	8	1	+7	2.2	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	2.0	0.2	-
2	Carrick Rangers	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.8	0.8	-
3	Dungannon Swifts	4	9	75%	2.2	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	25%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	0	1	1	1.5	0.8	-
4	Crusaders FC	4	9	75%	2.2	8	6	+2	3.5	100%	100%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	2.0	1.5	-
5	Linfield	4	9	75%	2.2	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
6	Glentoran	4	6	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.5	1.0	-
7	Cliftonville FC	4	6	50%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
8	Ballymena United	3	3	33%	1.0	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.3	-
9	Larne	1	1	0%	1.0	0	0	+0	0.0	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	-
10	Limavady United	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.0	-
11	Portadown	4	0	0%	0.0	2	8	-6	2.5	50%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	0.5	2.0	-
12	Bangor	3	0	0%	0.0	0	9	-9	3.0	100%	67%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	0.0	3.0	-

Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Premiership stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Cliftonville FCLinfield

€2.3m

squad value

€2.4m

€3.4m

attack

€2.9m

€1.1m

midfield

€2.3m

€4.5m

defence

€4.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Linfield carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cliftonville FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Larne	0-2	L
07 Apr	vs Glentoran	1-2	L
11 Apr	@ Coleraine FC	2-6	L
18 Apr	vs Dungannon Swifts	1-0	W
25 Apr	@ Linfield	2-1	W
09 May	vs Dungannon Swifts	1-2	L
07 Aug	vs Crusaders FC	2-1	W
15 Aug	@ Bangor	3-0	W
21 Aug	@ Linfield	0-1	L
29 Aug	vs Dungannon Swifts	0-2	L

Linfield

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Glentoran	1-1	D
07 Apr	@ Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
11 Apr	vs Larne	0-2	L
18 Apr	vs Coleraine FC	0-3	L
25 Apr	vs Cliftonville FC	1-2	L
12 May	vs Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
08 Aug	vs Ballymena United	0-3	L
15 Aug	vs Glentoran	2-1	W
21 Aug	vs Cliftonville FC	1-0	W
29 Aug	@ Limavady United	2-0	W