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Coleraine FC

Vs

Linfield

Since 08/10/2022

CF wins

Draws

LIN wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

19 Colerain… · 20 Linfield

Goals per game

2.44

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

56%

of meetings

BTTS

38%

of meetings

Last meeting

0-3

18 Apr 2026

Next game

25 Sep

Friday, Northern-Ireland - Premier

Coleraine FC vs Linfield: the head-to-head

Linfield have been on a winning streak in recent meetings, lifting the trophy in their last two encounters. Since the record began in 2022, the two sides have faced each other 16 times, with Linfield winning six times, Coleraine five times and five matches ending in a draw. The aggregate scoreline shows 19 goals for Coleraine and 20 for Linfield, an average of 2.44 goals per game. In 75% of the fixtures at least two goals were scored, 56% saw three or more, and both clubs scored in 38% of the matches. The most recent clash on 18 April 2026 ended 0-3 in favour of Linfield. Coleraine’s tally of goals is 19 to Linfield’s 20. At home, Coleraine have won three, drawn two and lost three of eight games, while away they have won two, drawn three and lost three. The next meeting is scheduled for 25 September 2026.

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

Next meeting

Coleraine FC vs Linfield

Friday 25 September 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Coleraine FC

Linfield

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 16 games between these two clubs

31%

win %

38%

2.44

avg goals

2.44

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

56%

over 2.5 %

56%

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

1.19

scored

1.25

conceded

1.19

38%

btts

38%

clean sheet

38%

Top three rows are this fixture: 16 meetings, 5 to Coleraine FC, 5 drawn, 6 to Linfield, at 2.44 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Coleraine FC

Won at home

38%

3 of 8 home meetings

Won away

25%

2 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

31%

5 of 16 meetings

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

Linfield

Won at home

38%

3 of 8 home meetings

Won away

38%

3 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

31%

5 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	Coleraine…
18 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	0-3	Coleraine FC	W	view
30 Dec 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	3-1	Linfield	W	view
08 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-1	Coleraine FC	D	view
28 Oct 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	2-2	Linfield	D	view
26 Apr 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	1-0	Linfield	W	view
22 Feb 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	0-2	Coleraine FC	W	view
14 Dec 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-0	Coleraine FC	L	view
28 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	0-3	Linfield	L	view
16 Apr 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-2	Coleraine FC	D	view
16 Feb 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	3-0	Linfield	W	view
22 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-1	Coleraine FC	L	view
02 Sep 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	1-3	Linfield	L	view
15 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	0-1	Linfield	L	view
25 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-0	Coleraine FC	L	view
02 Jan 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	0-0	Coleraine FC	D	view
08 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Coleraine FC	0-0	Linfield	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Coleraine FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.9

Avg scored

2.9

Avg conceded

1.0

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)	2.10	1.03	2.64	1.00	1.62	1.06
vs Stronger (1)	0.00	3.00	0.00	3.00	-	-
vs Similar (22)	2.23	1.05	2.89	1.00	1.77	1.08
vs Weaker (7)	2.00	0.71	2.75	0.50	1.00	1.00
Clean sheet %	33% (+4pp 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📈

Coleraine FC

WWWWWLWDWW

Last 10: 29 scored, 10 conceded.

Linfield

DWLLLWLWWW

Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.

Coleraine FC

Home · last 10

WWWWWWWWLD

8 won · 26 scored, 10 conceded

Away · last 10

WDLDWWWWWW

7 won · 22 scored, 8 conceded

Linfield

Home · last 10

WWWLLLWLWW

6 won · 17 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

DWWWDLLDWW

5 won · 15 scored, 8 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Coleraine FC

The Goal Clock

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

1st half / 2nd half

Scored22% / 78%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Coleraine 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

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded22% / 78%

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💰

Coleraine FCLinfield

€2.9m

squad value

€2.4m

€3.3m

attack

€2.9m

€1.5m

midfield

€2.3m

€4.4m

defence

€4.5m

players

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

08Recent results📅

Coleraine FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Dungannon Swifts	2-1	W
07 Apr	@ Larne	4-1	W
11 Apr	vs Cliftonville FC	6-2	W
18 Apr	@ Linfield	3-0	W
25 Apr	vs Glentoran	6-2	W
30 Jul	vs HJK Helsinki	0-3	L
08 Aug	@ Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
15 Aug	vs Larne	0-0	D
22 Aug	@ Carrick Rangers	2-0	W
28 Aug	@ Portadown	3-0	W

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