Linfield vs Cliftonville Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Linfield

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Linfield head into this fixture following a 1-1 Premiership drawn game versus Larne.

Leroy Millar (21' Own goal) and Andy Ryan (35') scored for Larne.

Linfield have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets recently, although they have also found ways to convert their own chances into goals. Over their last 6 matches, Linfield have seen their goal breached in 5 of them in addition to getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Analysis of their past results shows that Linfield:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Cliftonville in their previous 5 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league.

Cliftonville

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Cliftonville come into this encounter following on from a 2-0 Premiership win with the downing of Glentoran in their last game.

For Cliftonville, goals were scored by Stephen Mallon (11') and Ronan Hale (58').

Indicating their bias toward eventful encounters, goals have been celebrated 22 times in the prior six games in which Cliftonville have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals per meeting. Opposing teams have hit 14 of those goals. It will be interesting to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Cliftonville:

• are winless against Linfield when they've played them away from home in the last 10 matches in the league. It has been a terrible run on the road.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 10/01/2023 tells us that Linfield have won 5 of them and Cliftonville 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.

11 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 from The Blues and 2 belonging to The Reds. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.

The last league encounter between these clubs was Premiership match day 31 on 20/02/2024 when it ended Cliftonville 0-3 Linfield.

The referee was Lee Tavinder.

📋 Team News: Linfield

Jamie Mulgrew (Knock), Ryan McKay (stomach problems), Euan East (Hamstring injury), Robbie McDaid (Achilles tendon rupture), Josh Archer (Knock) and Stephen Fallon (Knock) will not be able to play for Linfield boss David Healy.

📋 Team News: Cliftonville

Out of a mainly available squad, there’s just the one fitness issue for the Cliftonville gaffer Jim Magilton to be concerned with. Ryan Curran (Groin injury) won’t be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Linfield have it within them to dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

At the other end, Cliftonville could well find it tough to find the back of the net although we do reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage, too.

We reckon that it will be a comfortable 3-1 margin for Linfield at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:06 25/04/2024