Match details. Premiership, Regular Season - 15. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Windsor Park, Belfast.
What's at stake. Linfield FC are 2nd on 33 points after 14 games, 2 points behind Coleraine FC, 7 points clear of Larne. A win would take them above Coleraine FC. Coleraine FC are 1st on 35 points after 14 games, 2 points clear of Linfield.
Form. Linfield FC have won seven, drawn three and lost none of their last ten, 2.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W D W. In this competition Linfield FC have gone D W W D W W. Coleraine FC have won eight, drawn one and lost one of their last ten, 2.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W W W. In this competition Coleraine FC have gone D W W W W L.
The numbers. Linfield FC score 1.6 and concede 0.7 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets. Linfield FC average 6.1 corners and 1.7 cards a game. Coleraine FC score 2.4 and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. Coleraine FC average 4.9 corners and 1.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Linfield FC have won three, drawn three and lost four. Seven of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, Linfield FC won one, one was drawn and Coleraine FC won two. The last time they met, on 25 Sep 2026, it finished Linfield FC 3-1 Coleraine FC.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%; seven of the last ten meetings went over 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%. Seven of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.27, 74% on the records (Linfield FC: over 1.5 goals in 7 of 10; Coleraine FC: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 10). Backup: Linfield FC Over 0.5 Goals at 1.31. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Predicted score: Linfield FC 2-1 Coleraine FC (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).