Linfield 2-1 Cliftonville - August 22, 2023 / Sports Direct Premiership 2023/2024
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LIN
36' - Yellow card
Jack Scott36
45' - Goal
Chris McKee45
LIN
46' - Yellow card
Jamie Mulgrew46
66' - Yellow card
Ronan Doherty
68' - Yellow card
Matthew Clarke68
80' - Goal
Luke Turner
82' - Goal
Joel Cooper82
85' - Substitution
Chris McKeeis substituted by Darragh McBrien85
86' - Substitution
Jamie Mulgrewis substituted by Joshua Archer86
87' - Yellow card
Kyle McClean87
89' - Substitution
Jamie Robinsonis substituted by Jack Berry
89' - Substitution
Ronan Dohertyis substituted by Conor Pepper
CLI
CLI
Team line-ups
Linfield
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Christopher Johns | 28 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Ben Hall | 26 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | D |
Matthew Clarke | 68 | 29 | 310 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Jack Scott | 36 | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Daniel Finlayson | 22 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | M |
Jamie Mulgrew | 8646 | 37 | 402 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | M |
Chris Shields | 32 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Kyle McClean | 87 | 24 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | M |
Joel Cooper | 82 | 27 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Chris McKee | 4585 | 21 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Kirk Millar | 31 | 325 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
149
Cliftonville
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Nathan Gartside | 25 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Jamie Robinson | 89 | 21 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | D |
Luke Turner | 80 | 21 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | D |
Jonathan Addis | 30 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | M |
Sean Stewart | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | M |
Odhran Casey | 21 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Ronan Doherty | 8966 | 27 | 140 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | M |
Kris Lowe | 27 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Christopher Gallagher | 24 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Rory Hale | 26 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 27 | F |
Ben Wilson | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
61
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | G |
David Walsh | 21 | ||||
| 37 | D |
Ryan McKay | 18 | ||||
| 4 | D |
Michael Newberry | 25 | ||||
| 53 | M |
Joshua Archer | 86 | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Darragh McBrien | 85 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 33 | F |
John Robertson | 21 | ||||
| 58 | F |
Liam McStravick | 18 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | G |
David Odumosu | 22 | ||||
| 28 | D |
Stephen McGuinness | 20 | ||||
| 2 | D |
Conor Pepper | 89 | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 29 | M |
Jack Berry | 89 | 18 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | M |
Gerard Storey | 21 | ||||
| 11 | F |
Jamie McDonagh | 27 | ||||
| 7 | F |
Chris Curran | 32 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jamie Mulgrew
IN
John Robertson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
44
378
Success rate in this team:
62 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
62 %
Healy vs Cliftonville
21 victories
5 draws
8 losses
Healy vs O'Hara
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
8
54
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
O'Hara vs Linfield
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
O'Hara vs Healy
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Tim Marshall
26 victories |
10 draws |
8 losses |
Linfield44 matches | General total | Cliftonville48 matches | 27 victories |
6 draws |
15 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Linfield3 matches | Season total | Cliftonville3 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 01, 2023 | Latest figure on December 23, 2023 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Linfield after 3 matches without conceding any goal vs Cliftonville at home (since 20/11/2021). It was the best streak for the club since 01/04/1986-26/12/1988 (4 matches).
Linfield keeps its 9 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Cliftonville at home running (since 23/04/2019). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 03/02/1968-12/11/1983 time period (17 matches).
Matthew Clarke played his game number 30 vs Cliftonville in NIFL Premiership
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | Linfield | 12 pts | 4 rd |
| +3 | 2 | Crusaders | 9 pts | 3 rd |
| -2 | 3 | Cliftonville | 9 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Larne | 8 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 5 | Coleraine | 7 pts | 4 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | Linfield | 12 pts | 4 rd |
| +3 | 2 | Crusaders | 9 pts | 3 rd |
| -2 | 3 | Cliftonville | 9 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Larne | 8 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 5 | Coleraine | 7 pts | 4 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLinfield 7-0 Newry City18/03/2023 | DLinfield 0-0 Crusaders07/04/2023 | DLinfield 1-1 Glentoran12/04/2023 | VLinfield 3-1 Vllaznia Shkoder13/07/2023 | LLinfield 2-5 Pogon Szczecin27/07/2023 | VLinfield 4-2 Glenavon15/08/2023 |
| Overall | LVllaznia Shkoder 1-0 Linfield20/07/2023 | LLinfield 2-5 Pogon Szczecin27/07/2023 | LPogon Szczecin 3-2 Linfield03/08/2023 | VDungannon Swifts 2-3 Linfield12/08/2023 | VLinfield 4-2 Glenavon15/08/2023 | VBallymena United 0-1 Linfield18/08/2023 |
Current form
| Away | LLarne 2-1 Cliftonville18/02/2023 | DCrusaders 2-2 Cliftonville13/03/2023 | VNewry City 1-2 Cliftonville25/03/2023 | LGlentoran 3-0 Cliftonville15/04/2023 | LGlentoran 2-0 Cliftonville13/05/2023 | VNewry City 0-3 Cliftonville15/08/2023 |
| Overall | LCliftonville 0-2 Linfield29/04/2023 | VCliftonville 2-1 Coleraine10/05/2023 | LGlentoran 2-0 Cliftonville13/05/2023 | VCliftonville 3-0 Glenavon12/08/2023 | VNewry City 0-3 Cliftonville15/08/2023 | VCliftonville 4-0 Carrick Rangers19/08/2023 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
4 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
575 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
654 |
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
5 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
8 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.33 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-0 |
Bookings
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Chris McKee | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Ben Wilson |  |
 | Chris Shields | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Rory Hale |  |
| Chris Shields | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Ronan Doherty | |
| Chris Shields | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Chris Shields | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 3 assists | Rory Hale | |
 | Kirk Millar | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Rory Hale | |
| Chris Shields | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals, 3 assists during the last 2 matches | Rory Hale | |
Historical head to head
Home
344 gf
136 ga
Away
373 gf
152 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
0 ga
Total
719 gf
288 ga
Historical head to head
Home
152 gf
373 ga
Away
136 gf
344 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
2 ga
Total
288 gf
719 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 0 |
January 01, 1966 |
| Home | 9 - 0 |
December 06, 1958 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 21, 1888 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
October 06, 1990 |
Latest head to head
April 29, 2023 - Danske Bank Premiership 2022/2023
February 11, 2023 - Danske Bank Premiership 2022/2023
January 10, 2023 - Danske Bank Premiership 2022/2023
November 08, 2022 - Danske Bank Premiership 2022/2023
April 09, 2022 - Danske Bank Premiership 2021/2022
Best historical scorers against Cliftonville
 |
Andy Waterworth | 12 goals | 2014 - 2021 |
 |
Aaron Burns | 8 goals | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Jimmy Callacher | 6 goals | 2016 - 2023 |
 |
Jordan Stewart | 5 goals | 2018 - 2021 |
|
Kirk Millar | 3 goals | 2019 - 2021 |
 |
Michael O'Connor | 3 goals | 2018 - 2019 |
Best historical scorers against Linfield
 |
Joe Gormley | 11 goals | 2013 - 2021 |
 |
Liam Boyce | 7 goals | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Jay Donnelly | 4 goals | 2015 - 2018 |
 |
Conor McMenamin | 3 goals | 2019 - 2021 |
 |
George McMullan | 3 goals | 2012 - 2015 |
 |
Diarmuid O'Carroll | 2 goals | 2013 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Cliftonville
|
Jamie Mulgrew | 37 matches | 2012 - 2023 |
|
Jimmy Callacher | 30 matches | 2014 - 2023 |
|
Matthew Clarke | 29 matches | 2013 - 2023 |
|
Kirk Millar | 28 matches | 2014 - 2023 |
|
Andy Waterworth | 26 matches | 2013 - 2021 |
 |
Niall Quinn | 23 matches | 2012 - 2023 |
Players with most games played vs Linfield
 |
Chris Curran | 32 matches | 2013 - 2023 |
|
Joe Gormley | 30 matches | 2012 - 2023 |
 |
Jamie McGovern | 25 matches | 2012 - 2019 |
 |
Levi Ives | 22 matches | 2016 - 2023 |
|
Stephen Garrett | 21 matches | 2012 - 2019 |
|
Ryan Catney | 19 matches | 2012 - 2018 |
They played in both sides
45 matches
41 matches
40 matches
3 matches
18 matches
195 matches
10 matches
98 matches
10 matches
8 matches
7 matches
71 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
214 matches
18 matches
195 matches
10 matches
98 matches
7 matches
71 matches
45 matches
41 matches
10 matches
8 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 04, 2023
August 05, 2023
August 07, 2023
August 22, 2023
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | Linfield | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
+32
|  | Crusaders | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
-23
|  | Cliftonville | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
-14
|  | Larne | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
-15
|  | Coleraine | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
6
|  | Loughgall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
7
|  | Glentoran | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
8
|  | Newry City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
9
|  | Carrick Rangers | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 |
10
|  | Dungannon Swifts | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
11
|  | Ballymena United | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
12
|  | Glenavon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
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