Bangor vs Cliftonville: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor played Cliftonville in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Bangor: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Cliftonville: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 1.26 and concedes 1.53 goals per match. Cliftonville scores 1.53 and concedes 1.24. League average: 2.76 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 58%, Cliftonville 59%. Over 2.5: Bangor 58%, Cliftonville 53%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Cliftonville has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.20. Bangor: 8.6 shots per match, Cliftonville: 11.3.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.63. Cliftonville: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 31-45+ (8 goals). Cliftonville: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.76 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

33Possession (%)67
BangorCliftonville
8Shots12
BangorCliftonville
1Shots on target4
BangorCliftonville
0.87xG1.58
BangorCliftonville
2Corners4
BangorCliftonville
40Dangerous attacks74
BangorCliftonville
13Fouls11
BangorCliftonville
2Cards0
BangorCliftonville

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BangorCliftonville
1.26Goals scored / match1.53
BangorCliftonville
1.53Goals conceded / match1.24
BangorCliftonville
40%Average possession53%
BangorCliftonville
3.53Shots on target / match4.12
BangorCliftonville

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.58Shots per match11.29
BangorCliftonville
3.53Shots on target4.12
BangorCliftonville
14.7%Shot conversion13.5%
BangorCliftonville
40%Possession53%
BangorCliftonville
1.2xG for1.36
BangorCliftonville
1.51xG against1.4
BangorCliftonville

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingCliftonville: Efficient finishing
BangorCliftonville
Accuracy (shots on target)41%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cliftonville is 160% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Bangor · 2.6 pts / match - Cliftonville

Bangor
DLDWL
Season result split
37% W16% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-9
1.26 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Cliftonville
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W24% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-5
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cliftonville is 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - Bangor · 1.53 goals / match - Cliftonville

Cliftonville is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.53 goals / match - Bangor · 1.24 goals / match - Cliftonville

Bangor scoring profile: strong

Bangor scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Cliftonville keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

Cliftonville scoring profile: very strong

Cliftonville scores in 76% of matches (13 of 17 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 matches).

24Goals scored (season)26
BangorCliftonville
29Goals conceded (season)21
BangorCliftonville
2.79Average goals in match2.76
BangorCliftonville
4Goals scored (last 5)13
BangorCliftonville
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
BangorCliftonville

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal76%
BangorCliftonville
42%2 goals41%
BangorCliftonville
16%3 goals24%
BangorCliftonville
5%4 goals6%
BangorCliftonville

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal71%
BangorCliftonville
32%2 goals47%
BangorCliftonville
21%3 goals6%
BangorCliftonville
5%4 goals0%
BangorCliftonville

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time6%
BangorCliftonville
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorCliftonville
26%Scored in both halves18%
BangorCliftonville

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
BangorCliftonville
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BangorCliftonville
60%BTTS - last 560%
BangorCliftonville

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
BangorCliftonville
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
BangorCliftonville
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
BangorCliftonville

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
BangorCliftonville
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
BangorCliftonville
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
BangorCliftonville

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bangor is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / match - Bangor · 1.29 pts / match - Cliftonville

Bangor - half-time state
37% leading32% draw32% trailing
Cliftonville - half-time state
35% leading24% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per match (1st half)1.29
BangorCliftonville
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.53
BangorCliftonville
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
BangorCliftonville
1.32Average goals (1st half)1.18
BangorCliftonville
53%Clean sheet before half-time53%
BangorCliftonville
53%No goal before half-time65%
BangorCliftonville

After half-time (2nd half)

1.05Points per match (2nd half)1.65
BangorCliftonville
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)1
BangorCliftonville
0.84Goals conceded (2nd half)0.59
BangorCliftonville
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.59
BangorCliftonville
32%Clean sheet after half-time59%
BangorCliftonville
58%No goal after half-time41%
BangorCliftonville

Bangor - second-half results

26% W26% D47% L
27
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cliftonville - second-half results

41% W41% D18% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cliftonville - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match1.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.82.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
1
3
16-30
8
4
31-45
3
5
46-60
4
5
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Cliftonville
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
5
16-30
5
5
31-45
8
0
46-60
3
4
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Cliftonville

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.95
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

BangorLigaCliftonville
Average goals in match 2.792.76 2.76
Both teams scored 58%48% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%53% 53%
Clean sheets 5%27% 29%
Goal before half-time 74%76% 76%
Goal after half-time 89%79% 65%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.76
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. BangorYellow cardStephen McGuinness
  2. CliftonvilleGoalRyan Curran
  3. BangorGoalBen Arthurs
  4. BangorYellow cardLewis Harrison
  5. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Adebayo FapetuOff: Conor Pepper
  6. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Joe GormleyOff: Ryan Curran
  7. BangorSubstitutionOn: Liam HassinOff: Tiarnan Mulvenna
  8. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Conor FallsOff: Eric McWoods
  9. CliftonvilleSubstitutionOn: Callum McCayOff: Joseph Sheridan

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bangor 1 - 0 - 0 Cliftonville. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Bangor FC
3 : 1
Cliftonville FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bangor vs Cliftonville?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Bangor 1:1 Cliftonville. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Cliftonville?

Bangor score 1.26 goals per game on average and Cliftonville 1.53. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Bangor's matches and 59% of Cliftonville's.

What form are Bangor and Cliftonville in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Cliftonville 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bangor vs Cliftonville?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.