Bangor vs Linfield: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor played Linfield in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Bangor: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Linfield: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 1.40 and concedes 1.60 goals per match. Linfield scores 1.50 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 60%, Linfield 33%. Over 2.5: Bangor 67%, Linfield 42%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Linfield has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.24. Bangor: 8.9 shots per match, Linfield: 12.1.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.73. Linfield: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 31-45+ (6 goals). Linfield: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
BangorLinfield
6Shots8
BangorLinfield
2Shots on target5
BangorLinfield
0.87xG1.34
BangorLinfield
4Corners7
BangorLinfield
48Dangerous attacks66
BangorLinfield
11Fouls8
BangorLinfield
1Cards1
BangorLinfield

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.

1.4Goals scored / match1.5
BangorLinfield
1.6Goals conceded / match0.67
BangorLinfield
41%Average possession53%
BangorLinfield
3.67Shots on target / match4.17
BangorLinfield

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.93Shots per match12.08
BangorLinfield
3.67Shots on target4.17
BangorLinfield
15.7%Shot conversion12.4%
BangorLinfield
41%Possession53%
BangorLinfield
1.24xG for1.56
BangorLinfield
1.48xG against1.13
BangorLinfield

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingLinfield: Balanced
BangorLinfield
Accuracy (shots on target)41%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.36

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.

Linfield is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Bangor · 1.2 pts / match - Linfield

Bangor
WDLLD
Season result split
40% W13% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-7
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Linfield
LWDDD
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-2
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Linfield is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.4 goals / match - Bangor · 1.5 goals / match - Linfield

Linfield is 139% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.6 goals / match - Bangor · 0.67 goals / match - Linfield

Bangor scoring profile: mixed

Bangor scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Linfield keeps a clean sheet in 50% (6 of 12 matches).

Linfield scoring profile: very strong

Linfield scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 15 matches).

21Goals scored (season)18
BangorLinfield
24Goals conceded (season)8
BangorLinfield
3Average goals in match2.17
BangorLinfield
6Goals scored (last 5)5
BangorLinfield
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
BangorLinfield

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal75%
BangorLinfield
47%2 goals50%
BangorLinfield
20%3 goals25%
BangorLinfield
7%4 goals0%
BangorLinfield

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal50%
BangorLinfield
33%2 goals17%
BangorLinfield
27%3 goals0%
BangorLinfield
7%4 goals0%
BangorLinfield

* 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.

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time0%
BangorLinfield
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorLinfield
33%Scored in both halves25%
BangorLinfield

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
BangorLinfield
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
BangorLinfield
80%BTTS - last 560%
BangorLinfield

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
BangorLinfield
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
BangorLinfield
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BangorLinfield

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
BangorLinfield
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
BangorLinfield
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
BangorLinfield

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.

Linfield is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Bangor · 1.67 pts / match - Linfield

Bangor - half-time state
40% leading27% draw33% trailing
Linfield - half-time state
42% leading42% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.67
BangorLinfield
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.58
BangorLinfield
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
BangorLinfield
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.75
BangorLinfield
53%Clean sheet before half-time83%
BangorLinfield
47%No goal before half-time58%
BangorLinfield

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1.67
BangorLinfield
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
BangorLinfield
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
BangorLinfield
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.42
BangorLinfield
27%Clean sheet after half-time67%
BangorLinfield
53%No goal after half-time42%
BangorLinfield

Bangor - second-half results

33% W13% D53% L
22
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Linfield - second-half results

42% W42% D17% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Linfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.01.2
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). 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

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
-0.24
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.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Linfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 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.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* 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

BangorLigaLinfield
Average goals in match 3.002.69 2.17
Both teams scored 60%45% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%49% 42%
Clean sheets 7%29% 50%
Goal before half-time 80%77% 58%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 75%

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

2.69
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
17%
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. LinfieldYellow cardIsaac Baird
  2. BangorSubstitutionOn: Michael MorganOff: Liam Hassin
  3. BangorYellow cardLewis Harrison

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bangor 0 - 0 - 1 Linfield. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Bangor FC
0 : 3
Linfield FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bangor vs Linfield?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Bangor 0:1 Linfield. 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 Linfield?

Bangor score 1.40 goals per game on average and Linfield 1.50. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Bangor's matches and 33% of Linfield's.

What form are Bangor and Linfield in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Linfield 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bangor vs Linfield: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.