Bangor vs Linfield: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor play Linfield in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 22 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Bangor: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Linfield: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 1.08 and concedes 1.71 goals per match. Linfield scores 1.64 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 55%, Linfield 41%. Over 2.5: Bangor 53%, Linfield 49%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Linfield has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.12. Bangor: 8.3 shots per match, Linfield: 12.3.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.55. Linfield: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.03.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 31-45+ (12 goals). Linfield: 61-75 (18 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 50%.

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.

1.08Goals scored / match1.64
BangorLinfield
1.71Goals conceded / match0.87
BangorLinfield
41%Average possession54%
BangorLinfield
3.24Shots on target / match4.85
BangorLinfield

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.26Shots per match12.26
BangorLinfield
3.24Shots on target4.85
BangorLinfield
13.1%Shot conversion13.4%
BangorLinfield
41%Possession54%
BangorLinfield
1.12xG for1.56
BangorLinfield
1.6xG against1.16
BangorLinfield

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingLinfield: Efficient finishing
BangorLinfield
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

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

Bangor
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-11
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Linfield
WLLLW
Season result split
51% W23% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-9-10
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-7-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 52% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Bangor · 1.64 goals / match - Linfield

Linfield is 97% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.71 goals / match - Bangor · 0.87 goals / match - Linfield

Bangor scoring profile: strong

Bangor scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Linfield keeps a clean sheet in 41% (16 of 39 matches).

Linfield scoring profile: very strong

Linfield scores in 72% of matches (28 of 39 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

41Goals scored (season)64
BangorLinfield
65Goals conceded (season)34
BangorLinfield
2.79Average goals in match2.51
BangorLinfield
3Goals scored (last 5)7
BangorLinfield
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
BangorLinfield

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal72%
BangorLinfield
32%2 goals41%
BangorLinfield
8%3 goals31%
BangorLinfield
3%4 goals10%
BangorLinfield

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal59%
BangorLinfield
42%2 goals23%
BangorLinfield
29%3 goals5%
BangorLinfield
11%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

21%BTTS at half-time10%
BangorLinfield
5%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorLinfield
24%Scored in both halves33%
BangorLinfield

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
BangorLinfield
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
BangorLinfield
40%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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
BangorLinfield
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
BangorLinfield
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
BangorLinfield

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
BangorLinfield
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time49%
BangorLinfield
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
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 34% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.16 pts / match - Bangor · 1.56 pts / match - Linfield

Bangor - half-time state
29% leading29% draw42% trailing
Linfield - half-time state
38% leading41% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.16Points per match (1st half)1.56
BangorLinfield
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.62
BangorLinfield
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
BangorLinfield
1.37Average goals (1st half)0.95
BangorLinfield
45%Clean sheet before half-time72%
BangorLinfield
55%No goal before half-time51%
BangorLinfield

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.64
BangorLinfield
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)1.03
BangorLinfield
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
BangorLinfield
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.56
BangorLinfield
42%Clean sheet after half-time62%
BangorLinfield
55%No goal after half-time44%
BangorLinfield

Bangor - second-half results

21% W34% R45% P
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Linfield - second-half results

44% W33% R23% P
61
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 51%. 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.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Linfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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
4
9
0-15
4
10
16-30
12
13
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
10
61-75
7
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Linfield
ScoredConceded
10
5
0-15
8
5
16-30
6
3
31-45
10
8
46-60
18
7
61-75
12
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (18 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+89%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
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.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
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.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Linfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-22.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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 2.792.94 2.51
Both teams scored 55%52% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%56% 49%
Clean sheets 16%26% 41%
Goal before half-time 79%76% 67%
Goal after half-time 76%80% 74%

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

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Bangor 0 - 0 - 2 Linfield. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Linfield FC
6 : 1
Bangor FC
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 is the head-to-head record between Bangor and Linfield?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Bangor won 0, Linfield won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Linfield?

Bangor score 1.08 goals per game on average and Linfield 1.64. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Bangor's matches and 41% of Linfield's.

What form are Bangor and Linfield in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Linfield 2-0-3 (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.