Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 13 August 2026

Linfield vs Glentoran: match statistics

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Linfield vs Glentoran: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Linfield play Glentoran in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 15 August 2026.

Current form

Linfield: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Glentoran: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Linfield scores 0.00 and concedes 3.00 goals per match. Glentoran scores 2.00 and concedes 0.00. League average: 2.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Linfield 0%, Glentoran 0%. Over 2.5: Linfield 100%, Glentoran 0%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Linfield has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.72. Linfield: 17.0 shots per match, Glentoran: 14.0.

Match halves

Linfield: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Glentoran: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Linfield: 0-15 (0 goals). Glentoran: 61-75 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.60 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.65)
(3.25)
(2.35)

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.

0Goals scored / match2
LinfieldGlentoran
3Goals conceded / match0
LinfieldGlentoran
71%Average possession75%
LinfieldGlentoran
3Shots on target / match5
LinfieldGlentoran

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

17Shots per match14
LinfieldGlentoran
3Shots on target5
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Shot conversion14.3%
LinfieldGlentoran
71%Possession75%
LinfieldGlentoran
1.76xG for1.72
LinfieldGlentoran
0.99xG against0.8
LinfieldGlentoran

Shooting quality

Linfield: DominantGlentoran: Dominant
LinfieldGlentoran
Accuracy (shots on target)18%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.40

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
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 0.99BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 100%
Glentoran
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 0.80BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 scoring profile: more difficult

Linfield scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Glentoran keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 matches).

Glentoran scoring profile: very strong

Glentoran scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Linfield keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

0Goals scored (season)2
LinfieldGlentoran
3Goals conceded (season)0
LinfieldGlentoran
3Average goals in match2
LinfieldGlentoran
0Goals scored (last 5)2
LinfieldGlentoran
3Goals conceded (last 5)0
LinfieldGlentoran

How often they score at least...

0%1 goal100%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%2 goals100%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%3 goals0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%4 goals0%
LinfieldGlentoran

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal0%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%2 goals0%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%3 goals0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%4 goals0%
LinfieldGlentoran

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%BTTS in both halves0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Scored in both halves0%
LinfieldGlentoran

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%BTTS - last 50%
LinfieldGlentoran

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran

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 - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Glentoran - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)1
LinfieldGlentoran
0Goals scored (1st half)0
LinfieldGlentoran
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
LinfieldGlentoran
1Average goals (1st half)0
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%No goal before half-time100%
LinfieldGlentoran

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)3
LinfieldGlentoran
0Goals scored (2nd half)2
LinfieldGlentoran
2Goals conceded (2nd half)0
LinfieldGlentoran
2Average goals (2nd half)2
LinfieldGlentoran
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
LinfieldGlentoran
100%No goal after half-time0%
LinfieldGlentoran

Linfield - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Glentoran - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Linfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Glentoran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.02.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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

Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Glentoran
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.0 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
0%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-40%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Linfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.77
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-3.77
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.76
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-2.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
214%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Glentoran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.92
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

LinfieldLigaGlentoran
Average goals in match 3.002.60 2.00
Both teams scored 0%40% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%60% 0%
Clean sheets 0%30% 100%
Goal before half-time 100%60% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%100% 100%

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

2.60
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+-14%
Home attack advantage
+-17%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
0%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
100%
1 goal
80%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Linfield 1 - 2 - 1 Glentoran. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Linfield and Glentoran play?

Linfield face Glentoran on 15 August 2026 in NIFL Premiership. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Linfield and Glentoran?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Linfield won 1, Glentoran won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Linfield vs Glentoran?

Linfield score 0.00 goals per game on average and Glentoran 2.00. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Linfield's matches and 0% of Glentoran's.

What form are Linfield and Glentoran in?

Over the last 5 games Linfield have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Glentoran 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Linfield vs Glentoran — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.