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Irish League stats
COL
Coleraine
The Showgrounds
Irish Cup winners · 2025/26 · final
1st
2026/27
10-1-1
W-D-L
31
Points
2nd
2025/26 final
€2.97m
Squad value
Club info
Ruaidhrí Higgins
Manager
1927
Founded
The Showgrounds, Coleraine
Ground
4,843
Capacity
638 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 51 mi to Bangor
2026/27 so far · after round 12
+14
Goal diff
above the league average of 0
26
Scored
above the league average of 16.3
12
Conceded
below the league average of 16.3
5
Clean sheets
above the league average of 3.3
COL12 played · 10-1-1
Home6 played · 4-1-110–613
Away6 played · 6-0-016–618
67% of their matches went over 2.5 goals (league 54%), and both sides scored in 58% (league 49%).
On a run
10games scoring3unbeaten3wins in a row

Expected goals · 12 matches · per 90

+0.77
xG diff
above the league average of 0.01
+0.47
Goals minus xG
above the league average of 0.06
Scoring 0.47 a game more than their chances have been worth. That is 26 goals in 12 matches. Via FootyStats, 22 Oct 2026.
On the scoresheet
Matthew ShevlinCentre-Forward7
Jay HendersonRight Winger3
Senan DevineLeft Midfield3
Ben DohertyLeft-Back2
Will PatchingCentral Midfield2
Their players in the league's leading scorers — via Transfermarkt, 16 Oct 2026. Not yet updated for the latest round.
Shooting · per match
45%
Shot accuracy
above the league average of 44%
Shots are recorded by hand from each match. All 12 of their matches are in.
Against the league · 2026/27
Points per game1st
2.58
League avg 1.44
Goals per game1st
2.17
League avg 1.36
Conceded per game4th
1.00
League avg 1.35
xG per game1st
1.70
League avg 1.31
xG against per game3rd
0.93
League avg 1.29
Possession1st
56.8%
League avg 50.0%
Shots per game1st
13.0
League avg 8.9
On target per game2nd
5.8
League avg 4.0
Per game, ranked among the 12 clubs. xG from FootyStats; possession and shots from recorded match stats. No rank means too few games to compare yet.

League map · xG made v xG allowed, per game

Coleraine: 1.70 xG, 0.93 xG against per gameCOLLarne: 1.62 xG, 0.90 xG against per gameLARCarrick Rangers: 1.53 xG, 1.59 xG against per gameCARDungannon Swifts: 1.48 xG, 1.23 xG against per gameDUNLinfield: 1.46 xG, 0.89 xG against per gameLINGlentoran: 1.37 xG, 1.14 xG against per gameGLECliftonville: 1.35 xG, 1.43 xG against per gameCLIBallymena United: 1.20 xG, 1.34 xG against per gameBALPortadown: 1.09 xG, 1.57 xG against per gamePORBangor: 0.99 xG, 1.40 xG against per gameBANCrusaders: 0.96 xG, 1.47 xG against per gameCRULimavady United: 0.91 xG, 1.62 xG against per gameLIMxG per game →← xG allowed (fewer at top)
League position by roundNow 1st
1st12thtop 6123456789101112Round 1: 2nd2Round 2: 3rd3Round 3: 1st1Round 4: 1st1Round 5: 1st1Round 6: 1st1Round 7: 1st1Round 8: 1st1Round 9: 1st1Round 10: 1st1Round 11: 1st1Round 12: 1st1
Best 1st, lowest 3rd · worked out from the results, after each round.
Title 65%Top six >99.9%
Coleraine's finishing places across 10,000 simulated seasons. A model projection, not a prediction.
Treatment table · 2 Oct 2026
James Akintunde✚ Broken ankle
Mark Coyle✚ Cruciate ligament tear
Not yet updated for the latest round — a guide, not a team-news bulletin.
Summer window 2026
→ In
Jay Henderson
Ross County
Aidan Wilson
Airdrieonians
Ben Doherty
Derry City
Conor McMenamin
St Mirren
T. Brolly
Loan return (Institute)
C. McGrath
Loan return (Moyola Park)
← Out
J. Glackin
Dungannon
Stephen Fallon
Ballymena United
G. Kelly
Crusaders
A. Tejada
Moyola Park
Mark Connolly
Retired
Fixtures · 2026/27

Every Premiership game is live on NIFL TV, or on BBC Sport NI where marked.

Premiership · last 2 results and what comes next
Sat 24 Oct
3pm
CRU
Crusaders (A)
Round 13 · Seaview
Fri 30 Oct
7.45pm
Glentoran crest
Glentoran (H)
Round 14 · The ShowgroundsBBC Sport NI
Sat 7 Nov
6pm
LIN
Linfield (A)
Round 15 · Windsor ParkBBC Sport NI
Official fixture list, July 2026 — subject to change for broadcast picks and European involvement. Post-split rounds 34–38: Sat 3 Apr, Sat 10 Apr, Tue 13 Apr, Sat 17 Apr, Sat 24 Apr (opponents decided by the split).
In Europe · this summer
23 Jul 0–5 L
HJK Helsinki (a)
UECL Q2 · 1st leg · 5pm
30 Jul 0–3 L
HJK Helsinki (h)
UECL Q2 · 2nd leg · The Showgrounds · 0–8 agg · eliminated
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Honours · league titles
1league title · last won 1973/74
2025/26 · the completed set
Below are last season's finished numbers for this club — possession, the GIBSON Index and the skill radars, compiled once that campaign was over. 2026/27 is above, 12 games in.
Season · 2025/26 · final
1.72
xG for
above the league average of 1.38
1.08
xG against
below the league average of 1.39
+0.64
xG diff
above the league average of −0.01
83
Goals
above the league average of 56.5
55%
Possession
above the league average of 50%
3.16
Goals/game
above the league average of 2.93
34%
Clean sheets
above the league average of 27%
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
No booking data recorded for 2025/26.
GIBSON Index · 2025/26 · final
JC
Joel Cooper
LW · 21g · 3a
8.0
MS
Matthew Shevlin
ST · 20g · 2a
7.9
WP
Will Patching
CM · 12g · 5a
7.3
Goals vs expected · 2025/26 · final
Matthew Shevlin20g / 13.1 xG+6.9
Joel Cooper21g / 13.0 xG+8.0
William Patching12g / 7.2 xG+4.8
Another club
BAL
Ballymena
BAN
Bangor
CAR
Carrick
CLI
Cliftonville
CRU
Crusaders
DUN
Dungannon
Glentoran crest
Glentoran
Larne crest
Larne
LIM
Limavady
LIN
Linfield
POR
Portadown
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