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FTLarne 1–2 LinfieldNEXT UPFRI 7.45PMPortadown v LinfieldSAT 3PMLinfield v DungannonSAT 6PMLinfield v ColeraineFRI 7.45PMBallymena v LinfieldSAT TBCLinfield v LimavadySAT TBCCrusaders v LinfieldSAT 6PMLinfield v LarneFRI 7.45PMBangor v LinfieldSAT 6PMLinfield v CliftonvilleSAT TBCGlentoran v Linfield

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Irish League stats
LIN
Linfield
Windsor Park
Europe (play-off) · 2025/26 · final
2nd
2026/27
9-2-1
W-D-L
29
Points
4th
2025/26 final
€2.55m
Squad value
Club info
David Healy
Manager
1886
Founded
Windsor Park, Belfast
Ground
18,434
Capacity
364 mi
Season travel
Longest away trip: 51 mi to Limavady United
2026/27 so far · after round 12
+9
Goal diff
above the league average of 0
18
Scored
above the league average of 16.3
9
Conceded
below the league average of 16.3
6
Clean sheets
above the league average of 3.3
LIN12 played · 9-2-1
Home6 played · 5-0-17–415
Away6 played · 4-2-011–514
42% of their matches went over 2.5 goals (league 54%), and both sides scored in 42% (league 49%).
On a run
11unbeaten11games scoring

Expected goals · 12 matches · per 90

+0.57
xG diff
above the league average of 0.01
+0.04
Goals minus xG
below the league average of 0.06
That is 18 goals in 12 matches. Via FootyStats, 22 Oct 2026.
On the scoresheet
Kyle McCleanCentral Midfield2
Adam FrizzellRight Midfield2
Matthew FitzpatrickCentre-Forward1
Ethan McGeeRight-Back1
Darragh LeahyLeft-Back1
Kirk MillarRight Midfield1
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 game2nd
2.42
League avg 1.44
Goals per game5th
1.50
League avg 1.36
Conceded per game1st
0.75
League avg 1.35
xG per game5th
1.46
League avg 1.31
xG against per game1st
0.89
League avg 1.29
Possession2nd
54.3%
League avg 50.0%
Shots per game7th
8.7
League avg 8.9
On target per game7th
3.9
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 2nd
1st12thtop 6123456789101112Round 1: 12th12Round 2: 8th8Round 3: 7th7Round 4: 5th5Round 5: 3rd3Round 6: 2nd2Round 7: 2nd2Round 8: 2nd2Round 9: 2nd2Round 10: 2nd2Round 11: 2nd2Round 12: 2nd2
Best 2nd, lowest 12th · worked out from the results, after each round.
Title 18%Top six >99.9%
Linfield's finishing places across 10,000 simulated seasons. A model projection, not a prediction.
Treatment table · 2 Oct 2026
No injuries listed for Linfield on Transfermarkt, 2 Oct 2026.
Not yet updated for the latest round — a guide, not a team-news bulletin.
Summer window 2026
→ In
Dylan Wells
source club not stated
Aidan Galvin
source club not stated
← Out
C. Allen
Ballymena United
J. Archer
Ballymena United
S. Whiteside
Ballymena United
C. McKee
Ballymena United
D. Walsh
Ballymena United
Matt Yates
destination not stated
Alejandro Gorrin
Retired
Robbie McDaid
destination not stated
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
Fri 23 Oct
7.45pm
POR
Portadown (A)
Round 13 · Shamrock ParkBBC Sport NI
Sat 31 Oct
3pm
DUN
Dungannon Swifts (H)
Round 14 · Windsor Park
Sat 7 Nov
6pm
COL
Coleraine (H)
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
9 Jul 0–1 L
Nõmme Kalju (a)
UECL Q1 · 1st leg
16 Jul 2–2 D
Nõmme Kalju (h)
UECL Q1 · 2nd leg · 2–3 agg · eliminated
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Honours · league titles
57league titles · last won 2024/25
6 since 2014/15
2024/25Champions
2021/22Champions
2020/21Champions
2019/20Champions
2018/19Champions
2016/17Champions
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
1.56
xG for
above the league average of 1.38
1.16
xG against
below the league average of 1.39
+0.40
xG diff
above the league average of −0.01
64
Goals
above the league average of 56.5
52%
Possession
above the league average of 50%
2.47
Goals/game
below the league average of 2.93
42%
Clean sheets
above the league average of 27%
Discipline · 2025/26 · final
Yellow cards:Ben Hall10
GIBSON Index · 2025/26 · final
MF
Matthew Fitzpatrick
ST · 19g · 6a
7.8
Goals vs expected · 2025/26 · final
Matthew Fitzpatrick20g / 11.3 xG+8.7
Another club
BAL
Ballymena
BAN
Bangor
CAR
Carrick
CLI
Cliftonville
COL
Coleraine
CRU
Crusaders
DUN
Dungannon
Glentoran crest
Glentoran
Larne crest
Larne
LIM
Limavady
POR
Portadown
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