Match Report
15 points for Coleraine (1st), 6 for Cliftonville (4th): a 9-point gap. Cliftonville had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Coleraine ran at 4.2 scored and 1.2 conceded, Cliftonville at 1.2 and 2.2.
Cliftonville came in having won three on the spin.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 2 for Coleraine, 7 for Cliftonville and 4 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 69% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 62%. Where history says 3 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.4.
The match was played at The Showgrounds (capacity 2,496). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Coleraine: William Patching (50')
Key stats
Possession: Coleraine 54% · Cliftonville 46% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 4-1