Match Report
Linfield U20, 2nd with 73 points, sat 30 points above Cliftonville U20 (5th, 43). Per game in the league, Linfield U20 were scoring 3 and conceding 1.94, Cliftonville U20 1.85 and 2.24, against a competition average of 2.12 goals per team per game.
Linfield U20 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Linfield U20 13/15, Cliftonville U20 5/15.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by Linfield U20, 3 by Cliftonville U20, 2 drawn, at 4.7 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 70% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%. Where history says 4.7 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.4.
On the scoreboard, Cliftonville U20 led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Linfield U20: 3 goals with no recorded scorer · Cliftonville U20: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Linfield U20 69% · Cliftonville U20 31% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 8-3