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Linfield vs Coleraine Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–03 – 0

Rhys Brennan 42′Adam Frizzell 52′Kitt Nelson 72′2nd

1st

Player of the matchKitt NelsonLIN · 1 goal · 2 assists · 81′ · 7 duels won · 3 key passes · 3 dribbles

8.7
Possession
36%64%
Shots · on target in brackets
9 (5)5 (1)
Corners
25
Table · 36 v 35 pts
2nd → 1st1st → 2nd

PremiershipMatchday 15Windsor ParkRef T. Marshall

Minute by minute

27 updates
  1. On Dylan Wells, off Adam Frizzell.
  2. On Ryan Nolan, off Ben Hall.
  3. Yellow card issued to Adam Frizzell.
  4. Jamie Mulgrew is substituted for Kitt Nelson.
  5. Kirk Millar replaces Rhys Brennan.
  6. Kobei Moore comes on for Matthew Fitzpatrick.
  7. GoalGoal! Kitt Nelson scores, making it 3-0.
  8. Jay Henderson replaces Will Patching.
  9. Corner awarded.
  10. Corner awarded.
  11. Dane McCullough receives a yellow card.
  12. Corner awarded.
Show all 27 updates
  1. Lewis McGregor is substituted for Rowan McDonald.
  2. Adam Brooks is substituted for Finn Tonks.
  3. Dylan Boyle replaces Ben Wylie.
  4. Joseph Thomson is substituted for Matthew Shevlin.
  5. GoalGoal! Adam Frizzell scores, making it 2-0.
  6. Corner awarded.
  7. Corner awarded.
  8. GoalGoal! Rhys Brennan scores to make it 1-0.
  9. Corner awarded.
  10. Cameron Stewart receives a yellow card.
  11. Corner awarded.
  12. Ben Hall receives a yellow card.
  13. Kick-off has occurred!
  14. Match ends with a score of 3-0.
  15. First half ends with a score of 1-0.

Team stats

33 figures
Linfieldfull timeColeraine
  1. 36%Possession64%
  2. 9Shots5
  3. 5Shots on target1
  4. 2Big chances created0
  5. 2Corners5
  6. 292Passes531
  7. 12Fouls13
  8. 3Yellow cards1
All 33 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses5
  3. 88Attacks98
  4. 13Crosses18
  5. 58Dangerous attacks46
  6. 17Dribble attempts20
  7. 1Offsides0
  8. 56%Shot accuracy20%
  9. 9Shots inside box4
  10. 4Shots off target4
  11. 2Shots outside box3
  12. 8Successful dribbles15
  13. Passing
  14. 14Accurate long passes33
  15. 224Accurate passes452
  16. 35%Long pass accuracy61%
  17. 40Long passes54
  18. 77%Pass accuracy85%
  19. Defence
  20. 72Ball safe89
  21. 7Goal kicks8
  22. 17Interceptions7
  23. 2Saves2
  24. 2Tackles5
  25. Discipline
  26. 1Free kicks3
  27. Other
  28. 122Possession lost135
  29. 5Substitutions5
  30. 23Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 7.14 v 6.38
  1. Kitt NelsonLIN8.7
  2. RBRhys BrennanLIN7.7
  3. Adam FrizzellLIN7.6
  4. DMDane McCulloughLIN7.5
  5. JCJoel CooperCOLE7.0

Table after full time

Premiership 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Linfield1511-3-124:11+13362nd ▲1
2Coleraine1511-2-232:16+16351st ▼1
3Larne138-2-324:14+10263rd
4Glentoran146-4-417:11+6224th
5Cliftonville157-0-827:19+8215th
6Carrick Rangers155-4-623:27-4196th
7Dungannon Swifts145-3-616:20-4187th
8Crusaders156-0-920:30-10188th
9Ballymena United134-4-518:17+1169th
10Limavady United154-2-916:26-101410th
11Bangor153-3-913:26-131211th
12Portadown152-3-1012:25-13912th
Linfield
2nd → 1st33 → 36 pts
Coleraine
1st → 2nd35 → 35 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Linfieldscored · concededColeraine
  1. 431-15
  2. 6416-30
  3. 2131-45+
  4. 10546-60
  5. 4261-75
  6. 5476-90+

31:19 goals 41:22Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 40% v 55% of their matches.

  1. 641-15
  2. 6316-30
  3. 7231-45+
  4. 6546-60
  5. 9161-75
  6. 7776-90+

Referee

T. Marshall
Cards / match
3.84this match 4 (+0.16)
Yellows / match
3.55this match 4
Reds / match
0.29
Penalties / match
0.2118% of matches
Fouls / match
21.5this match 25

1.89Home 1.89 vs Away 1.66 yellows/match · 15–6 red1.66

42%Results in 74 matches · draw 22%36%

home winsaway wins
With Linfield
4-0-3 in 7 · 1.57 yellows/game
With Coleraine
5-2-1 in 8 · 1.43 yellows/game

73 of 74 matches on record carry card data.

Matchday 15

Premiership · the other 5 games
  1. Cliftonville4–2Larne
  2. Portadown1–1Ballymena United
  3. Dungannon Swifts3–2Limavady United
  4. Carrick Rangers0–0Glentoran
  5. Bangor1–0Crusaders
Premiership fixtures and results →

TV channels

United Kingdom
BBC iPlayer · BBC Sport Web
Other
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Match strip & events

LIN 3–0 COLE · 3–1 yellow

1′HT90′Linfield on top 50 of 90 min · LIN 58% · COLE 42% pressure · peaks LIN 42′, COLE 65′
  1. Full time 3–0
  2. Dylan Wellsfor Ben Hall
  3. Ryan Nolanfor Adam Frizzell
  4. Adam FrizzellYellow card
  5. Jamie Mulgrewfor Kitt Nelson
  6. Kobei Moorefor Rhys Brennan
  7. Kirk Millarfor Matthew Fitzpatrick
  8. Kitt Nelson3–0Goal · right foot · assist Adam Frizzell
  9. Jay Hendersonfor Will Patching
  10. Dane McCulloughYellow card
  11. Joe ThomsonSubstitution
  12. Lewis McGregorfor Rowan McDonald
  13. Adam Brooksfor Matthew Shevlin
  14. Dylan Boylefor Ben Wylie
  15. Adam Frizzell2–0Goal · right foot · assist Kitt Nelson
  16. Half-time 1–0
  17. Rhys Brennan1–0Goal · right foot · assist Kitt Nelson
  18. Cameron StewartYellow card
  19. Ben HallYellow card

What stands out

  • 1stfrom 2nd

    Linfield moved from 2nd to 1st in the Premiership table with this result.33 → 36 points after 15 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2ndfrom 1st

    Coleraine moved from 1st to 2nd in the Premiership table with this result.35 → 35 points after 15 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Adam FrizzellLIN4 (1)
  2. Rhys BrennanLIN3 (2)
  3. Joel CooperCOLE3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Kitt NelsonLIN1
  2. Adam FrizzellLIN1

Passes

  1. Cameron StewartCOLE68/77
  2. Levi IvesCOLE65/76
  3. Aidan WilsonCOLE58/61

Duels won

  1. Joel CooperCOLE14/23
  2. Dane McCulloughLIN13/21
  3. Kyle McCleanLIN12/22

Dribbles

  1. Joel CooperCOLE5/6
  2. Kitt NelsonLIN3/3
  3. Will PatchingCOLE3/4

Tackles

  1. Rhys BrennanLIN1
  2. Kyle McCleanLIN1
  3. Adam BrooksCOLE1

Clearances

  1. Isaac BairdLIN10
  2. Cameron StewartCOLE9
  3. Ben HallLIN8

Saves

  1. Chris JohnsLIN2
  2. Lewis WebbCOLE2

Head-to-head

18 meetings on record since 2013

6-6-6Linfield W-D-L · goals 26:28

6 LIN6 draws6 COLE
With Linfield at home
2-3-2 (8:9)
Goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
72%
Both teams scored
56%
Won by the host
33%
Last 5 (Linfield)
1W 2D 2L · 3.4 goals/game
  1. Coleraine1–3LinfieldPremiership
  2. Linfield0–3ColerainePremiership
  3. Coleraine3–1LinfieldPremiership
  4. Linfield1–1ColerainePremiership
  5. Coleraine2–2LinfieldPremiership
Show all 18 meetings
  1. Coleraine1–0LinfieldPremiership
  2. Linfield0–2ColerainePremiership
  3. Linfield3–0ColerainePremiership
  4. Coleraine0–3LinfieldPremiership
  5. Linfield2–2ColerainePremiership
  6. Coleraine3–0LinfieldPremiership
  7. Linfield2–1ColerainePremiership
  8. Coleraine1–3LinfieldPremiership
  9. Linfield0–0ColerainePremiership
  10. Coleraine3–0LinfieldPremiership
  11. Coleraine1–1LinfieldPremiership
  12. Coleraine2–2LinfieldPremiership
  13. Coleraine2–3LinfieldPremiership
  1. LinfieldnextColerainePremiership

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

33%Model · draw 25%42%

Projected goals
1.29 – 1.48total 2.77 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12%0–1 9.2%1–2 8.8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Linfield win33%Yes
Draw25%No
Coleraine win42%No
Over 1.5 goals76%Yes
Over 2.5 goals52%Yes
Over 3.5 goals30%No
Both teams to score56%No
Linfield clean sheet23%Yes
Coleraine clean sheet27%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Premiership
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 15 of 33
Kick-off
Venue
Windsor Park
Capacity
18,614
Weather
9 °C · broken clouds · humidity 93%
Referee
T. Marshall
LIN coach
David Healy (1.99 PPG)
COLE coach
Ruaidhri Higgins (1.92 PPG)
Hashtag
#LINCOLE

Match summary

Linfield beat Coleraine 3-0 in the Premiership, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Coleraine (35 points) and Linfield (33 points) were first and second in the table. Linfield had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 18 previous meetings on record, Linfield won 6 and Coleraine won 6, with 6 draws (3 goals per game).

Linfield won with 36% of the possession. Rhys Brennan (42'), Adam Frizzell (52') and Kitt Nelson (72') scored the goals for Linfield.

Linfield — live results and scheduleColeraine — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Linfield4-3-37.14 avg rating 6.384-2-3-1Coleraine
  1. 16.8Chris Johns92′
  1. 246.6Sean Brown92′
  2. 156.8Ben HallYC ↓88′
  3. 266.8Isaac Baird92′
  4. 347.5Dane McCulloughYC 92′
  1. 86.8Kyle McClean92′
  2. 56.6Chris Shields92′
  3. 148.7Kitt NelsonG 2A ↓80′
  1. 107.6Adam FrizzellG A YC ↓88′
  2. 296.6Matthew Fitzpatrick↓74′
  3. 197.7Rhys BrennanG ↓74′
  1. 126.1Lewis Webb92′
  1. 156.4Levi Ives92′
  2. 166.3Aidan Wilson92′
  3. 56.6Cameron StewartYC 92′
  4. 326.2Finn Tonks92′
  1. 226.3Ben Wylie↓53′
  2. 216.5Rowan McDonald↓53′
  1. 235.9Ben Doherty92′
  2. 86.6Will Patching↓68′
  3. 117.0Joel Cooper92′
  1. 96.5Matthew Shevlin↓53′
  1. 4Ryan NolanDF · ↑88′
  2. 7Kirk MillarFW · ↑74′6.5
  3. 16Dylan WellsFW · ↑88′
  4. 22Jamie MulgrewMF · ↑80′6.6
  5. 30Kobei MooreFW · ↑74′6.3
  6. 18Aidan GlavinGK
  7. 33Darragh LeahyDF

SubstitutesCoaches: David Healy (1.99 PPG) · Ruaidhri Higgins (1.92 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Dylan BoyleMF · ↑53′6.5
  2. 7Lewis McGregorMF · ↑53′6.7
  3. 17Jay HendersonMF · ↑68′6.5
  4. 18Adam BrooksFW · ↑53′6.7
  5. 42Joe ThomsonMF · ↑53′6.7
  6. 1Ryan SchofieldGK
  7. 88Charles DunneDF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Linfield7d restCOLE +1d rest8d restColeraine
  1. 1-0W5 Sep
  2. 1-0W12 Sep
  3. 1-1D15 Sep
  4. 1-0W19 Sep
  5. 3-1W25 Sep
  6. 2-0W10 Oct
  7. 2-2D17 Oct
  8. 2-1W20 Oct
  9. 2-1W23 Oct
  10. 1-1D31 Oct

7-3-0goals 16:72.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-1W5 Sep
  2. 3-2W11 Sep
  3. 2-1W15 Sep
  4. 1-0W19 Sep
  5. 1-3L25 Sep
  6. 3-2W4 Oct
  7. 1-0W10 Oct
  8. 3-2W16 Oct
  9. 5-0W24 Oct
  10. 1-1D30 Oct

8-1-1goals 24:122.50pts/game

  1. HDungannon Swifts1–1
  2. APortadown2–1
  3. ALarne2–1
  4. ACarrick Rangers2–2
  5. HBangor2–0

latest 5

  1. HGlentoran1–1
  2. ACrusaders5–0
  3. ALarne3–2
  4. HCliftonville1–0
  5. ABangor3–2
Show older matches
  1. AColeraine3–1
  2. HCrusaders1–0
  3. APortadown1–1
  4. ADungannon Swifts1–0
  5. HCarrick Rangers1–0

older

  1. HLinfield1–3
  2. HLimavady United1–0
  3. AGlentoran2–1
  4. HBallymena United3–2
  5. HCrusaders4–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Linfieldall competitionsColeraine
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.4Goals per game (both sides)3.2
  3. 73%Over 1.580%
  4. 47%Over 2.567%
  5. 20%Over 3.547%
  6. 53%Both teams scored53%
  7. 40%Clean sheets40%
  8. 7%Failed to score13%
  9. Linfield at home v Coleraine away
  10. 7Played7
  11. 5Won7
  12. 1Drawn0
  13. 1Lost0
  14. 8-5Goals (for-against)21-6
  15. 2.29Points per game3
  16. 29%Over 2.586%
  17. 57%Clean sheets43%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-51st-half goals (for-against)16-6
  20. 14-92nd-half goals (for-against)16-10
  21. 64%Goals after half-time50%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time80%
  23. 6-6-3Half-time W-D-L9-3-3
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
  25. 5.9Corners won / game5.3
  26. 3.2Corners conceded / game3.9
  27. 47%Over 9.5 corners53%
  28. 80%Won the corner count53%
  29. 1.53Yellow cards / game1.4
  30. 3.67Cards in the match / game3.53
  31. 53%Over 3.5 cards47%
  32. 3Red cards (total)0

How we calculate this

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