Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Linfield 1st with 69 points, Institute 12th with 15, 54 apart. Per game in the league, Linfield were scoring 2.29 and conceding 0.77, Institute 0.74 and 2.32, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Linfield had taken 12 of 15 points to Institute's 4.
The match was played at Windsor Park in Belfast (capacity 24,734). Linfield led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.