Match Report
The table gap was wide: 62 points between Linfield (1st, 83 pts) and Warrenpoint Town (6th, 21 pts). Warrenpoint Town had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Warrenpoint Town ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Linfield at 1 and 0.4.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Warrenpoint Town. The last-five ledger: Warrenpoint Town 1/15, Linfield 9/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Warrenpoint Town 0, draws 0, Linfield 5, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more.
Milltown Playing Fields, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Warrenpoint Town: S. Ball (15') · Linfield: J. Stewart (45'), E. Devine (90')
Key stats
Possession: Warrenpoint Town 39% · Linfield 61% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-5