Bangor vs Linfield: prediction and stats
PremiershipRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Bangor Fuels Arena, Bangor
The Footlab AI model makes Linfield the favourite at 64%, against 22% for a draw and 14% for Bangor. The most likely score is 0-2.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.8% of the 2,451 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 16, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Bangor vs Linfield?
Linfield is a heavy favourite: 1,759 Elo points against 1,452, a 307-point gap.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Bangor vs Linfield
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Bangor
4-3-3- 8T. Mulvenna
- 9B. Arthurs
- 20L. McRoberts
- 7L. Hassin
- 6L. Harrison
- 18O. Devlin
- 4L. Francis
- 29Iestyn Tomos Hughes
- 3R. Neale
- 12S. McCullough
- 1G. Deane
Linfield
4-3-3- 8K. McClean
- 30Kobei Moore
- 16D. Wells
- 10A. Frizzell
- 26I. Baird
- 14K. Nelson
- 15B. Hall
- 27E. McGee
- 34Dane Neil McCullough
- 33D. Leahy
- 1C. Johns
Computed on October 16, 2026 at 07:40 AM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bangor have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Linfield have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Linfield(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Coleraine FC(home) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Crusaders FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Portadown(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Limavady United(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Bangor(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Coleraine FC(away) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Crusaders FC(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Portadown(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Bangor wins, 0 draws, 6 Linfield wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Linfield 2-0 Bangor | Premiership |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Linfield 1-0 Bangor | Irish Cup |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Linfield 6-1 Bangor | Premiership |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Bangor 0-1 Linfield | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Bangor 0-3 Linfield | Premiership |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Bangor 1-4 Linfield | Friendlies Clubs |
How many goals should we expect?
Bangor score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Linfield score 1.6 and concede 0.8. The model gives a 53% probability of over 2.5 goals and 49% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Linfield | 1.6 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bangor sit 12th in Premiership (5 points from 11 matches) and Linfield sit 2nd (25 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 12 | Bangor | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 5 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Bangor vs Linfield?
- The Footlab AI model makes Linfield the favourite at 64%, against 22% for a draw and 14% for Bangor.
- Where and when is Bangor vs Linfield played?
- Bangor vs Linfield is played on December 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at Bangor Fuels Arena, in the Premiership.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 53% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.8% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.