Northern Ireland · 2026/27 season

Northern Ireland Premiership Football Predictions

Coleraine FC has 25 points in the Northern Ireland Premiership after 56 matches played in the 2026/27 season. With an average of 2.70 goals per match, 52% of games have gone over 2.5 goals, and 48% have seen both teams score. Predictions could be affected if teams struggle to find the net or if defensive performances improve.

Teams 12 in the 2026/27 season
Matches played 56 of 198 scheduled this season
Prediction pages 6 fixtures in our publication window
Fixtures predicted 56 so far this season

Upcoming Northern Ireland Premiership fixtures

6 fixtures in our publication window — every row opens the full prediction; 54 more scheduled later this season.

Northern Ireland Premiership fixtures in our publication window with our pick, edge and best market odds
MatchLeaguePickEdgeModelMarketConf.Best odds
Portadown vs GlentoranNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership GlentoranOur prob 57%Best odds 1.57 -6% 53% 59% C 1.57
Linfield vs BangorNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership LinfieldOur prob 72%Best odds 1.24 -10% 65% 75% C 1.24
Coleraine FC vs Cliftonville FCNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership Coleraine FCOur prob 66%Best odds 1.40 -6% 61% 67% C 1.40
Crusaders FC vs LarneNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership LarneOur prob 64%Best odds 1.37 -19% 49% 68% C 1.37
Dungannon Swifts vs Carrick RangersNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership Dungannon SwiftsOur prob 38%Best odds 2.31 -12% 29% 41% C 2.31
Limavady United vs Ballymena UnitedNorthern Ireland PremiershipC Northern Ireland Premiership Ballymena UnitedOur prob 46%Best odds 1.96 -6% 42% 47% C 1.96

Our prob = the probability we publish for that pick — the model blended with the de-vigged market price where one is recorded; the Model and Market columns are the two inputs behind it. Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability; grade A/B = the pick is backed by both/one team's xG record. Best odds = the top bookmaker price on our pick, taking each book at its own last update.

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Northern Ireland Premiership table

2026/27 season · computed from played results — ranked by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Form: last five, newest first.

Northern Ireland Premiership table from played results
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coleraine FC 10 811 2210 +12 25
2 Linfield 9 711 126 +6 22
3 Larne 6 510 123 +9 16
4 Glentoran 10 514 1510 +5 16
5 Crusaders FC 10 505 1518 -3 15
6 Carrick Rangers 10 415 1515 0 13
7 Dungannon Swifts 9 414 910 -1 13
8 Ballymena United 9 333 1311 +2 12
9 Cliftonville FC 10 406 1212 0 12
10 Limavady United 9 306 814 -6 9
11 Bangor 10 127 1022 -12 5
12 Portadown 10 118 820 -12 4

P = played, GD = goal difference, Pts = points. Not an imported table: it is rebuilt from the results in our database, so it may lag the official one by a match.

Northern Ireland Premiership trends

How Northern Ireland Premiership matches actually ended in the 2026/27: 56 played matches. A record of results, not a forecast.

Home wins 48% 27 of 56 matches +2 pts vs 2025/26 (233)
Away wins 41% 23 of 56 matches +5 pts vs 2025/26 (233)
Over 2.5 goals 52% 29 of 56 matches -4 pts vs 2025/26 (233)
Both teams scored 48% 27 of 56 matches -4 pts vs 2025/26 (233)

Change is in percentage points against the 2025/26 season (233 played matches).

Top Northern Ireland Premiership teams by model rating

The attack and defence rates our model feeds into every prediction, as of the last update. Net = attack − defence, in goals per match.

#2
Net rating
+0.57
Attack
1.74
Defence
1.17
Form NextCrusaders FC (A) · 10 Oct
Net rating
+0.37
Attack
1.38
Defence
1.00
Form NextBangor (H) · 10 Oct

Rates are decay-weighted over each team’s last 15 completed matches — xG where the window is xG-backed, goals otherwise — and shrunk towards the league average; a higher attack and a lower defence rate are better. Form: last five results, newest first.

Recent Northern Ireland Premiership results

Last 6 played — what we predicted and what happened.

Recent Northern Ireland Premiership results with our pre-match pick
DateMatchOur pickOur probScorePick
Bangor vs Coleraine FCOur pick Coleraine FC · 73% Coleraine FC to win 73% 2–3 Correct
Cliftonville FC vs Ballymena UnitedOur pick Cliftonville FC · 40% Cliftonville FC to win 40% 0–1 Missed
Portadown vs Limavady UnitedOur pick Limavady United · 42% Limavady United to win 42% 3–1 Missed
Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders FCOur pick Carrick Rangers · 52% Carrick Rangers to win 52% 4–0 Correct
Glentoran vs Dungannon SwiftsOur pick Glentoran · 54% Glentoran to win 54% 2–0 Correct
Ballymena United vs PortadownOur pick Ballymena United · 56% Ballymena United to win 56% 2–0 Correct

Our pick = the 1X2 selection we published before kick-off, with the probability we gave it; Correct/Missed compares that pick with the final result.