Cliftonville FC vs Loughgall FC Prediction: Cliftonville is down bad

The 26th round of the NIFL is upon us and Cliftonville will be hoping to redeem themselves from the bad form they’ve been in their last 5 league games. Cliftonville has suffered with no victory in their last 5 league games and 4 consecutive league defeats. Loughgall has it even worse than Cliftonville with only 3 victories in the league this season as they continue to languish at the bottom of the league table. I believe this is an opportunity for Cliftonville to bounce back to winning ways and we will go for a win for Cliftonville. Let’s analyze both teams’ forms, key stats, and my expert opinion. 

Cliftonville FC (6th)

Form in the League: LLLLD

The Reds had a bad ending to the year 2024 and they’ve also resumed the year with another defeat to Larne in their most recent league game which now makes it 4 consecutive league defeats. The losses still trifle down to their defensive options which Jim Magilton is trying hard to find solutions to. Cliftonville will try to redeem themselves on Saturday against an out-of-form team like Loughgall. 

Cliftonville is currently in 6th place in the Northern Ireland League table with 9 wins, 4 draws, and 9 losses from the 22 games played in the league this season. Joe Gormley is Cliftonville’s current top scorer with 15 goals already to his name this season.

Loughgall FC (12th)

Form in the League: LLLLD

Loughgall continues to languish at the bottom of the league table with four consecutive league defeats in their last four league games. Loughgall is without a victory in their last 9 league games and they might be edging towards another defeat as they take on Cliftonville on Saturday. 

Loughgall is currently 12th in the league table with 3 wins, 4 draws, and 17 losses from the 24 games played in the league. Nathaniel Ferris is the team's top scorer this season with 5 goals already.

Head-To-Head Statistics

A critical look at their last 20 encounters produced 6 wins for Cliftonville and a draw. 

Expert Betting Tips

Cliftonville have not lost to Loughgall in their last 7 meetings and they’ve won their last 5 meetings against Loughgall. Cliftonville is eager to put their recent failures behind them and bounce back to winning ways and we believe they cannot suffer a loss to Loughgall on Saturday. Our first prediction here is a win or draw and a total of under 3.5 goals for Cliftonville. Please see some of their head-to-head streaks below;

• Five consecutive league wins for Cliftonville
• No losses for Cliftonville in their last 7 meetings
• More than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 5 of their last 7 meetings

Our first prediction is a win or draw for Cliftonville and a total of under 3.5 goals at 1.69 for 1xBet.

Our second prediction is a total of under 1.5 goals in the first half at 1.60 odds for Betway.

Our third prediction is a total of over 10 corners at 1.63 odds for Bet365.