Irish Premiership — Week 1

Every Irish Premiership fixture from matchday 1, played across 7 Aug – 8 Sep 2026. 6 matches have been played; the remaining 1 carry a predicted score.

6 matches played: 14 goals (2.3 a game), 4 home wins, 0 draws, 2 away. Biggest margin: Linfield 0–3 Ballymena United. Our model called 1 of 1 results correctly this week. Still to play: Larne (3rd) v Bangor (12th).

Fixtures last updated 16 Oct, 14:25

Fixtures Table Results Predictions

Home win Draw Away win · % chance of each result

Irish Premiership Week 1

7 Aug, 19:45Cliftonville

2 – 1Full time

Crusaders 8 Aug, 15:00Linfield

0 – 3Full time

Ballymena United 8 Aug, 15:00Carrick

1 – 0Full time

Portadown 8 Aug, 15:00Dungannon

1 – 3Full time

Coleraine 8 Aug, 15:00Glentoran

2 – 0Full time

Limavady Utd.9 Aug, 15:00Larne

P-PPostponed

Bangor 8 Sep, 19:45Larne

1 – 0Full time

Bangor

Matchday 1 form and standings

Pos	Team	Pts	Last 5
3rd	Larne	19	WWWWW
12th	v Bangor	5	LLLWL

League position and points before kick-off; form is the last 5 league matches, newest first.

Matchday 1 talking points

This is an evenly matched fixture. Both sides have shown similar consistency in recent games (Larne: 0W-1D-0L; Bangor: 0W-0D-3L). Home advantage could prove the marginal difference in what should be a tight contest.

Predicted scores are model output based on recent form, not betting advice. How our predictions work →