Thursday , 2 July 2026

Linfield FC vs The New Saints FC, Champions League 2022-23 QUALIFICATION ROUND 1

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Linfield FC
2 – 0
Full Time
The New Saints FC
Wed 13 Jul 2022 · 18:45 UTC Windsor Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Connor Roberts
Stephen Fallon 48' Y
Joel Cooper 55' Y
Sam Roscoe 72' Y
Y 82' Daniel Davies
Jordan Stewart 85' Y
Matthew Clarke 98' Y
Y 103' Leo Smith
Chris Shields 118' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Linfield FC vs The New Saints FC — Champions League at Windsor Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Duje Strukan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Linfield FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals The New Saints FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-13 Linfield FC 2–0 The New Saints FC 2022-07-05 The New Saints FC 1–0 Linfield FC

Recent Form

Linfield FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul The New Saints FC H 2–0 W
05 Jul The New Saints FC A 0–1 L
13 Jul FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 1–2 L
06 Jul FK Zalgiris Vilnius A 1–3 L
17 Sep Floriana FC H 0–1 L
29 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK A 1–2 L
The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Linfield FC A 0–2 L
05 Jul Linfield FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep B36 A 2–2 D
27 Aug MSK Zilina H 3–1 W
15 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–4 L
08 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 0–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Linfield FC to score. At the same time, The New Saints FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The travelling The New Saints FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Linfield FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle McClean made 251 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Connor Roberts. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Fallon, as he is very good at scoring at Windsor Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' Connor Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stephen Fallon.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 55' Linfield FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Anthony Limbrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' It looks surprising Linfield FC does not make any changes. Daniel Redmond has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' The whistle greets Kyle McClean as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Stewart.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Linfield FC. Daniel Finlayson is replaced by Christopher McKee.
  • 72' Linfield FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 77' The The New Saints FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Williams departs to be replaced by Adrian Cieslewicz.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Linfield FC team. Ben Hall is replaced by Jamie Mulgrew on 78 minute.
  • 82' Daniel Davies was booked on 82.
  • 83' It is a substitution in The New Saints FC team. Daniel Davies is replaced by Josh Pask on 83 minute.
  • 85' Linfield FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering The New Saints FC that had 140 games and scored 37 goals.
  • Full Time. Linfield FC beats The New Saints FC

Lineups

Linfield FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Healy

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Limbrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Mulgrew 1
Ethan Devine 1

Head to Head

2022-07-13 Linfield FC 2–0 The New Saints FC 2022-07-05 The New Saints FC 1–0 Linfield FC

Linfield FC Form

2022-07-13 Linfield FC 2–0 The New Saints FC W 2022-07-05 The New Saints FC 1–0 Linfield FC L 2021-07-13 Linfield FC 1–2 FK Zalgiris Vilnius L 2021-07-06 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 3–1 Linfield FC L 2020-09-17 Linfield FC 0–1 Floriana FC L 2019-08-29 Qarabag Agdam FK 2–1 Linfield FC L

The New Saints FC Form

2022-07-13 Linfield FC 2–0 The New Saints FC L 2022-07-05 The New Saints FC 1–0 Linfield FC W 2020-09-16 B36 2–2 The New Saints FC D 2020-08-27 The New Saints FC 3–1 MSK Zilina W 2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 Linfield FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 The New Saints FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Linfield FC48% Draw28% The New Saints FC24%
Actual: Linfield FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Linfield FC or Draw
77%
Draw or The New Saints FC
52%
Linfield FC or The New Saints FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Linfield FC34% Draw50% The New Saints FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Linfield FC

Handicap Linfield FC covers Push The New Saints FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Linfield FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.