Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
The New Saints FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Linfield FC
Tue 5 Jul 2022 · 18:00 UTC Park Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Daniel Finlayson
Y 53' Matthew Clarke
Y 90' Chris Shields

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrei Chivulete

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

Recent Form

The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
31 Jul FC København A 0–1 L
Linfield FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK H 3–2 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Park Hall Stadium will turn into a battlefield for The New Saints FC and Linfield FC.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Linfield FC that had 19 games and scored 17 goals.
  • 20' The New Saints FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The travelling Linfield FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Linfield FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Finlayson.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Finlayson, as he is very good at scoring at Park Hall Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Linfield FC is showing some good football. However, Linfield FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matthew Clarke.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Linfield FC. Kirk Millar is replaced by Jordan Stewart.
  • 90' Linfield FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for The New Saints FC players.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 The New Saints FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Linfield FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC51% Draw28% Linfield FC21%
Actual: The New Saints FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

The New Saints FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Linfield FC
49%
The New Saints FC or Linfield FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC32% Draw51% Linfield FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — The New Saints FC

Handicap The New Saints FC covers Push Linfield FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Linfield FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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