Linfield moved a step closer to their third Danske Bank Premiership title in a row at the weekend thanks to a 2-0 win against the leagues bottom side Dungannon Swifts, their nearest challengers Coleraine could only manage a goalless draw against Glenavon meaning David Healy’s side are now nine points clear at the top.
Crusaders briefly managed to move back into the top half thanks to Aidan Wilson’s goal secured victory against Ballymena on Friday night but a 5-0 win the following day for Cliftonville over Warrenpoint saw them slip back down to 7th place.
Glentoran made it four wins in a row and held onto 3rd spot thanks to goals from Ruaidhrí Donnelly (2), Robbie McDaid and Andrew Mitchell helped them to a convincing win against Portadown.
Here are the full results from the weekend’s fixtures: –
Ballymena United 0-1 Crusaders
Dungannon Swifts 0-2 Linfield
Coleraine 0-0 Glenavon
Glentoran 4-0 Portadown
Larne 3-0 Carrick Rangers
Warrenpoint Town 0-5 Cliftonville
And here is how the league table now stands: –
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Linfield | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 28 | 41 | 63 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 54 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 51 |
| 4 | Larne | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 45 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 45 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 26 |
| 10 | Portadown | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 18 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 68 | -42 | 17 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 63 | -46 | 15 |
There is a full programme of games being played midweek, including a meeting between the top two at Windsor Park. A win for Oran Kearney’s Coleraine side is crucial as it would reduce the gap between the two sides to six points and leave the Bannsiders with a game in hand and a defeat could leave them with two big a gap to overturn.
Here is the full fixture list, all games take place tonight (Tuesday 6th April 2021) and kick off at 19:45 unless otherwise stated: –
Ballymena United v Glentoran (Tuesday 6th April 2021 at 19:30 – streamed live on BBC iPlayer)
Carrick Rangers v Crusaders
Cliftonville v Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon v Warrenpoint Town
Portadown v Larne
Linfield v Coleraine (Wednesday 7th April 2021 at 19:45 – live on Sky Sports)
Here are the guys predictions for the midweek games, starting with Richard.
Richard
Ballymena United 3-0 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 0-0 Crusaders
Cliftonville 1-2 Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon 0-1 Warrenpoint Town
Portadown 0-0 Larne
Linfield 1-0 Coleraine
Adrian
Ballymena United 1-2 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 0-4 Crusaders
Cliftonville 1-0 Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon 2-1 Warrenpoint Town
Portadown 0-2 Larne
Linfield 1-1 Coleraine
Rodney
Ballymena United 1-2 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 0-2 Crusaders
Cliftonville 3-0 Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon 2-0 Warrenpoint Town
Portadown 1-3 Larne
Linfield 2-0 Coleraine
Darren
Ballymena United 0-2 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 0-3 Crusaders
Cliftonville 5-0 Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon 2-1 Warrenpoint Town
Portadown 0-2 Larne
Linfield 0-0 Coleraine
Cameron
Ballymena United 1-2 Glentoran
Carrick Rangers 0-5 Crusaders
Cliftonville 4-0 Dungannon Swifts
Glenavon 3-1 Warrenpoint Town
Portadown 0-3 Larne
Linfield 2-1 Coleraine
As usual it is three points for a correct result and a point for a correct outcome, here is the current leaderboard: –
| 1. Rodney | 136 |
| 2. Cameron | 113 |
| 3. Darren | 89 |
| 4. Adrian | 88 |
| 5. Richard | 86 |
