Linfield can win the Danske Bank Premiership this weekend for the third time in a row this weekend when they welcome Larne to Windsor Park.
David Healy’s side could have the league title all but in the bag by the time they play tomorrow as realistically the only side that can overtake them is Coleraine, who are eight points behind and play in the early kick off tomorrow.
Teachnically Glentoran could still catch the Blues but they would involve a complete capitulation from the current leaders, as the Glens are currently nine points behind with a considerably lower goal difference.
The Glens could secure 3rd spot and automatic qualification for Europe tomorrow, if they win and Linfield do likewise and Glenavon could also move one step closer to securing the final European play-off spot.
Here is how the league table looks going into this weekend’s Danske Bank Premiership fixtures: –
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Linfield | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 66 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 65 |
| 4 | Larne | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 37 | 24 | 61 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 56 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 53 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 55 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 41 | 16 | 52 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 33 |
| 10 | Portadown | 35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 71 | -29 | 30 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 35 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 81 | -51 | 23 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 35 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 75 | -57 | 16 |
Here are this weekend’s fixtures, all games kick off tomorrow (Saturday 15th May 2021) at 15:00 unless otherwise stated: –
Glenavon v Warrenpoint Town (Friday 14th May 2021 at 19:30 – streamed live on BBC iPlayer)
Crusaders v Coleraine (Saturday 15th May 2021 at 12:30 – streamed live on BBC iPlayer)
Glentoran v Cliftonville
Linfield v Larne
Dungannon Swifts v Ballymena United
Portadown v Carrick Rangers
Here is the current leaderboard in our Danske Bank Premiership prediction league: –
| 1. Rodney | 154 |
| 2. Cameron | 134 |
| 3. Darren | 108 |
| 4. Adrian | 107 |
| 5. Richard | 99 |
| 6. Keith | 36 |
There’s four games in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division this weekend, Finn Harps and Dundalk kick off the action tonight as The Lilywhites try to push further into the top half of the table and then St. Pat’s have a chance to try and close the gap at the top of the table.
Two teams who won’t be in action are Sligo and Waterford, there game has been called off due to Waterford being unable to field a team due to a Covid outbreak with Rovers being awarded a 3-0 win.
Here is the current league table, not including Sligo’s walkover win: –
| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | St. Patrick’s Athletic | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Finn Harps | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Derry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 10 | Waterford | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 6 |
Here is the full Premier Division fixture list, all games kick off tomorrow at 18:00 unless otherwise stated: –
Finn Harps v Dundalk (Friday 14th May 2021 at 17:45)
Drogheda United v St. Patrick’s Athletic (Friday 14th May at 19:45)
Shamrock Rovers v Derry City
Longford Town v Bohemians
We’ll have our SSE Airtiricity Premier Division Prediction League leaderboard updated for next time.
Here are the teams predictions for this round, as always it’s three points for a correct result and a point for a correct outcome.
Liam
Finn Harps 0-2 Dundalk
Drogheda United 1-2 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Derry City
Longford Town 0-1 Bohemians
Rodney
Finn Harps 1-2 Dundalk
Drogheda United 1-2 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Derry City
Longford Town 2-1 Bohemians
Crusaders 1-2 Coleraine
Glenavon 2-1 Warrenpoint Town
Glentoran 2-1 Cliftonville
Linfield 3-1 Larne
Dungannon Swifts 1-3 Ballymena United
Portadown 2-1 Carrick Rangers
Adrian
Finn Harps 0-3 Dundalk
Drogheda United 1-1 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 3-1 Derry City
Longford Town 0-3 Bohemians
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Glenavon 3-1 Warrenpoint Town
Glentoran 3-1 Cliftonville
Linfield 2-0 Larne
Dungannon Swifts 0-3 Ballymena United
Portadown 4-1 Carrick Rangers
Richard
Finn Harps 1-3 Dundalk
Drogheda United 1-3 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Derry City
Longford Town 2-2 Bohemians
Glenavon 0-2 Warrenpoint Town
Crusaders 0-2 Coleraine
Glentoran 3-1 Cliftonville
Linfield 2-0 Larne
Dungannon Swifts 0-0 Ballymena United
Portadown 3-0 Carrick Rangers
Cameron
Finn Harps 2-1 Dundalk
Drogheda United 0-2 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Derry City
Longford Town 1-2 Bohemians
Glenavon 2-0 Warrenpoint Town
Crusaders 1-1 Crusaders
Glentoran 2-0 Cliftonville
Linfield 1-0 Larne
Dungannon Swifts 0-1 Ballymena United
Portadown 2-0 Carrick Rangers
Darren
Finn Harps 0-1 Dundalk
Drogheda United 1-1 St. Patrick’s Athletic
Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Derry City
Longford Town 1-2 Bohemians
Crusaders 0-0 Coleraine
Glenavon 2-1 Warrenpoint Town
Glentoran 2-0 Cliftonville
Linfield 1-1 Larne
Dungannon Swifts 0-3 Ballymena United
Portadown 0-1 Carrick Rangers
There is also a full SSE Airtricity First Division fixture list this weekend, the following games kick off tonight at 19:45 unless otherwise stated: –
Bray Wanderers v Cabinteely (Friday 14th May at 19:30)
U.C.D. v Cork City
Treaty United v Athlone Town
Galway United v Wexford
Cobh Ramblers v Shelbourne
Hers are the current First Division standings: –
| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| 1 | U.C.D. | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Athlone Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Cabinteely | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Cork City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Galway United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 5 |
| 10 | Wexford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 0 |
