BELFAST, Northern Ireland (March 1, 2026) (Interstat) — Cliftonville defeated Linfield 2-0 on Sunday in a Premiership match at Solitude. Shaun Leppard broke a scoreless deadlock in the 64th minute before Joe Gormley sealed the victory in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. The result defied a pre-match projection from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw. Its ELO system gave Cliftonville a 51.7% probability to win. With the league victory, Cliftonville begins its campaign 1-0-0, while Linfield starts 0-1-0.