BELFAST, Northern Ireland (March 10, 2026) (Interstat) — Linfield opened its Premiership campaign with a 3-1 victory over Portadown at Windsor Park on Tuesday.

Baris Altintop gave Linfield an early lead in the 3rd minute. Eamon Fyfe extended the advantage in the 23rd minute. Portadown pulled one back in the second half, but Linfield sealed the win with a late third goal.

The result exceeded the pre-game projection from Interstat, whose simulator had predicted a 2-1 Linfield win. Its ELO system gave Linfield a 94.7% probability to win.

Linfield begins the league season at 1-0-0, while Portadown starts 0-0-1.