Bangor host Coleraine FC in the Northern Ireland Premiership. Coleraine have been in outstanding form this season, sitting well clear at the top, while Bangor have found life much tougher near the other end of the table.
There's a clear gap in confidence between these two sides right now, but Bangor have shown flashes of life at home recently. That leaves a bit of room to look closer before drawing any conclusions.
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Form pointing in opposite directions
Coleraine's recent run stretches well beyond just league games, and they've barely put a foot wrong, winning the vast majority of matches across competitions with plenty of goals scored along the way.
Bangor: 20 completed matches; Coleraine FC: 20 completed matches.
Bangor
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 35
- Difference
- -3
Coleraine FC
- Win
- 75% 15 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 46
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +22
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Crusaders FC | Bangor | 26.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Portadown | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Bangor | 15.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Glentoran | Bangor | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Larne | Bangor | 08.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Ballymena United | 05.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Carrick Rangers | 29.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Cliftonville FC | 15.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Dergview | Bangor | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Linfield | 25.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Limavady United | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Glentoran | Coleraine FC | 15.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Ballymena United | 11.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Crusaders FC | 05.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Premiership | Portadown | Coleraine FC | 28.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premiership | Carrick Rangers | Coleraine FC | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Larne | 15.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Coleraine FC | 08.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Coleraine FC | HJK Helsinki | 30.07.2026 | 0-3 |
Bangor's form has been patchier. There have been some heavy defeats in the league, including a four-nil loss to Carrick Rangers and a three-nil reverse against Cliftonville, but they did beat Portadown three-one at home most recently.
Bangor's one bright result came at home, which is worth keeping in mind.
Comparative Team Statistics: Bangor vs Coleraine FC
Recent meetings lean one way
Coleraine have won three of the last five meetings between these two, including a two-nil win at Bangor back in January and a five-nil hammering in an earlier League Cup tie.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Bangor | Coleraine FC | 31.01.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Coleraine FC | Bangor | 12.12.2025 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Coleraine FC | 04.10.2025 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Coleraine FC | Bangor | 03.10.2023 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Bangor | Coleraine FC | 14.09.2021 | 0-5 |
Bangor's only success in that stretch came last October, when they won two-one at home. It shows they're capable of springing a result, even if it hasn't happened often lately.
A big gap in the table
Coleraine sit top of the Premiership with 22 points from eight games, having lost none of them. Bangor are down in 11th with just five points from the same number of matches.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19/8 | 22 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12/6 | 22 |
| 3 | Larne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12/3 | 16 |
| 10 | Limavady United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7/11 | 9 |
| 11 | Bangor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8/19 | 5 |
| 12 | Portadown | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5/19 | 1 |
The goal difference tells its own story too. Coleraine have scored 18 and conceded only five, while Bangor have shipped 17 against just seven scored.
That's a wide gap in quality on paper heading into this one.
What might shape this one
Coleraine's defence has been tight all season, conceding just five in eight league games, so Bangor will need to work hard to create anything at the other end.
Bangor's own defensive record is the bigger concern, with 17 goals conceded already. If Coleraine's attack turns up anywhere near its recent level, that could be a tough afternoon for the home side.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ferguson | Northern Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. McArthur | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Mathieson | Northern Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Halliday | Northern Ireland | 47 | Attacker | 178 cm | 71 kg |
| B. Cushnie | Northern Ireland | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Harrison | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| G. Beattie | Northern Ireland | 35 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| B. Arthurs | Northern Ireland | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Hume | Northern Ireland | 34 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Orbinson | Northern Ireland | 31 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Harris | Northern Ireland | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Neale | Northern Ireland | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Walker | Northern Ireland | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Mulvenna | Northern Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Watterson | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | 168 cm | n/a |
| C. Craig | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Gray | Northern Ireland | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Reid | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Redford | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. McKee | Northern Ireland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Boyle | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 60 kg |
| A. Scott | Northern Ireland | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Murray | Scotland | 29 | Attacker | 173 cm | 66 kg |
| C. Harkin | Northern Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Glackin | Northern Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. McGonigle | Northern Ireland | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Shevlin | Northern Ireland | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Campbell | Northern Ireland | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. McClelland | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Spence | Scotland | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Scott | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Carse | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. McLaughlin | Northern Ireland | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Smith | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Donnelly | Northern Ireland | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| S. Devine | Northern Ireland | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. O'Hara | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Gaston | Northern Ireland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Sam McClintock | Northern Ireland | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Burns | Northern Ireland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Everything in the numbers points toward Coleraine being the stronger side by a distance, and recent head-to-head results back that up too.
Without a market to measure that gap against, though, there's nothing concrete to recommend here. We'll leave this one alone rather than guess at value that isn't there to check.
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