Warrenpoint Town vs Cliftonville FC Prediction

Two sides with uneven recent form

Warrenpoint Town have won 7, drawn 4 and lost 9 of their last 20 matches, scoring 29 and conceding 30 - about as balanced a record as you'll find. Their most recent outing was a 5-2 League Cup win over Crusaders at home, which is about as good as recent form gets for them.

Warrenpoint Town: 20 completed matches; Cliftonville FC: 20 completed matches.

Warrenpoint Town

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

30

Difference

-1

Cliftonville FC

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

0% 0 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

24

Difference

+3

Cliftonville's record is more boom-or-bust. Ten wins and ten losses in their last 20 games, with no draws at all, tells you this is a team that rarely settles for a point. Their last few results have gone the wrong way though, including a League Cup exit at Portadown and a 1-3 Premiership defeat to Dungannon Swifts.

Neither side's recent form gives a clear edge, and Cliftonville's lack of draws suggests games involving them tend to have a result either way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Warrenpoint Town vs Cliftonville FC

A lopsided history, but an old one

Cliftonville have dominated this fixture for the best part of a decade, winning the vast majority of the meetings on record, several by three or four goals. Warrenpoint's only win in that stretch came back in September 2018, and the two sides also met in a July 2026 friendly, which Cliftonville won 2-1.

Most of that history comes from a period when both clubs were in the Premiership together. They're now in different divisions, so a run of results from several seasons ago may not say much about where either side stands today.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Cliftonville on paper, but it's dated enough to treat with some caution.

Not much to go on for team news

The only player information available relates to Cliftonville, and it's limited to scoring and card data over a handful of recent games. Several players have a single goal each across two or three appearances, which points to goals being spread around rather than coming from one main source.

Cliftonville FC:

Best scorers:

R. Corrigan - 1

R. Curran - 1

Rory Hale - 1

Penalty cards:

Arran Pettifer x 1

M. Glynn x 1

D. Ojo x 1

There's nothing here on Warrenpoint's players, and nothing to confirm availability or fitness for either side ahead of this one.

Contrasting cup form heading in

Their most recent League Cup form has gone in opposite directions. Warrenpoint won 5-2 against Crusaders in their last League Cup outing, while Cliftonville lost 0-2 away to Portadown in the same competition only a few days earlier.

This fixture is still some weeks away from the form snapshot here, so there's time for things to change before kickoff. As things stand, Warrenpoint's cup form reads a little better than Cliftonville's.