Split sides

Cliftonville will have two home games and three away fixtures in the Sports Direct Premiership’s post-split schedule.

All six of the table’s top-half slots have been mathematically allocated and Jim Magilton’s side will welcome both Dungannon Swifts and Glentoran to Solitude alongside trips to tackle Coleraine, Larne and Linfield.

The split is set to come into effect following the Reds’ clash with Ballymena United next Saturday night and, with fixtures relative to each team’s position in the table after 33 rounds of games, the only development that appears certain from a Cliftonville perspective is that Dungannon will visit north Belfast on Saturday, April 18.

Even that, however, remains subject to amendment from the NI Football League, who are expected to confirm use of the below template in the coming days.

Provisional fixture schedule
Numbers reflective of Premiership positions when post-split schedule is declared
Saturday, March 28 (3pm)
1 v 5
2 v 4
3 v 6

Tuesday, April 7 (7.45pm)
1 v 3
2 v 5
4 v 6

Saturday, April 11 (3pm)
1 v 4
2 v 6
3 v 5

Saturday, April 18 (3pm)
1 v 2
3 v 4
5 v 6

Saturday, April 25 (5.30pm)
1 v 6
2 v 3
4 v 5