Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crusaders Strikers W & Sion Swifts W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Women's Premiership League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Crusaders nor Sion Swifts W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Crusaders Strikers W form and stats
The overall Premiership Women results at home this season for Crusaders Strikers W are 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Crusaders Strikers W supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a All-Island Cup duel also played here: A 0-1 defeat against Cork City W.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Cliftonville W.Defensively Crusaders Strikers W have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sion Swifts W form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership Women travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The followers enjoyed Swifts's previous match versus Bohemians WFC W, a All-Island Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Preceding that game was the away Premiership Women victory against Mid-Ulster W with the score of 3-0.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sion Swifts W are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Sion Swifts W have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Crusaders won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Sion Swifts W got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Crusaders Strikers W missing players
Sion Swifts W missing players
| Crusaders Strikers W | Sion Swifts W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 61 | 36 | Scored | S | 21 | 67 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.1 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 55% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 80% | ||
| 8.3 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Glentoran BU W | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 55 | 28 |
| 2 | Cliftonville W | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 51 | 22 |
| 3 | Linfield W | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 19 |
| 4 | Sion Swifts W | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
| 5 | Crusaders Strikers W | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Lisburn W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 7 | Larne W | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | -33 | 7 |
| 8 | Mid-Ulster W | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | -29 | 5 |
| 9 | Ballymena Allstars W | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | -39 | 5 |
| 10 | Derry City W | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | -47 | 0 |
