Get ready for the return leg of the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round between Crusaders and Magpies. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Crusaders form and stats
The supporters hope that Crusaders will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Europa Conference League fixture against Magpies.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cliftonville that ended 3-3.Crusaders are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 1 and lost 3.
Crusaders have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Crusaders have scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
Magpies form and stats
The supporters enjoyed Magpies's previous match versus Crusaders, a Europa Conference League win (2-1) played at home.
Head 2 Head
The newest past history featuring both these contenders is the Magpies - Crusaders 2-1 played not long ago this season.Crusaders missing players
Magpies missing players
| Crusaders | Magpies | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.1 | ||
| 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
