The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Magpies will try to edge Crusaders in their own ballpark.
Magpies form and stats
The followers are hoping that Magpies will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Gibraltar Cup fixture against Lincoln Red Imps.
Before that match, a Premier Division win away at St Josephs FC.Crusaders form and stats
Crusaders's previous game was their home loss versus Larne (1-2).
A draw for Crusaders before that, at their own venue hosting Cliftonville (3-3).Just as the home team, Crusaders have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Crusaders wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Magpies missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Magpies | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 40 | ||
| 32 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 40% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||