A home victory is expected from this fixture if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Crusaders U20 regulars are confident that the gulf between 1st and Portadown U20's 10th spot in the table will show on the ground.
- Crusaders U20 have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premiership Development League
- Portadown U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premiership Development League game only four days ago.
Crusaders U20 form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Crusaders U20 have scored 28 goals to get 28 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Premiership Development League are 8-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Crusaders U20 tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.
Crusaders U20's last game was hosting Warrenpoint Town U20 (placed 12th) and winning 2-0. Crusaders drew their last game, also a home match. Warrenpoint Town U20 (placed 12th) was the opponent, 2-0 the score. The Crusaders U20 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-0 to Warrenpoint Town U20 here.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cliftonville U20 in a game that was won 4-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cliftonville U20 that ended 4-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Cliftonville U20 (4-1).With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Crusaders U20's attacking play is working. Crusaders U20 are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Portadown U20 form and stats
There's been little loot from Portadown U20's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Premiership Development League. Portadown U20 only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.
Portadown U20's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Dungannon Swifts U20 that finished 0-3. Home advantage was not enough for Portadown in their previous game as they lost hosting Dungannon Swifts U20, 0-3. Impressive finishing secured the home win 0-3 against Dungannon Swifts U20 in their previous game.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Coleraine U20 with the score of 2-1. Before that, Portadown U20 travelled to Coleraine U20 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Coleraine U20 wasn't a success with a 2-1 loss.Portadown U20 find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Portadown U20 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 13 goals in these matches. Portadown U20 has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Crusaders and Portadown U20 have faced each other earlier this season: Portadown U20 - Crusaders U20 0-2. Stats for the former two meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Crusaders U20, zero draws and zero wins for Portadown U20. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Crusaders U20 missing players
Portadown U20 missing players
| Crusaders U20 | Portadown U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 48 | 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 38 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 16 | 31 | 57 |
| 95% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 85% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 75% | 82% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 58% | 64% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 36% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 75% | 68% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 5% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 11.9 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| 41% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 48% |
| 8.1 | 8.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.1 | 13.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 7 | 6.4 |
- Crusaders U20 have not yet lost a game.
- Crusaders U20 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Crusaders U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Portadown U20 have scored away.
- Crusaders U20 have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the most clean sheets (7) in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the most points (28) at home in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have the the best goal difference (+32) in Premiership Development League
- Crusaders U20 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Crusaders U20 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premiership Development League
- Portadown U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portadown U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crusaders U20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 48 |
| 2 | Ballymena United U20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Cliftonville U20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Larne U20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Glenavon U20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Linfield U20 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 25 |
| 8 | Glentoran U20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 32 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Coleraine U20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Portadown U20 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 35 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | -34 | 13 |
