Sneaking up on the top teams is the subject when these two mid-table teams do battle. Both are aiming to strenghten their league table position, Linfield W in 4th and Crusaders Strikers W in 5th place.
- All of Linfield W's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crusaders Strikers W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Linfield W form and stats
All-inclusive Premiership Women statistics playing at home this season for Linfield W are 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Linfield W crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Glentoran BU W here at Midgley Park. As you see from the result above, Linfield W suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Goals keep appearing in this team's league games, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).
Early season league goal statistics from Linfield W's 4 home games: 8 goals, 8 conceded.
Crusaders Strikers W form and stats
2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Crusaders Strikers W in their Premiership Women matches away.
Crusaders failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cliftonville W (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.
Goal alert! This club have played 6 consecutive league games all featuring at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).
Crusaders Strikers W have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches.
Head 2 Head
There's been plenty of goalmouth action for the visitors, in fact last time they played in a game with under 2.5 goals they were facing today's opponent (Crusaders - Linfield W 1-1 seven league fixtures ago)! Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Linfield W wins - draws - Crusaders Strikers W wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Linfield W missing players
Crusaders Strikers W missing players
| Linfield W | Crusaders Strikers W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 15.8 | 14.1 |
| 6.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 8.5 | 7.1 |
| 37% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 26% | 33% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 13 | 10.6 |
| 2.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
- All of Crusaders Strikers W's away-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- All of Linfield W's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crusaders Strikers W have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crusaders Strikers W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crusaders Strikers W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield W have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Linfield W have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Linfield W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville W | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 24 |
| 2 | Glentoran BU W | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 22 |
| 3 | Sion Swifts W | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Linfield W | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Crusaders Strikers W | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lisburn W | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -21 | 5 |
| 7 | Derry City W | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | -21 | 3 |
| 8 | Mid-Ulster W | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -28 | 1 |
