Premiership: Cliftonville receive Crusaders in what could be an engaging football match. Here's a full preview!
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (12) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premiership
0 - 3 - 0 with 3-3. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Crusaders when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Crusaders play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Cliftonville nor Crusaders 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.
Cliftonville form and stats
This stadium, Solitude, has been a fortress for Cliftonville in the Premiership so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-0-0. The Cliftonville fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Solitude and will expect new points from this game. Cliftonville has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
The Cliftonville goalkeeper Luke McNicholas is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 219 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
It's back home for Cliftonville, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Glenavon away with the result 2-0. Curran and Ives found the net in that victory.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Carrick Rangers in a game that was won 2-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Cliftonville's attacking play is working. Cliftonville have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Crusaders form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Crusaders have produced an overall stat of 5-1-4 so far.
Crusaders have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 209 minutes ago. Kennedy was the goal scorer. 275 minutes! That's how long the Crusaders goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Crusaders played 0-0 against Carrick Rangers in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Coleraine.Crusaders have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Crusaders are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the participants faced each other previously this season; Crusaders - Cliftonville 1-1. Cliftonville-Crusaders H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cliftonville two wins, Crusaders two wins, six draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Curran 8 goals | J. Gormley 8 goals |  B. Kennedy 7 goals |
Cliftonville missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Cliftonville | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 70% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 63% |
| 40% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 26% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 40% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 45% | 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | 32% |
| 6.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
- Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cliftonville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cliftonville have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cliftonville have the most points (30) at home in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the most points from losing position (12) in Premiership
- Cliftonville have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Premiership
- Cliftonville have won all their matches at home so far.
- Cliftonville have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Crusaders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premiership
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 46 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Larne | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 19 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -31 | 13 |
| 11 | Portadown | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -26 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -30 | 8 |
