Football tips: Cliftonville vs Crusaders - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 25.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Solitude (6224 seats)

Cliftonville are placed 4th so far, while Crusaders are lagging 3 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Cliftonville have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
  • Crusaders have the most points from losing position (18) in Premiership

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

3 - 1 - 1 with 10-7. 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 located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Cliftonville form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Solitude as Cliftonville have scored 37 goals to get 38 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 12-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Cliftonville, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Glentoran away with the result 2-0. M. McCrudden and R. Hale found the net in that victory.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Larne (1-2).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Cliftonville as they have a new game in only four days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Linfield are visiting.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (37 in 17 games), Cliftonville's attacking play is working. Cliftonville's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crusaders form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Crusaders playing as the away team in the Premiership this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Crusaders as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Dungannon Swifts match.

Crusaders might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Coleraine proved too strong as Crusaders slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Seaview.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Linfield's place.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Crusaders manager S. Baxter as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Glentoran.

The travelling fans enjoy Crusaders's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 17 league matches away. Crusaders have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Crusaders - Cliftonville 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Cliftonville wins - draws - Crusaders wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CliftonvilleM. McCrudden
M. McCrudden
14 goals
CliftonvilleR. Curran
R. Curran
11 goals
CrusadersP. Heatley
P. Heatley
10 goals

Cliftonville missing players

Crusaders missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cliftonville Crusaders
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
17 12 3 Won W 0 7 16
8 2 1 Drew D 0 3 5
11 4 2 Lost L 5 8 15
58 38 7 Scored S 3 27 61
39 19 9 Conceded C 10 25 47
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 89% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 78%
53% 72% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 67% 64%
22% 28% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 39%
11% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
42% 39% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 58%
33% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 28%
28% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 11% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.5 8.5 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.9 9.7
4 5 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 4.2 4.2
40% 42% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 36% 40%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Cliftonville have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cliftonville have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
  • Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crusaders have the most points from losing position (18) in Premiership
  • Crusaders 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 Linfield 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

Table
  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 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

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