Match preview Premiership: Coleraine - Crusaders at The Showgrounds

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Showgrounds (3960 seats)

The managers O. Kearney and S. Baxter are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premiership league table.

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!

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Coleraine form and stats

Coleraine, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership, must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Premiership games here at venue. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Coleraine after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Coleraine drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ballymena United (placed 4th). Before that, Coleraine had a home game versus Dungannon Swifts which ended with a victory 5-0.

Goals decide football matches and Coleraine are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Coleraine have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Crusaders form and stats

Crusaders, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Premiership, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Premiership. Crusaders has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The supporters enjoyed Crusaders's previous game versus Glenavon (placed 10th), a Premiership 3-2 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Institute with the score of 6-0.

It's early days yet, but Crusaders has scored 8 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Coleraine won 5 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Crusaders has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

P. Heatley
6 goals
J. McLaughlin
5 goals
P. Lowry
5 goals

Coleraine missing players

Crusaders missing players

Coleraine Crusaders
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Away vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played 1 2 7
3 1 0 Won 1 2 6
4 2 1 Drew 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
17 6 1 Scored 2 8 23
6 1 1 Conceded 0 0 4
86% 67% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 67% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 33% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 86%
57% 33% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 57%
29% 33% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 29%
57% 33% 100% BTTS 0% 0% 29%
43% 67% 0% Clean Sheets 100% 100% 71%
14% 33% 0% Failed to Score 0% 0% 0%
 
3.2 3.7 5 Corners For (avg) 0 6 5.4
4.8 2.3 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 2.6
1.8 1.7 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1.6
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Crusaders's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Coleraine have not yet lost a game.
  • Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Crusaders have won all their away matches so far.
  • Crusaders have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Coleraine
All Irish League Cup Premiership Europa League Club Friendlies Challenge Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 PR Coleraine 0 - 0 Institute
27-08-19 ILC Coleraine 4 - 0 Annagh United
30-08-19 PR Glenavon 0 - 4 Coleraine
07-09-19 PR Coleraine 5 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
14-09-19 PR Ballymena United 1 - 1 Coleraine
21-09-19 PR Coleraine 14:00 Crusaders
28-09-19 PR Coleraine 14:00 Larne
05-10-19 PR Carrick Rangers 14:00 Coleraine
08-10-19 ILC Coleraine 18:45 Glentoran
12-10-19 PR Coleraine 14:00 Warrenpoint Town
Crusaders
All Irish League Cup Champions League Premiership Europa League Club Friendlies Challenge Cup
All Home Away
17-08-19 PR Cliftonville 0 - 2 Crusaders
24-08-19 PR Crusaders 2 - 2 Larne
31-08-19 PR Crusaders 3 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
07-09-19 PR Institute 0 - 6 Crusaders
14-09-19 PR Crusaders 3 - 2 Glenavon
21-09-19 PR Coleraine 14:00 Crusaders
28-09-19 PR Crusaders 14:00 Glentoran
04-10-19 PR Crusaders 18:45 Linfield
08-10-19 ILC Limavady United 18:45 Crusaders
12-10-19 PR Ballymena United 14:00 Crusaders

  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 7 6 1 0 23 4 5 4 1 0 15 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 19 19
2 Coleraine 7 3 4 0 17 6 3 1 2 0 6 1 4 2 2 0 11 5 11 13
3 Cliftonville 7 4 1 2 14 6 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 3 1 0 11 2 8 13
4 Ballymena United 6 3 2 1 13 7 3 1 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 7 4 6 11
5 Glentoran 7 3 2 2 12 9 3 2 1 0 8 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 11
6 Larne 6 3 1 2 17 10 2 1 0 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 10
7 Dungannon Swifts 7 3 1 3 10 18 4 2 1 1 7 8 3 1 0 2 3 10 -8 10
8 Linfield 4 3 0 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
9 Carrick Rangers 6 2 0 4 6 7 3 0 0 3 1 4 3 2 0 1 5 3 -1 6
10 Glenavon 6 1 1 4 7 13 3 1 1 1 3 5 3 0 0 3 4 8 -6 4
11 Institute 7 0 1 6 4 22 4 0 0 4 3 15 3 0 1 2 1 7 -18 1
12 Warrenpoint Town 6 0 0 6 1 24 2 0 0 2 1 8 4 0 0 4 0 16 -23 0

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