After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Crusaders and Coleraine in this fresh Premiership season. Read our match preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Crusaders and Coleraine.
Crusaders form and stats
The hosts won their first Premiership game here at Seaview, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Crusaders last season were 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 16 games.
Crusaders are returning here after visiting Ballymena United in a Premiership game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. R. Clarke, J. Owens (2) and D. Caddell scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Linfield.
Crusaders are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Larne awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Crusaders at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Coleraine form and stats
Four points from two away games for Coleraine, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premiership so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Glenavon (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Premiership match ended in a draw 4-4. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Glentoran.
Drawing 4-4 against Glenavon after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager O. Kearney needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Coleraine, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? B. Doherty had a super day against Glenavon scoring three goals, but the draw result hurt.
A new game in only four days for Coleraine, the Premiership home match versus Linfield. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Coleraine has managed 7 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Crusaders wins - draws - Coleraine wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Crusaders missing players
Coleraine missing players
| Crusaders | Coleraine | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 29 | 55 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 64% | 35% |
- Coleraine has the most scored goals (7) away in Premiership
- Crusaders has the most points from losing position (3) in Premiership
| Crusaders | Last season | Coleraine | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 31 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 66 | 35 | Scored | S | 35 | 64 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 81% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 77% | ||
| 58% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 39% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | ||
| 19% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 16% | ||
| 45% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 39% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 368 | 211 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 297 | ||
| 155 | 85 | Shots on Target | S O | 77 | 144 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Larne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Portadown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Warrenpoint Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Glentoran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 69 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 40 | 65 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 59 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 58 |
| 6 | Larne | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 51 | -25 | 35 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | -40 | 30 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 11 | Warrenpoint Town | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 45 | -59 | 18 |
| 12 | Institute | 31 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -49 | 15 |