Another interesting game in the Premiership. Crusaders is in the 3rd position after playing six matches. They welcome Dungannon Swifts who are placed 8th after five games.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Crusaders form and stats
As mentioned below, Crusaders are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premiership games.
The fans are hoping that Crusaders will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premiership game against Larne (placed 2nd). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Coleraine.
Crusaders has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
The Premiership season is young and Dungannon Swifts, who have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Premiership, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Dungannon has drawn their two previous away games.
D. Wilson (2) scored in Dungannon Swifts's previous match, the home game against Cliftonville that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Carrick Rangers.
Goals are few and far between in Dungannon's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. As opposed to that, Dungannon Swifts have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Crusaders six wins, one draw and Dungannon Swifts three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Crusaders missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Crusaders | Dungannon Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 33% | 60% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 60% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 21 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 35% | 20% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 18% |
- Crusaders has the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Premiership
- Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
- Crusaders have scored more than double the goals of Dungannon Swifts.
- Crusaders have won all their matches at home so far.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the most clean sheets (2) away in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dungannon Swifts have failed to score a single goal away.
- Dungannon Swifts have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Larne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Warrenpoint Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Portadown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Carrick Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
| 12 | Glentoran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |