Crusaders have delivered really well so far this season, proven by 4th place in the table. Glenavon can look both ways from their 8th position.
- Crusaders have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premiership
- Glenavon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
The hosts Crusaders saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premiership. That game was an away game at Coleraine, so at least Crusaders are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Crusaders form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Seaview as Crusaders have scored 14 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Seaview.
The Crusaders goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 185 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
An away draw last time out for Crusaders, facing Coleraine in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Dungannon Swifts.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Crusaders's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
Crusaders have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Seaview with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Crusaders are not conceding a lot of goals here at Seaview in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Glenavon form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Glenavon, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Glentoran (placed 3rd).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Coleraine.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Glenavon when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The travelling fans enjoy Glenavon's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. Glenavon have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended Glenavon - Crusaders 1-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Crusaders victories, two draws and five Glenavon wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 8 goals |  B. Kennedy 7 goals | P. Heatley 5 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Crusaders | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 67% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 39% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 39% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 9.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 47% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | 42% |
| 7.1 | 6.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crusaders have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Glenavon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Larne | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 18 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -26 | 13 |
| 11 | Portadown | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -30 | 8 |
