Crusaders perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Glentoran can look both up and down from their 7th position.
- Crusaders has the most matches over the total-line (11) in Premiership
- Glentoran have yet to win a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Crusaders form and stats
6-1-0 is the performance here at Seaview so far in the Premiership, giving Crusaders a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
In their previous game, the manager S. Baxter led his Crusaders to a defeat in the Premiership match away at Coleraine. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Seaview. Preceding that game was the away draw at Portadown that finished 2-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Linfield in only four days. This game is also played here at Seaview.
Crusaders are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (19 goals in 7 games). Crusaders are not conceding a lot of goals here at Seaview in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Glentoran form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Glentoran so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Glentoran, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Glentoran are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Larne (placed 2nd). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Carrick Rangers.
After this away game Glentoran return home for a Premiership game against Cliftonville. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Glentoran have scored 6 goals in 6 league games away. In the opposite end, Glentoran have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Crusaders - Glentoran 2-0 played earlier this season. Crusaders-Glentoran H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Crusaders eight wins, Glentoran zero wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. McDaid 8 goals | J. Donnelly 7 goals |  P. Heatley 6 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Crusaders | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 80% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 38% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 23% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 23% |
| 60% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 40% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.3 | 12.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 46% | 49% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 21% | 32% |
- Crusaders has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders has the most matches over the total-line (11) in Premiership
- Crusaders have not yet lost a game at home.
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Glentoran have scored away.
- Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Glentoran have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Glentoran have yet to win a game away.
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Larne | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Warrenpoint Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Portadown | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 9 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | -22 | 4 |