Premiership match preview and statistics: Crusaders fight Glentoran

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Seaview (3383 seats)

A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Crusaders and Glentoran should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Crusaders form and stats

4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Crusaders, who have the most scored goals (25) in Premiership, so far this season. Crusaders has recorded two wins in a row here at Seaview, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

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. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Glenavon.

Crusaders are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 5 games). From these home matches, Crusaders have conceded only 4 goals.

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Glentoran form and stats

Playing away, Glentoran have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premiership this season.

Glentoran won their last game, 2-1 versus Warrenpoint Town played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Linfield before that.

Glentoran are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Glentoran have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Crusaders won 8, Glentoran won 0 and 2 draws. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Heatley
6 goals
P. Lowry
5 goals
R. Clarke
3 goals

Crusaders missing players

Glentoran missing players

Crusaders Glentoran
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
8 5 0 Played P 0 4 8
6 4 0 Won W 0 1 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
25 15 0 Scored S 0 4 14
8 4 0 Conceded C 0 6 10
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 88%
88% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
62% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
38% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 75%
62% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
5.5 5.2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 5.7 6.1
2.8 3.2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4.3 3.7
1.7 1.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Crusaders's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Crusaders have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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.
  • 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Crusaders
All Irish League Cup Champions League Premiership Europa League Club Friendlies Challenge Cup
All Home Away
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 4 - 2 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
19-10-19 PR Crusaders 14:00 Coleraine
Glentoran
All Irish League Cup Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
27-08-19 ILC Glentoran 5 - 1 Ballyclare Comrades
02-09-19 PR Glentoran 4 - 0 Institute
07-09-19 PR Glentoran 2 - 1 Larne
14-09-19 PR Linfield 1 - 0 Glentoran
21-09-19 PR Glentoran 2 - 1 Warrenpoint Town
28-09-19 PR Crusaders 14:00 Glentoran
04-10-19 PR Glentoran 18:45 Cliftonville
08-10-19 ILC Coleraine 18:45 Glentoran
12-10-19 PR Glentoran 14:00 Carrick Rangers
18-10-19 PR Larne 18:45 Glentoran

  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 8 6 1 1 25 8 5 4 1 0 15 4 3 2 0 1 10 4 17 19
2 Coleraine 8 4 4 0 21 8 4 2 2 0 10 3 4 2 2 0 11 5 13 16
3 Cliftonville 8 5 1 2 15 6 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 3 1 0 11 2 9 16
4 Glentoran 8 4 2 2 14 10 4 3 1 0 10 4 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 14
5 Linfield 5 4 0 1 10 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 12
6 Larne 7 3 2 2 17 10 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 11
7 Ballymena United 7 3 2 2 14 10 3 1 1 1 6 3 4 2 1 1 8 7 4 11
8 Dungannon Swifts 8 3 2 3 10 18 4 2 1 1 7 8 4 1 1 2 3 10 -8 11
9 Glenavon 7 2 1 4 10 14 4 2 1 1 6 6 3 0 0 3 4 8 -4 7
10 Carrick Rangers 7 2 0 5 6 10 4 0 0 4 1 7 3 2 0 1 5 3 -4 6
11 Institute 8 0 1 7 4 23 4 0 0 4 3 15 4 0 1 3 1 8 -19 1
12 Warrenpoint Town 7 0 0 7 2 26 2 0 0 2 1 8 5 0 0 5 1 18 -24 0

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