Crusaders vs Larne: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Seaview (3383 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Crusaders in 6th and Larne in 5th place.

Insights:
  • Crusaders is in the best form (4-2-0)

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Crusaders form and stats

Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Crusaders are 9-2-5 (wins-draw-losses).

It's back home for Crusaders, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dungannon Swifts away with the result 2-0. P. Heatley and J. Forsythe found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 6-1 home victory against Glenavon.

There will be little rest for Crusaders after this match as they are travelling to Linfield for a Premiership game in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 16 games), Crusaders's attacking play is working. Crusaders's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Larne form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Larne are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Larne, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Glentoran. Prior to that match, the Larne manager T. Lynch faced defeat when travelling to Portadown and losing 1-2.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Cliftonville.

Larne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 16 away games so far. 21 goals have been conceded by Larne in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Larne - Crusaders 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Crusaders victories, four draws and two Larne wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrusadersP. Heatley
P. Heatley
10 goals
CrusadersJ. McGonigle
J. McGonigle
10 goals
LarneD. McDaid
D. McDaid
10 goals

Crusaders missing players

Larne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crusaders Larne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 16 33
16 9 2 Won W 1 6 15
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 10
12 5 1 Lost L 0 5 8
59 33 8 Scored S 7 26 56
40 18 3 Conceded C 4 21 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
79% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 85%
64% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 58%
36% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 31% 24%
12% 19% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 12%
58% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 58%
30% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 30%
12% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.5
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 10.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 8.8
4.3 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.4 4.4
41% 47% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 37% 39%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Crusaders have the most points from losing position (18) in Premiership
  • Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crusaders is in the best form (4-2-0)

  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 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

Table
  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 33 22 4 7 76 34 17 14 2 1 49 9 16 8 2 6 27 25 42 70
2 Glentoran 33 18 9 6 61 29 16 11 4 1 35 11 17 7 5 5 26 18 32 63
3 Coleraine 33 18 8 7 50 32 17 10 4 3 24 13 16 8 4 4 26 19 18 62
4 Cliftonville 33 16 8 9 55 35 17 12 2 3 37 17 16 4 6 6 18 18 20 56
5 Larne 33 15 10 8 56 35 17 9 5 3 30 14 16 6 5 5 26 21 21 55
6 Crusaders 33 16 5 12 59 40 16 9 2 5 33 18 17 7 3 7 26 22 19 53
7 Glenavon 33 14 10 9 56 57 16 6 7 3 28 27 17 8 3 6 28 30 -1 52
8 Ballymena United 33 13 7 13 50 40 17 6 4 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 26 18 10 46
9 Portadown 33 8 6 19 40 65 17 4 3 10 19 26 16 4 3 9 21 39 -25 30
10 Warrenpoint Town 33 6 9 18 32 65 16 2 6 8 19 29 17 4 3 10 13 36 -33 27
11 Carrick Rangers 33 4 8 21 28 77 16 2 5 9 20 33 17 2 3 12 8 44 -49 20
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 4 4 25 18 72 16 3 0 13 11 33 17 1 4 12 7 39 -54 16

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