Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Crusaders - Larne!
- Crusaders has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premiership
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.
Crusaders form and stats
This stadium, Seaview, has been a fortress for Crusaders in the Premiership so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-0.
Crusaders shared the glory with Cliftonville in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ahead of that match, Crusaders won a home game hosting Warrenpoint Town (4-0).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Crusaders have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Crusaders as they are travelling to their away game against Portadown in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.
Crusaders are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Crusaders have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Larne form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premiership, on their Premiership travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
The manager T. Lynch was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground Inver Park. Larne suffered a 0-1 loss to Ballymena United (placed 4th). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Linfield.
Larne are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Larne are hosting Coleraine in the Premiership only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Larne have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Larne are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Larne - Crusaders 2-1 earlier this season. Last nine meetings between the teams: Crusaders won four, Larne won two and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. McDaid 7 goals |  P. Heatley 5 goals | J. Owens 5 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Larne missing players
| Crusaders | Larne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 16 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 91% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 73% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 45% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 50% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.8 | 10.4 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 35% |
- Crusaders has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders has the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Premiership
- 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 Larne have scored away.
- Crusaders have scored in all their matches so far.
- Crusaders have won all their matches at home so far.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premiership
- Larne has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premiership
- Larne have not yet lost a game away.
- Larne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Larne is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Larne | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Portadown | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 8 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 4 |