Crusaders will want to operate their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 7 points behind Linfield.
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
The visiting Linfield played their last game only four days ago, a Irish League Cup match. That game, against Ballymena United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Linfield.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added mental strain and importance.
Crusaders form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Crusaders have to build on here at Seaview in the Premiership.
Crusaders lost their last game at Larne (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Warrenpoint Town.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Crusaders as they are travelling to their away game against Carrick Rangers in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Crusaders in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Crusaders have conceded only 3 goals.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield have an excellent away record in the Premiership so far with 3-3-0 from 6 games. Things are running smoothly for Linfield who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Crusaders.
The Linfield goalkeeper Chris Johns is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Linfield are travelling again after losing away to Ballymena United in their previous match (1-3).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Portadown.The travelling fans enjoy Linfield's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Linfield's manager D. Healy has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Linfield - Crusaders 2-0 was the end result in these teams' previous h2h fixture, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Crusaders wins - draws - Linfield wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Manzinga 8 goals |  M. Green 4 goals |   B. Kennedy 3 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Linfield missing players
| Crusaders | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 62% | 55% |
| 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 2.8 |
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield have not yet lost a game.
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premiership
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+16) in Premiership
- Linfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Cliftonville | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Larne | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Linfield | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 6 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -21 | 3 |