3rd position in the Premiership table for Crusaders so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Portadown visits Seaview.
- Crusaders has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Portadown has the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premiership
The visiting Portadown played their last game only four days ago, a Premiership match. That game, against Dungannon Swifts, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Portadown.
Crusaders form and stats
Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Crusaders, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership, are 4-0-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Crusaders's previous game was a Premiership match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Glentoran (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Glenavon.
Crusaders have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Seaview with 7 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Crusaders have only let in 1 goal at home.
Portadown form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (9) away in Premiership, are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
182 minutes! That's how long the Portadown goalkeeper Benjamin Pierce and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Ballymena United.
Portadown has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Portadown have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Crusaders won five, Portadown won four and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Crusaders missing players
Portadown missing players
| Crusaders | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 75% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 38% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 60% | 38% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| 38% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 53% | 48% |
- All of Portadown's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crusaders has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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.
- Portadown has the most conceded goals (12) away in Premiership
- Portadown has the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premiership
- Portadown has the most scored goals (9) away in Premiership
- Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portadown 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 | Larne | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Portadown | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 10 | Coleraine | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Glentoran | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 4 |