Crusaders host Portadown for another exciting Premiership game here at Seaview.
- Crusaders have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (6) away in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Crusaders and Portadown.
Crusaders form and stats
Perfect Premiership season at home so far for Crusaders 2 wins from 2 appearances. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Crusaders after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Crusaders's last game was hosting Portadown (placed 12th) and winning 2-1.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Glentoran.At Seaview, Crusaders has the goal stats of 7-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Portadown form and stats
No Premiership points yet away for Portadown, from their first 2 matches. Recent form does not give Portadown much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Crusaders will be a tough nut to crack.
There might be some fixture complaints from Portadown as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Crusaders.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Coleraine.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Portadown we find 11 games. Results are 0 Portadown wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats.
Portadown have the goal stats of 1-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest games featuring these opponents have all ended as Crusaders victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.Here's the final score when the squads met previously this campaign; Crusaders - Portadown 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Heatley 2 goals | B. Kennedy 2 goals | P. Lowry 1 goals |
Crusaders missing players
Portadown missing players
| Crusaders | Portadown | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 5.7 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.7 | 6.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 13 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
- Crusaders have the most points (6) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most scored goals (7) at home in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Premiership
- Portadown have the most conceded goals (6) away in Premiership
- Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Premiership
| Crusaders | Last season | Portadown | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 14 | 23 | ||
| 60 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 44 | 72 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 66% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 42% | ||
| 13% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 39% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 39% | ||
| 42% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 18% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 50% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 7 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coleraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Linfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Larne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| 12 | Portadown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 83 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 82 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 71 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 68 |
| 5 | Larne | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 62 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 51 |
