Glentoran vs Crusaders betting preview

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Oval (26556 seats)

Glentoran have performed better than Crusaders so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership
  • Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Glentoran and Crusaders.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Glentoran form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Oval as Glentoran, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership, have scored 35 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 11-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Glentoran, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Larne away with the result 1-0. C. McMenamin found the net in that victory.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Cliftonville (0-2).

Goals decide football matches and Glentoran are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Glentoran are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Oval in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 16 matches.

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Crusaders form and stats

As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Crusaders have produced an overall stat of 7-3-7 so far.

Crusaders are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Cliftonville.

A 0-1 loss hosting Coleraine before that.

Crusaders are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 17 away games so far. As opposed to that, Crusaders have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Glentoran and Crusaders have met before this season: Glentoran - Crusaders 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Glentoran wins - draws - Crusaders wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GlentoranJ. Donnelly
J. Donnelly
17 goals
GlentoranR. McDaid
R. McDaid
12 goals
GlentoranR. Donnelly
R. Donnelly
10 goals

Glentoran missing players

Crusaders missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Glentoran Crusaders
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 6 19 37
19 11 2 Won W 0 7 16
11 6 2 Drew D 2 4 6
7 2 1 Lost L 4 8 15
63 36 7 Scored S 6 28 62
32 14 6 Conceded C 12 26 48
92% 84% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 74% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 78%
41% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 63% 62%
30% 37% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 38%
14% 16% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 11%
46% 42% 60% BTTS BTTS 83% 68% 59%
41% 47% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 27%
22% 26% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 11% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.8 10.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.9 9.8
4.8 5.1 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.1 4.1
36% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 40%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Glentoran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Glentoran have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Glentoran have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most clean sheets (15) in Premiership
  • Glentoran have the most matches under the total-line (22) in Premiership

  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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