It's advantage Linfield so far with their 1st position in the Premiership table, welcoming Crusaders who are placed 6th.
- Linfield have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premiership
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield, who have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership, have been very solid at home in the Premiership so far, with 44 points collected from 17 matches (14-2-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Linfield has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Windsor Park. We remember; it was Glentoran.
Linfield drew their last game, 0-0 away at Glentoran. Heartbreak before that as Linfield lost 2-3 at Glenavon's place.
Linfield are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (49 goals in 17 games). Linfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Windsor Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 17 matches.
Crusaders form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Crusaders playing as the away team in the Premiership this season.
The manager S. Baxter was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground Seaview. Crusaders suffered a 1-3 loss to Larne. Prior to that result Crusaders won their away game at Dungannon Swifts. The scoreline was 2-0.
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. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Linfield and Crusaders have met before this season: Crusaders - Linfield 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Linfield, two draws and one win for Crusaders. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Lavery 22 goals | A. Waterworth 14 goals | J. Stewart 12 goals |
Linfield missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Linfield | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 22 | 14 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 76 | 49 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 26 | 60 |
| 34 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 43 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| 65% | 65% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 65% | 65% |
| 32% | 35% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 38% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| 56% | 35% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 65% | 59% |
| 41% | 59% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 29% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 10.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 51% | 55% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 41% |
- Crusaders have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premiership
- Crusaders have the most points from losing position (18) in Premiership
- Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the most points (44) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals (49) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals (76) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Premiership
- Linfield have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+40) at home in Premiership
- Linfield have the the best goal difference (+42) 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 |