A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Linfield and Crusaders should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Linfield form and stats
Home games in the Premiership have been a walk in the park for Linfield so far, with 24 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Linfield has won their last four matches. Linfield has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Coleraine.
Linfield are confident in defense, having played 321 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Linfield in their previous game, a Premiership match away at Warrenpoint Town (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cliftonville in a game that was won 1-0.
Linfield are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 9 matches. Linfield are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Crusaders form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Crusaders, who have the most scored goals (46) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 5-4-1 so far. Crusaders are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Glentoran (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Premiership match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Ballymena United.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Crusaders are regular goalscorers on their travels. Crusaders have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Crusaders - Linfield 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Linfield won 3, Crusaders won 6 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Cooper
8 goals
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S. Lavery
8 goals
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P. Heatley
8 goals
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Linfield missing players
Crusaders missing players
| Linfield | Crusaders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 24 | 46 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 61% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 28% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 7.1 | 8 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | 94 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 95 | 218 |
| 61 | 38 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 42 | 97 |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 38% | 35% |
- Crusaders has the most scored goals (24) away
- Crusaders has the most scored goals (46)
- Crusaders has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Crusaders has the the best goal difference (+14) away
- Crusaders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Crusaders have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Linfield has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Linfield has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Linfield has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Linfield has the most clean sheets (10)
- Linfield has the most points (24) at home
- Linfield has the most scored goals (26) at home
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (22)
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+20) at home
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+30)
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Linfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 39 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| 6 | Larne | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 28 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 33 | -19 | 23 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -29 | 17 |
| 11 | Institute | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -29 | 12 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 36 | -48 | 9 |