Betting prediction and preview: Crusaders fancied to be better team when visiting Portadown

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 25.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Shamrock Park (5804 seats)

Portadown will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get at least a point from this grim meeting, against frisky Crusaders.

Insights:
  • Portadown have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premiership
  • Crusaders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 Portadown and Crusaders.

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Portadown form and stats

Portadown's results here at Shamrock Park in the Premiership have been very modest with 0 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Portadown are slowly digging their own grave here at Shamrock Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Ballinamallard United match.

Portadown are returning here after visiting Dungannon Swifts and winning with a 1-3 scoreline. Conaty scored the goal(s). Portadown shared the glory with Dungannon Swifts in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-3. In their previous game, the manager Tipton led his Portadown to a defeat away at Dungannon Swifts. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Shamrock Park.

Before that game, the 0-0 home victory against Coleraine. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Coleraine that ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Coleraine with the scoreline 0-0.

The manager Tipton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Larne in only four days.

Portadown are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Portadown have conceded 18 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Crusaders form and stats

7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Crusaders, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in Premiership, playing as the away team in the Premiership this season. Crusaders love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Crusaders's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Glentoran that finished 1-2. Crusaders's previous game was their home loss versus Glentoran (1-2). The fans enjoyed Crusaders's previous match versus Glentoran (placed 2nd), a 1-2 win played at home.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Warrenpoint Town with the score of 1-0. Preceding that game, the 1-0 draw paying a visit to Warrenpoint Town. Preceding that game, the 1-0 loss visiting Warrenpoint Town's place.

After this away game Crusaders return home for a Premiership game against Glenavon. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Crusaders find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Crusaders are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Crusaders - Portadown 2-0 was the end result in these squads' last head to head match, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - two - eight (Portadown wins - draws - Crusaders wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrusadersB. Kennedy
B. Kennedy
8 goals
CrusadersP. Heatley
P. Heatley
6 goals
CrusadersA. Lecky
A. Lecky
4 goals

Portadown missing players

Crusaders missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portadown Crusaders
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 12 22
2 0 0 Won W 4 7 12
7 6 2 Drew D 0 1 3
14 5 1 Lost L 0 4 7
21 11 3 Scored S 9 15 30
49 18 4 Conceded C 2 8 15
91% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 91%
74% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 58% 64%
57% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 17% 27%
57% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 8% 14%
22% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 5%
52% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 8% 18%
13% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 75% 58% 55%
43% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 36%
 
4.4 3.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.1 5.1
7.3 9.1 13.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.3 5.4
2 1.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.5
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.3 8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 9.9 9.6
2.7 2.7 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4
34% 37% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 28% 34%
 
10.6 9.3 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7.9 7.1
5.1 4.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.1
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Crusaders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premiership
  • Crusaders have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
  • Crusaders have the most clean sheets (7) away in Premiership
  • Portadown have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Portadown have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premiership
  • Portadown have yet to win a game at home.

  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 23 15 7 1 43 11 12 8 4 0 20 4 11 7 3 1 23 7 32 52
2 Glentoran 23 15 4 4 46 24 11 6 2 3 24 16 12 9 2 1 22 8 22 49
3 Cliftonville 23 14 5 4 35 17 12 10 0 2 21 8 11 4 5 2 14 9 18 47
4 Crusaders 22 12 3 7 30 15 10 5 2 3 15 7 12 7 1 4 15 8 15 39
5 Larne 23 11 5 7 39 27 12 5 4 3 17 10 11 6 1 4 22 17 12 38
6 Coleraine 22 9 7 6 33 17 11 6 3 2 16 5 11 3 4 4 17 12 16 34
7 Ballymena United 23 11 1 11 26 30 11 7 1 3 17 11 12 4 0 8 9 19 -4 34
8 Glenavon 22 7 5 10 26 29 10 3 1 6 7 15 12 4 4 4 19 14 -3 26
9 Dungannon Swifts 23 7 1 15 31 58 12 3 1 8 17 32 11 4 0 7 14 26 -27 22
10 Carrick Rangers 23 5 5 13 17 37 12 3 2 7 9 20 11 2 3 6 8 17 -20 20
11 Portadown 23 2 7 14 21 49 11 0 6 5 11 18 12 2 1 9 10 31 -28 13
12 Warrenpoint Town 22 2 2 18 17 50 12 1 0 11 11 33 10 1 2 7 6 17 -33 8

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 23 15 7 1 43 11 12 8 4 0 20 4 11 7 3 1 23 7 32 52
2 Glentoran 23 15 4 4 46 24 11 6 2 3 24 16 12 9 2 1 22 8 22 49
3 Cliftonville 23 14 5 4 35 17 12 10 0 2 21 8 11 4 5 2 14 9 18 47
4 Crusaders 22 12 3 7 30 15 10 5 2 3 15 7 12 7 1 4 15 8 15 39
5 Larne 23 11 5 7 39 27 12 5 4 3 17 10 11 6 1 4 22 17 12 38
6 Coleraine 22 9 7 6 33 17 11 6 3 2 16 5 11 3 4 4 17 12 16 34
7 Ballymena United 23 11 1 11 26 30 11 7 1 3 17 11 12 4 0 8 9 19 -4 34
8 Glenavon 22 7 5 10 26 29 10 3 1 6 7 15 12 4 4 4 19 14 -3 26
9 Dungannon Swifts 23 7 1 15 31 58 12 3 1 8 17 32 11 4 0 7 14 26 -27 22
10 Carrick Rangers 23 5 5 13 17 37 12 3 2 7 9 20 11 2 3 6 8 17 -20 20
11 Portadown 23 2 7 14 21 49 11 0 6 5 11 18 12 2 1 9 10 31 -28 13
12 Warrenpoint Town 22 2 2 18 17 50 12 1 0 11 11 33 10 1 2 7 6 17 -33 8

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