Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of November 03, 2026

Bangor vs Crusaders: match statistics

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Bangor vs Crusaders: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bangor plays Crusaders in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game is scheduled for November 7, 2026.

Recent form

Bangor has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Crusaders has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Bangor scores 0.86 goals per game and allows 1.86. Crusaders scores 1.43 and allows 2.07. Games in this league average 2.78 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Bangor's games and 64% of Crusaders's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 93%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Crusaders has the higher season xG average, 0.95 to 0.91 per game. Bangor takes 6.4 shots per game, while Crusaders takes 7.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Bangor leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Crusaders leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.93 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bangor's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). For Crusaders, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.78 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 2 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.97)
(3.44)
(3.26)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.86Goals scored / game1.43
BangorCrusaders
1.86Goals allowed / game2.07
BangorCrusaders
42%Average possession43%
BangorCrusaders
2.36Shots on target / game2.71
BangorCrusaders

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

6.36Shots per game7.14
BangorCrusaders
2.36Shots on target2.71
BangorCrusaders
13.5%Shot conversion20%
BangorCrusaders
42%Possession43%
BangorCrusaders
0.91xG for0.95
BangorCrusaders
1.28xG against1.54
BangorCrusaders

Shooting quality

Bangor: Counter-attackingCrusaders: Counter-attacking
BangorCrusaders
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.53

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Bangor is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Bangor · 0.6 pts / game - Crusaders

Bangor
LLDLW
Season result split
14% W21% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-9
0.64 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.62Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Crusaders
LLLLW
Season result split
43% W0% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-8
1.29 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 0.90Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 100%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Crusaders is 66% better for: goals scored per game.

0.86 goals / game - Bangor · 1.43 goals / game - Crusaders

Bangor is 11% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.86 goals / game - Bangor · 2.07 goals / game - Crusaders

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 57% of games (8 of 14 games), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 games).

Crusaders scoring profile: very strong

Crusaders scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 games), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 games).

12Goals scored (season)20
BangorCrusaders
26Goals conceded (season)29
BangorCrusaders
2.71Average goals per game3.5
BangorCrusaders
4Goals scored (last 5)5
BangorCrusaders
7Goals conceded (last 5)15
BangorCrusaders

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal71%
BangorCrusaders
21%2 goals43%
BangorCrusaders
7%3 goals21%
BangorCrusaders
0%4 goals7%
BangorCrusaders

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal93%
BangorCrusaders
64%2 goals57%
BangorCrusaders
29%3 goals29%
BangorCrusaders
7%4 goals21%
BangorCrusaders

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time14%
BangorCrusaders
7%BTTS in both halves0%
BangorCrusaders
14%Scored in both halves21%
BangorCrusaders

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
BangorCrusaders
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
BangorCrusaders
40%BTTS - last 540%
BangorCrusaders

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
BangorCrusaders
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
BangorCrusaders
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
BangorCrusaders

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
BangorCrusaders
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time79%
BangorCrusaders
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
BangorCrusaders

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Crusaders is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / game - Bangor · 1.14 pts / game - Crusaders

Bangor - half-time state
21% leading29% draw50% trailing
Crusaders - half-time state
29% leading29% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per game (1st half)1.14
BangorCrusaders
0.29Goals scored (1st half)0.5
BangorCrusaders
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
BangorCrusaders
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.36
BangorCrusaders
50%Clean sheet before half-time43%
BangorCrusaders
71%No goal before half-time64%
BangorCrusaders

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per game (2nd half)0.86
BangorCrusaders
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
BangorCrusaders
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.21
BangorCrusaders
1.57Average goals (2nd half)2.14
BangorCrusaders
29%Clean sheet after half-time14%
BangorCrusaders
57%No goal after half-time43%
BangorCrusaders

Bangor - second-half results

29% W21% D50% L
13
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 14%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Crusaders - second-half results

14% W43% D43% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bangor - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Crusaders - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game1.21.8
Average goals per game1.42.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-5-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
2
4
16-30
1
3
31-45
4
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
2
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Crusaders
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
3
31-45
2
9
46-60
2
4
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.11
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Crusaders

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
45% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
45%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

BangorLigaCrusaders
Average goals per game• 2.712.78▲ 3.50
Both teams scored▼ 50%53%▲ 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 57%53%▲ 93%
Clean sheets▼ 14%25%▼ 7%
Goal before half-time▲ 71%68%▲ 79%
Goal after half-time▲ 93%86%▲ 93%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.44
Away goals / game
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-8%
Home defensive advantage
+-1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Bangor's perspective: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses against Crusaders. Games average 3.20 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Crusaders
2 : 1
Bangor
Crusaders FC
1 : 1
Bangor FC
Crusaders FC
2 : 2
Bangor FC
Bangor FC
2 : 1
Crusaders FC
Bangor FC
1 : 3
Crusaders FC

FAQ

When do Bangor and Crusaders play?

Bangor face Crusaders on November 7, 2026 in NIFL Premiership. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bangor and Crusaders?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Bangor won 1, Crusaders won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bangor vs Crusaders?

Bangor score 0.86 goals per game on average and Crusaders 1.43. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Bangor's matches and 64% of Crusaders's.

What form are Bangor and Crusaders in?

Over the last 5 games Bangor have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Crusaders 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bangor vs Crusaders?

The statistical background for Bangor vs Crusaders — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.