Crusaders vs Coleraine: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crusaders play Coleraine in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Crusaders: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Coleraine: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.26 and concedes 2.13 goals per match. Coleraine scores 2.18 and concedes 0.97. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 50%, Coleraine 58%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 63%, Coleraine 61%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Coleraine has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.25. Crusaders: 9.7 shots per match, Coleraine: 13.9.

Match halves

Crusaders: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.58. Coleraine: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 1.32.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 31-45+ (11 goals). Coleraine: 76-90+ (20 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
CrusadersColeraine
7Shots13
CrusadersColeraine
1Shots on target5
CrusadersColeraine
0.83xG1.62
CrusadersColeraine
4Corners3
CrusadersColeraine
43Dangerous attacks62
CrusadersColeraine
11Fouls13
CrusadersColeraine
2Cards2
CrusadersColeraine

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CrusadersColeraine
1.26Goals scored / match2.18
CrusadersColeraine
2.13Goals conceded / match0.97
CrusadersColeraine
48%Average possession60%
CrusadersColeraine
3.45Shots on target / match6
CrusadersColeraine

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.68Shots per match13.95
CrusadersColeraine
3.45Shots on target6
CrusadersColeraine
13%Shot conversion15.7%
CrusadersColeraine
48%Possession60%
CrusadersColeraine
1.25xG for1.72
CrusadersColeraine
1.89xG against1.08
CrusadersColeraine

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Efficient finishingColeraine: Efficient finishing
CrusadersColeraine
Accuracy (shots on target)36%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Coleraine is 50% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Crusaders · 3 pts / match - Coleraine

Crusaders
LDWWW
Season result split
26% W16% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-22
0.95 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-11
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Coleraine
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
66% W13% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
25-5-8
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +46
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-4-6
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 4.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow 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.

Coleraine is 73% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - Crusaders · 2.18 goals / match - Coleraine

Coleraine is 120% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.13 goals / match - Crusaders · 0.97 goals / match - Coleraine

Crusaders scoring profile: strong

Crusaders scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Coleraine keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Coleraine scoring profile: very strong

Coleraine scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

48Goals scored (season)83
CrusadersColeraine
81Goals conceded (season)37
CrusadersColeraine
3.39Average goals in match3.16
CrusadersColeraine
10Goals scored (last 5)21
CrusadersColeraine
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
CrusadersColeraine

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal89%
CrusadersColeraine
42%2 goals61%
CrusadersColeraine
16%3 goals32%
CrusadersColeraine
5%4 goals21%
CrusadersColeraine

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal66%
CrusadersColeraine
58%2 goals26%
CrusadersColeraine
32%3 goals5%
CrusadersColeraine
26%4 goals0%
CrusadersColeraine

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time13%
CrusadersColeraine
5%BTTS in both halves0%
CrusadersColeraine
29%Scored in both halves37%
CrusadersColeraine

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
CrusadersColeraine
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
CrusadersColeraine
60%BTTS - last 580%
CrusadersColeraine

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
CrusadersColeraine
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
CrusadersColeraine
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
CrusadersColeraine

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CrusadersColeraine
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
CrusadersColeraine
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
CrusadersColeraine

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Coleraine is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Crusaders · 1.66 pts / match - Coleraine

Crusaders - half-time state
32% leading18% draw50% trailing
Coleraine - half-time state
45% leading32% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.66
CrusadersColeraine
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.87
CrusadersColeraine
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
CrusadersColeraine
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.39
CrusadersColeraine
39%Clean sheet before half-time63%
CrusadersColeraine
58%No goal before half-time45%
CrusadersColeraine

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)2.08
CrusadersColeraine
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)1.32
CrusadersColeraine
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
CrusadersColeraine
1.87Average goals (2nd half)1.76
CrusadersColeraine
34%Clean sheet after half-time68%
CrusadersColeraine
50%No goal after half-time29%
CrusadersColeraine

Crusaders - second-half results

26% W29% R45% P
43
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-27
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Coleraine - second-half results

61% W26% R13% P
63
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
79
Second-half points
+33
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.66
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 66%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crusaders - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match1.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Coleraine - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.203.00
Goals scored / match2.02.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match2.82.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+6+9
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 10

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Crusaders
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
8
6
16-30
11
18
31-45
9
14
46-60
6
11
61-75
7
24
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (24). Late-goal balance (76-90): -17 - late phases are a weakness.

Coleraine
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
9
6
16-30
16
9
31-45
18
3
46-60
12
5
61-75
20
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+53%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crusaders

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Coleraine

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.89
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CrusadersLigaColeraine
Average goals in match 3.392.94 3.16
Both teams scored 50%52% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%56% 61%
Clean sheets 16%26% 34%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 82%

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

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Crusaders 0 - 0 - 2 Coleraine. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Coleraine FC
5 : 1
Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC
0 : 4
Coleraine FC

FAQ

What was the result of Crusaders vs Coleraine?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Crusaders 0:2 Coleraine. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Crusaders won 0, Coleraine won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Coleraine?

Crusaders score 1.26 goals per game on average and Coleraine 2.18. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Crusaders's matches and 58% of Coleraine's.

What form are Crusaders and Coleraine in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Coleraine 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Crusaders vs Coleraine — 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.