Crusaders vs Coleraine: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Crusaders played against Coleraine in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Crusaders has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Coleraine has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Crusaders scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 1.88. Coleraine scores 2.06 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Crusaders's games and 59% of Coleraine's. The Over 2.5 rates are 69% and 65%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Coleraine has the higher season xG average, 1.82 to 1.24 per game. Crusaders takes 10.6 shots per game, while Coleraine takes 14.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Crusaders leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. Coleraine leads at halftime in 47% and scores 1.24 after halftime.

When the teams score

Crusaders's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Coleraine, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

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

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

CrusadersColeraine
1.5Goals scored / game2.06
CrusadersColeraine
1.88Goals allowed / game0.88
CrusadersColeraine
51%Average possession64%
CrusadersColeraine
3.63Shots on target / game6.18
CrusadersColeraine

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.63Shots per game14.29
CrusadersColeraine
3.63Shots on target6.18
CrusadersColeraine
14.1%Shot conversion14.4%
CrusadersColeraine
51%Possession64%
CrusadersColeraine
1.24xG for1.82
CrusadersColeraine
1.93xG against0.92
CrusadersColeraine

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Efficient finishingColeraine: Dominant
CrusadersColeraine
Accuracy (shots on target)34%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.33

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

Crusaders is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Crusaders · 1 pts / game - Coleraine

Crusaders
LWWDL
Season result split
31% W13% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-9
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 2.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Coleraine
DWDLL
Season result split
59% W18% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-4
1.94 pts / game · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 37% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Crusaders · 2.06 goals / game - Coleraine

Coleraine is 114% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.88 goals / game - Crusaders · 0.88 goals / game - Coleraine

Crusaders scoring profile: strong

Crusaders scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Coleraine keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 meczów).

Coleraine scoring profile: very strong

Coleraine scores in 88% of games (15 of 17 meczów), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 16 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)35
CrusadersColeraine
30Goals conceded (season)15
CrusadersColeraine
3.38Average goals per game2.94
CrusadersColeraine
8Goals scored (last 5)9
CrusadersColeraine
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
CrusadersColeraine

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal88%
CrusadersColeraine
50%2 goals59%
CrusadersColeraine
25%3 goals29%
CrusadersColeraine
6%4 goals24%
CrusadersColeraine

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal65%
CrusadersColeraine
56%2 goals24%
CrusadersColeraine
25%3 goals0%
CrusadersColeraine
19%4 goals0%
CrusadersColeraine

* 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.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time6%
CrusadersColeraine
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CrusadersColeraine
31%Scored in both halves41%
CrusadersColeraine

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
CrusadersColeraine
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
CrusadersColeraine
60%BTTS - last 580%
CrusadersColeraine

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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
CrusadersColeraine
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
CrusadersColeraine
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
CrusadersColeraine

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CrusadersColeraine
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
CrusadersColeraine
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
CrusadersColeraine

Game 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 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Crusaders · 1.71 pts / game - Coleraine

Crusaders - half-time state
44% leading13% draw44% trailing
Coleraine - half-time state
47% leading29% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)1.71
CrusadersColeraine
0.81Goals scored (1st half)0.82
CrusadersColeraine
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
CrusadersColeraine
1.69Average goals (1st half)1.29
CrusadersColeraine
38%Clean sheet before half-time71%
CrusadersColeraine
56%No goal before half-time47%
CrusadersColeraine

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per game (2nd half)2.12
CrusadersColeraine
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)1.24
CrusadersColeraine
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
CrusadersColeraine
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.65
CrusadersColeraine
31%Clean sheet after half-time65%
CrusadersColeraine
44%No goal after half-time24%
CrusadersColeraine

Crusaders - second-half results

25% W44% D31% L
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 31%. 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.

Coleraine - second-half results

59% W35% D6% L
29
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 59%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Crusaders - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Coleraine - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.20
Goals scored / game0.21.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Crusaders
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
6
10
31-45
3
4
46-60
5
3
61-75
3
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Coleraine
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
8
5
31-45
6
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
10
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.16
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
119%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Crusaders

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
153%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Coleraine

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.90
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
167%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.94
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CrusadersLigaColeraine
Average goals per game 3.382.65 2.94
Both teams scored 56%46% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%49% 65%
Clean sheets 13%28% 35%
Goal before half-time 88%76% 76%
Goal after half-time 88%78% 82%

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

2.65
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. ColeraineGoalJamie Glackin
  2. CrusadersSubstitutionOn: Elliot DunlopOff: Odhrán McCart
  3. CrusadersYellow cardElliot Dunlop
  4. ColeraineSubstitutionOn: Kodi Lyons-FosterOff: Dean Jarvis
  5. ColeraineYellow cardLyndon Kane
  6. CrusadersSubstitutionOn: Finley ThorndikeOff: Josh Williamson
  7. ColeraineSubstitutionOn: Cameron StewartOff: Jamie Glackin
  8. ColeraineYellow cardJamie McGonigle
  9. ColeraineGoalJamie McGonigle

Head-to-head

Record from Crusaders's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Coleraine. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

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 do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Coleraine?

Crusaders score 1.50 goals per game on average and Coleraine 2.06. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Crusaders's matches and 59% of Coleraine's.

What form are Crusaders and Coleraine in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Coleraine 1-2-2 (1.00 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.