Crusaders vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crusaders play Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

Crusaders: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Portadown: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.26 and concedes 2.13 goals per match. Portadown scores 1.16 and concedes 1.74. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 50%, Portadown 53%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 63%, Portadown 61%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Crusaders has higher xG: 1.25 vs 1.19. Crusaders: 9.7 shots per match, Portadown: 8.8.

Match halves

Crusaders: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.58. Portadown: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 31-45+ (11 goals). Portadown: 76-90+ (13 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

3 H2H matches: 1-1-1. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
CrusadersPortadown
8Shots15
CrusadersPortadown
2Shots on target7
CrusadersPortadown
1.06xG1.82
CrusadersPortadown
6Corners6
CrusadersPortadown
56Dangerous attacks52
CrusadersPortadown
9Fouls13
CrusadersPortadown
1Cards2
CrusadersPortadown

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.

CrusadersPortadown
1.26Goals scored / match1.16
CrusadersPortadown
2.13Goals conceded / match1.74
CrusadersPortadown
48%Average possession45%
CrusadersPortadown
3.45Shots on target / match3.58
CrusadersPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.68Shots per match8.84
CrusadersPortadown
3.45Shots on target3.58
CrusadersPortadown
13%Shot conversion13.1%
CrusadersPortadown
48%Possession45%
CrusadersPortadown
1.25xG for1.19
CrusadersPortadown
1.89xG against1.61
CrusadersPortadown

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Efficient finishingPortadown: Counter-attacking
CrusadersPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)36%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.32

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.

Crusaders is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Crusaders · 1.6 pts / match - Portadown

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%
Portadown
DDLWW
Season result split
34% W13% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-20
1.16 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-12
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 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.

Crusaders is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - Crusaders · 1.16 goals / match - Portadown

Portadown is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.13 goals / match - Crusaders · 1.74 goals / match - Portadown

Crusaders scoring profile: very strong

Crusaders scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

Portadown scoring profile: very strong

Portadown scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

48Goals scored (season)44
CrusadersPortadown
81Goals conceded (season)66
CrusadersPortadown
3.39Average goals in match2.89
CrusadersPortadown
10Goals scored (last 5)8
CrusadersPortadown
9Goals conceded (last 5)9
CrusadersPortadown

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal66%
CrusadersPortadown
42%2 goals32%
CrusadersPortadown
16%3 goals11%
CrusadersPortadown
5%4 goals8%
CrusadersPortadown

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal84%
CrusadersPortadown
58%2 goals47%
CrusadersPortadown
32%3 goals29%
CrusadersPortadown
26%4 goals13%
CrusadersPortadown

* 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-time16%
CrusadersPortadown
5%BTTS in both halves3%
CrusadersPortadown
29%Scored in both halves16%
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BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
CrusadersPortadown
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
CrusadersPortadown
60%BTTS - last 580%
CrusadersPortadown

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-time66%
CrusadersPortadown
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
CrusadersPortadown
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
CrusadersPortadown

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
CrusadersPortadown
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
CrusadersPortadown
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
CrusadersPortadown

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.

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

1.13 pts / match - Crusaders · 1.34 pts / match - Portadown

Crusaders - half-time state
32% leading18% draw50% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
32% leading39% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.34
CrusadersPortadown
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.47
CrusadersPortadown
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
CrusadersPortadown
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.16
CrusadersPortadown
39%Clean sheet before half-time58%
CrusadersPortadown
58%No goal before half-time61%
CrusadersPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.03
CrusadersPortadown
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
CrusadersPortadown
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
CrusadersPortadown
1.87Average goals (2nd half)1.74
CrusadersPortadown
34%Clean sheet after half-time32%
CrusadersPortadown
50%No goal after half-time58%
CrusadersPortadown

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.

Portadown - second-half results

26% W24% R50% P
51
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding106%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Portadown - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.400.80
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
5
11
16-30
8
9
31-45
5
14
46-60
8
13
61-75
13
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 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%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.42
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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

CrusadersLigaPortadown
Average goals in match 3.392.94 2.89
Both teams scored 50%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%56% 61%
Clean sheets 16%26% 16%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 66%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 87%

^ 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 (3): Crusaders 1 - 1 - 1 Portadown. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Crusaders vs Portadown?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Crusaders 0:4 Portadown. 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 Portadown?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Crusaders won 1, Portadown won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Portadown?

Crusaders score 1.26 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.16. 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 53% of Portadown's.

What form are Crusaders and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Portadown 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Crusaders vs Portadown: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.