Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 03 November 2026

Bangor vs Crusaders: match statistics

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Bangor vs Crusaders: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bangor play Crusaders in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 7 November 2026.

Current form

Bangor: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Crusaders: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bangor scores 0.86 and concedes 1.86 goals per match. Crusaders scores 1.43 and concedes 2.07. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bangor 50%, Crusaders 64%. Over 2.5: Bangor 57%, Crusaders 93%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Crusaders has higher xG: 0.95 vs 0.91. Bangor: 6.4 shots per match, Crusaders: 7.1.

Match halves

Bangor: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.57. Crusaders: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Bangor: 46-60 (4 goals). Crusaders: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-2. Average goals 3.20, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.97)
(3.44)
(3.26)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

0.86Goals scored / match1.43
BangorCrusaders
1.86Goals conceded / match2.07
BangorCrusaders
42%Average possession43%
BangorCrusaders
2.36Shots on target / match2.71
BangorCrusaders

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

6.36Shots per match7.14
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Bangor
LLDLW
Season result split
14% W21% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-9
0.64 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Bangor is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

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

Crusaders scoring profile: very strong

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

12Goals scored (season)20
BangorCrusaders
26Goals conceded (season)29
BangorCrusaders
2.71Average goals in match3.5
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

Match 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 / match - Bangor · 1.14 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 21% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.8
Average goals in match1.42.6
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

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BangorLigaCrusaders
Average goals in match• 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-8%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (5): Bangor 1 - 2 - 2 Crusaders. Average goals 3.20, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 7 November 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.