Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipSeaviewData current as of 21 October 2026

Crusaders vs Coleraine: match statistics

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Crusaders vs Coleraine: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crusaders play Coleraine in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Seaview.

Current form

Crusaders: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Coleraine: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.33 and concedes 1.92 goals per match. Coleraine scores 2.17 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 67%, Coleraine 58%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 92%, Coleraine 67%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Coleraine has higher xG: 1.70 vs 0.95. Crusaders: 7.3 shots per match, Coleraine: 13.6.

Match halves

Crusaders: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.75. Coleraine: half-time lead 58%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 76-90+ (6 goals). Coleraine: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-4. Average goals 4.25, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(9.25)
(5.45)
(1.23)

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.

CrusadersColeraine
1.33Goals scored / match2.17
CrusadersColeraine
1.92Goals conceded / match1
CrusadersColeraine
45%Average possession61%
CrusadersColeraine
2.5Shots on target / match5.67
CrusadersColeraine

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

7.25Shots per match13.58
CrusadersColeraine
2.5Shots on target5.67
CrusadersColeraine
18.4%Shot conversion16%
CrusadersColeraine
45%Possession61%
CrusadersColeraine
0.95xG for1.7
CrusadersColeraine
1.47xG against0.93
CrusadersColeraine

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Counter-attackingColeraine: Efficient finishing
CrusadersColeraine
Accuracy (shots on target)34%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.530.38

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.

Coleraine is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Crusaders · 2.4 pts / match - Coleraine

Crusaders
LWLLL
Season result split
42% W0% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-7
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 0.76Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Coleraine
WLWWW
Season result split
83% W8% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-1-1
2.58 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-0-0
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Coleraine is 63% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Crusaders · 2.17 goals / match - Coleraine

Coleraine is 92% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.92 goals / match - Crusaders · 1 goals / match - Coleraine

Crusaders scoring profile: strong

Crusaders scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Coleraine keeps a clean sheet in 42% (5 of 12 matches).

Coleraine scoring profile: very strong

Coleraine scores in 92% of matches (11 of 12 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 12 matches).

16Goals scored (season)26
CrusadersColeraine
23Goals conceded (season)12
CrusadersColeraine
3.25Average goals in match3.17
CrusadersColeraine
3Goals scored (last 5)9
CrusadersColeraine
11Goals conceded (last 5)7
CrusadersColeraine

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal92%
CrusadersColeraine
42%2 goals67%
CrusadersColeraine
17%3 goals50%
CrusadersColeraine
0%4 goals8%
CrusadersColeraine

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal58%
CrusadersColeraine
58%2 goals33%
CrusadersColeraine
25%3 goals8%
CrusadersColeraine
17%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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time8%
CrusadersColeraine
0%BTTS in both halves8%
CrusadersColeraine
25%Scored in both halves42%
CrusadersColeraine

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
CrusadersColeraine
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
CrusadersColeraine
40%BTTS - last 560%
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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
CrusadersColeraine
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
CrusadersColeraine
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
CrusadersColeraine

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
CrusadersColeraine
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
CrusadersColeraine
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
CrusadersColeraine

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.

Coleraine is 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

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

Crusaders - half-time state
33% leading25% draw42% trailing
Coleraine - half-time state
58% leading25% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)2
CrusadersColeraine
0.58Goals scored (1st half)1
CrusadersColeraine
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
CrusadersColeraine
1.33Average goals (1st half)1.33
CrusadersColeraine
42%Clean sheet before half-time75%
CrusadersColeraine
58%No goal before half-time42%
CrusadersColeraine

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per match (2nd half)1.75
CrusadersColeraine
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
CrusadersColeraine
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
CrusadersColeraine
1.92Average goals (2nd half)1.83
CrusadersColeraine
17%Clean sheet after half-time42%
CrusadersColeraine
42%No goal after half-time25%
CrusadersColeraine

Crusaders - second-half results

8% W50% D42% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. 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.

Coleraine - second-half results

42% W50% D8% L
24
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 58% of matches and wins 83%. 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.

Crusaders - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Coleraine - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Crusaders
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
2
1
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
8
46-60
2
4
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Coleraine
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
0
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
1
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 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.
-0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.45
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.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Coleraine

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.77
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
158%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

CrusadersLigaColeraine
Average goals in match▲ 3.252.71▲ 3.17
Both teams scored▲ 67%49%▲ 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 92%53%▲ 67%
Clean sheets▼ 8%28%▲ 42%
Goal before half-time▲ 83%69%▲ 75%
Goal after half-time▲ 92%84%▼ 75%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+-2%
Home attack advantage
+-2%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Crusaders 0 - 0 - 4 Coleraine. Average goals 4.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Crusaders and Coleraine play?

Crusaders face Coleraine on 24 October 2026 in NIFL Premiership at Seaview. 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 Crusaders and Coleraine?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Crusaders won 0, Coleraine won 4 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Coleraine?

Crusaders score 1.33 goals per game on average and Coleraine 2.17. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Crusaders's matches and 58% of Coleraine's.

What form are Crusaders and Coleraine in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Coleraine 4-0-1 (2.40 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.