Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipSeaviewData current as of 08 September 2026

Crusaders vs Limavady United: match statistics

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Crusaders vs Limavady United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crusaders play Limavady United in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 12 September 2026. Venue: Seaview.

Current form

Crusaders: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Limavady United: 0-0-4, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.80 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Limavady United scores 0.25 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 100%, Limavady United 25%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 100%, Limavady United 25%. League level: BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Crusaders has higher xG: 1.18 vs 1.08. Crusaders: 9.8 shots per match, Limavady United: 10.8.

Match halves

Crusaders: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 0.80. Limavady United: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.25.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 31-45+ (3 goals). Limavady United: 46-60 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.13)
(3.40)
(3.05)

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.

CrusadersLimavady United
1.8Goals scored / match0.25
CrusadersLimavady United
2Goals conceded / match2
CrusadersLimavady United
38%Average possession40%
CrusadersLimavady United
4.2Shots on target / match3.25
CrusadersLimavady United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.8Shots per match10.75
CrusadersLimavady United
4.2Shots on target3.25
CrusadersLimavady United
18.4%Shot conversion2.3%
CrusadersLimavady United
38%Possession40%
CrusadersLimavady United
1.18xG for1.08
CrusadersLimavady United
1.78xG against1.83
CrusadersLimavady United

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Counter-attackingLimavady United: Balanced
CrusadersLimavady United
Accuracy (shots on target)43%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.08

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
LWWWL
Season result split
60% W0% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Limavady United
LLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-4
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-4
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

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 620% better for: goals scored per match.

1.8 goals / match - Crusaders · 0.25 goals / match - Limavady United

Crusaders scoring profile: very strong

Crusaders scores in 100% of matches (5 of 5 matches), while Limavady United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

Limavady United scoring profile: strong

Limavady United scores in 25% of matches (1 of 4 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 matches).

9Goals scored (season)1
CrusadersLimavady United
10Goals conceded (season)8
CrusadersLimavady United
3.8Average goals in match2.25
CrusadersLimavady United
9Goals scored (last 5)1
CrusadersLimavady United
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
CrusadersLimavady United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal25%
CrusadersLimavady United
60%2 goals0%
CrusadersLimavady United
20%3 goals0%
CrusadersLimavady United
0%4 goals0%
CrusadersLimavady United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
CrusadersLimavady United
60%2 goals100%
CrusadersLimavady United
20%3 goals0%
CrusadersLimavady United
20%4 goals0%
CrusadersLimavady United

* 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.

41%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time0%
CrusadersLimavady United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CrusadersLimavady United
40%Scored in both halves0%
CrusadersLimavady United

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
CrusadersLimavady United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CrusadersLimavady United
100%BTTS - last 525%
CrusadersLimavady United

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
CrusadersLimavady United
60%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
CrusadersLimavady United
40%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CrusadersLimavady United

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
CrusadersLimavady United
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
CrusadersLimavady United
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CrusadersLimavady United

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.

Crusaders is 620% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - Crusaders · 0.25 pts / match - Limavady United

Crusaders - half-time state
60% leading0% draw40% trailing
Limavady United - half-time state
0% leading25% draw75% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)0.25
CrusadersLimavady United
1Goals scored (1st half)0
CrusadersLimavady United
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
CrusadersLimavady United
2Average goals (1st half)1
CrusadersLimavady United
40%Clean sheet before half-time25%
CrusadersLimavady United
40%No goal before half-time100%
CrusadersLimavady United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.8Points per match (2nd half)0.75
CrusadersLimavady United
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.25
CrusadersLimavady United
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
CrusadersLimavady United
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.25
CrusadersLimavady United
20%Clean sheet after half-time25%
CrusadersLimavady United
20%No goal after half-time75%
CrusadersLimavady United

Crusaders - second-half results

0% W80% R20% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Limavady United - second-half results

25% W0% R75% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.25
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crusaders - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.01.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Limavady United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.250.75
Goals scored / match0.00.3
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.3
1 goal75%100%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet25%25%
No goal100%75%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 25% draw - 75% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 0% draw - 75% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
1
5
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
0
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
2
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Limavady United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
3
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
4
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). 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

3.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
-0.60
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.
+2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
162%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Limavady United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.83
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
16%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
180%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

CrusadersLigaLimavady United
Average goals in match 3.802.63 2.25
Both teams scored 100%41% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%56% 25%
Clean sheets 0%31% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%67% 75%
Goal after half-time 80%89% 100%

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

2.63
Average goals per match
41%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.11
Home goals / match
1.52
Away goals / match
+-27%
Home attack advantage
+-37%
Home defence advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Crusaders and Limavady United play?

Crusaders face Limavady United on 12 September 2026 in NIFL Premiership at Seaview. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Limavady United?

Crusaders score 1.80 goals per game on average and Limavady United 0.25. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Crusaders's matches and 25% of Limavady United's.

What form are Crusaders and Limavady United in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Limavady United 0-0-4 (0.00 points per game).

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

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