Crusaders vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crusaders played Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

Crusaders: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Portadown: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.41 and concedes 1.88 goals per match. Portadown scores 1.17 and concedes 1.94. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 53%, Portadown 56%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 65%, Portadown 67%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Portadown has higher xG: 1.27 vs 1.22. Crusaders: 10.4 shots per match, Portadown: 9.3.

Match halves

Crusaders: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.65. Portadown: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 31-45+ (6 goals). Portadown: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

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.

1.41Goals scored / match1.17
CrusadersPortadown
1.88Goals conceded / match1.94
CrusadersPortadown
51%Average possession46%
CrusadersPortadown
3.47Shots on target / match3.89
CrusadersPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.41Shots per match9.33
CrusadersPortadown
3.47Shots on target3.89
CrusadersPortadown
13.6%Shot conversion12.5%
CrusadersPortadown
51%Possession46%
CrusadersPortadown
1.22xG for1.27
CrusadersPortadown
1.91xG against1.69
CrusadersPortadown

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Efficient finishingPortadown: Counter-attacking
CrusadersPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)33%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.30

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Crusaders · 0.8 pts / match - Portadown

Crusaders
WWDLL
Season result split
29% W12% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.88BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Portadown
LLDWL
Season result split
33% W6% D61% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-11
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.41 goals / match - Crusaders · 1.17 goals / match - Portadown

Crusaders scoring profile: very strong

Crusaders scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 matches).

Portadown scoring profile: very strong

Portadown scores in 61% of matches (11 of 18 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 matches).

24Goals scored (season)21
CrusadersPortadown
32Goals conceded (season)35
CrusadersPortadown
3.29Average goals in match3.11
CrusadersPortadown
8Goals scored (last 5)6
CrusadersPortadown
7Goals conceded (last 5)10
CrusadersPortadown

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal61%
CrusadersPortadown
47%2 goals39%
CrusadersPortadown
24%3 goals11%
CrusadersPortadown
6%4 goals6%
CrusadersPortadown

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal94%
CrusadersPortadown
59%2 goals50%
CrusadersPortadown
24%3 goals33%
CrusadersPortadown
18%4 goals17%
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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time11%
CrusadersPortadown
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CrusadersPortadown
29%Scored in both halves17%
CrusadersPortadown

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
CrusadersPortadown
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
CrusadersPortadown
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
CrusadersPortadown
24%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
CrusadersPortadown

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
CrusadersPortadown
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time83%
CrusadersPortadown
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time39%
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.

Crusaders is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.35 pts / match - Crusaders · 1.11 pts / match - Portadown

Crusaders - half-time state
41% leading12% draw47% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)1.11
CrusadersPortadown
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.33
CrusadersPortadown
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CrusadersPortadown
1.65Average goals (1st half)0.83
CrusadersPortadown
35%Clean sheet before half-time61%
CrusadersPortadown
59%No goal before half-time72%
CrusadersPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

1.12Points per match (2nd half)1
CrusadersPortadown
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
CrusadersPortadown
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.44
CrusadersPortadown
1.65Average goals (2nd half)2.28
CrusadersPortadown
29%Clean sheet after half-time22%
CrusadersPortadown
47%No goal after half-time50%
CrusadersPortadown

Crusaders - second-half results

24% W41% D35% L
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding71%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 29%. 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.

Portadown - second-half results

28% W17% D56% L
20
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.9

Concedes 0.9 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 match1.801.00
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Portadown - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.8
Average goals in match0.62.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
4
12
46-60
5
8
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). 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

3.20
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 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.
-0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
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.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
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%

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.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 3.292.67 3.11
Both teams scored 53%47% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%50% 67%
Clean sheets 12%28% 6%
Goal before half-time 88%76% 56%
Goal after half-time 88%78% 94%

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

2.67
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+7%
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
18%
3 goals
6%
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. PortadownGoalEamon Fyfe
  2. PortadownGoalBen Wylie
  3. PortadownSubstitutionOn: Shay McCartanOff: Jordan Gibson
  4. PortadownYellow cardBaris Altintop
  5. PortadownGoalBen Wylie
  6. PortadownGoalBen Quinn
  7. PortadownSubstitutionOn: Ryan MayseOff: Eamon Fyfe

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Crusaders 0 - 0 - 1 Portadown. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Portadown FC
2 : 1
Crusaders FC

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 do the goal statistics show before Crusaders vs Portadown?

Crusaders score 1.41 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.17. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Crusaders's matches and 56% of Portadown's.

What form are Crusaders and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Crusaders have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Portadown 1-1-3 (0.80 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.