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Crusaders FC v Glentoran, NIFL Premiership, Sat, 19 Dec 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Round 21. Sat, 19 Dec 2026

Crusaders FCHome
vKick-off 15:00 UTC
GlentoranAway
WLWLLLeague form, oldest to newestLWWWD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Crusaders FC have 6 scored home results and Glentoran 5 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Crusaders FC at home: 2.00 points per match (6 measured matches); Glentoran away: 1.40 points per match (5 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Crusaders FC scored 1.83 per home match (6 measured matches); Glentoran scored 1.20 away (5). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.35 per club appearance across 124 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 11 pooled club appearances (63.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Crusaders FC: 1 wins; Glentoran: 0 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

There will be no minute-by-minute timeline here: goal times, cards and substitutions are not stored in our records.

Prototype model, not yet validatedFrom 62 league matches, 2026-27

How the numbers lean

An estimate from this season's league scoring only. A historical reconstruction is available; there is no record of these estimates published before kickoff. Scoring probabilities use the same normalised zero-to-seven goal grid.

Expected goals, Crusaders FC
0.91
Expected goals, Glentoran
1.92
Most likely score
0-1 (11%)
Three or more goals
54%
Both clubs score
51%
Crusaders FC score at least once
60%
Glentoran score at least once
85%
Season sample
11 and 11 matches

Play it a thousand times

Each run draws a score from the two expected-goals figures. It shows how widely one estimate can land, and adds nothing the model does not already assume.

Crusaders FC win–
Draw–
Glentoran win–

Nothing has run yet.

Chance of each score from zero to seven goals per club, normalised within this grid. Rows are Crusaders FC goals, columns are Glentoran goals. The outlined cell is the most likely.
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06%11%11%7%3%1%under 1%under 1%
15%10%10%6%3%1%under 1%under 1%
22%5%5%3%1%1%under 1%under 1%
31%1%1%1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
4under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
5under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
6under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
7under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%

Method. Independent Poisson. Each club's goals scored and conceded per match this season are set against the league average, then scaled by the league's home average (1.35 goals) and away average (1.35 goals).

Sample. Crusaders FC 11 matches, Glentoran 11, the league 62, all 2026-27, read before kick-off. One unusual result moves a small sample a long way.

Left out. Line-ups, injuries, rest days, shot quality and earlier seasons. The historical reconstruction is separate from a record published before kickoff. How the model works.

Goal, corner and card probabilities

Snapshot cutoff 2026-10-18T11:08:20.574Z · 20 full days old. Based on this league’s season results. Both clubs share this league-wide baseline.

Version preceding-paired-rate-beta11-1. Each probability is (preceding over-count + 1) / (measured pairs + 2). At least 40 complete match records are required. Filters include fixtures with measured values.

Full-time goals · 62 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
1.578.1%21.9%
2.551.6%48.4%
3.528.1%71.9%
4.512.5%87.5%

First-half goals · 62 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
0.568.8%31.3%
1.534.4%65.6%
2.514.1%85.9%
3.54.7%95.3%

Corners · Unavailable: fewer than 40 complete records

Yellow + red card events · Unavailable: fewer than 40 complete records

Cards count stored yellow plus red events, not booking points. Half-time figures use measured half-time scores. This baseline uses recorded league results. Historical testing and coverage limits are documented in the methodology.

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Crusaders FC wins
0
Draws
0
Glentoran wins
Goals / meeting
3.00
3 goals in 1 meeting · small sample
Both scored
100%
1 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 1.5
100%
1 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 2.5
100%
1 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Crusaders FC clean sheets
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Glentoran clean sheets
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Corners / meeting
–
0 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
–
0 with card data · small sample
  1. Glentoran v Crusaders FCSat, 29 Aug 2026 · NIFL Premiership 2026-271–2HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Crusaders FC at homeWWLWWL
Glentoran awayLLWLWD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Crusaders FC at home, Glentoran away
  • 63%
    Both teams scored
    League 47%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 90%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 97%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 90%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 80%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 52%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 8%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 27%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 8%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 2.8
    Avg total goals
    League 2.71
    6 + 5 matches
  • 62%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 69%
    6 + 5 matches
  • 27%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    6 + 5 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Crusaders FC at home, Glentoran away
Crusaders FC (home)Glentoran (away)
6Position4
WLWWLLast 5, oldest to newestLWLWD
6Played5
2.00Points per match1.40
67%Win %40%
1.83Scored / match1.20
1.50Conceded / match1.00
3.33Avg total goals2.20
67%Both scored60%
17%Clean sheets40%
17%Failed to score20%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

Crusaders FCGlentoran
  • 0.831st half scored / match0.20
  • 0.501st half conceded / match0.40
  • 1.002nd half scored / match1.00
  • 1.002nd half conceded / match0.60
  • 50%Leading at half-time0%
  • 83%1st half over 0.540%
  • 33%1st half over 1.520%
  • 83%2nd half over 0.580%
  • 83%2nd half over 1.560%
  • 33%Scored in both halves20%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Crusaders FC at home, Glentoran away, this season.

Goals

Crusaders FCGlentoran
  • 1.83Scored / match1.20
  • 1.50Conceded / match1.00
  • 3.33Match total / match2.20
  • 83%Scored 1+80%
  • 67%Scored 2+40%
  • 83%Conceded 1+60%
  • 50%Conceded 2+40%
  • 100%Match over 1.580%
  • 100%Match over 2.560%
  • 17%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

No shot figures stored for these clubs this season.

Corners

No corner figures stored for these clubs this season.

Cards

No card figures stored for these clubs this season.

Where to watch

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Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

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