Crusaders FC have gone over 2.5 goals in 11 of 12 league games this season (92%) — 100% at home, 83% away. They've scored 16 and conceded 23, so their matches average 3.25 goals, and both teams have scored in 67% of them. Record: 5-0-7 in the NIFL Premiership, where the division average is 53% over 2.5.
Full Crusaders FC season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 92% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 39 points above the NIFL Premiership average of 53%. That ranks them 1st of 12 for goals in their matches, 7th for scoring (1.33 a game) and 2nd for goals conceded (1.92). They've kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in 12 games — the goals dry up more often than the back line holds.
Across 12 matches with half-time data, 59% of the goals in their games have come after the break (16 before, 23 after). Crusaders FC themselves have scored 7 in first halves and 9 in second.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 92% | 25% | 67% |
| Home | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 100% | 17% | 67% |
| Away | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 83% | 33% | 67% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 1–2 (3 times). Biggest win: 3–0 at home to Dungannon Swifts (Tue 15 Sept). Heaviest defeat: 0–4 away at Carrick Rangers. 2 of their 12 games have produced five goals or more. Current run: 4 straight matches over 2.5 goals.
Streaks read louder than they predict: our break study found a three-game goals run carries roughly ±4.6 points of signal — real, but small, and it resets entirely after a long lay-off.
In 40 league games last season Crusaders FC's matches went over 2.5 goals 65% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 92%, up 27 points, though 12 games is a small sample to read much into.
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