NIFL Premiership
Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
 

CliftonvilleCliftonville
1-2
CrusadersCrusaders

Casey (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Curran (26' og.), Brooks (87')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Cliftonville and Crusaders.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cliftonville

All competitions
Last Game: Cliftonville 1-2 Crusaders
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Larne vs. Cliftonville
Tuesday, December 30 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership

Crusaders

All competitions
Last Game: Cliftonville 1-2 Crusaders
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Crusaders vs. Carrick
Tuesday, December 30 at 7.45pm in NIFL Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cliftonville win with a probability of 64.8%. A draw had a probability of 20.65% and a win for Crusaders had a probability of 14.54%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.95%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.82%) , while for a Crusaders win it was 0-1 (4.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.

Result
CliftonvilleDrawCrusaders
64.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)20.65% (0.0019999999999989 0)14.54% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Both teams to score 48.18% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.2% (0.0020000000000024 0)46.8% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.94% (0.0030000000000001 0)69.06% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Cliftonville Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.32% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)13.68% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.11% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)40.89% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Crusaders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.82% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)44.18% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.73% (0.004999999999999 0)80.27% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Cliftonville 64.79%
    Crusaders 14.54%
    Draw 20.65%
CliftonvilleDrawCrusaders
1-0 @ 12.02%
2-0 @ 11.95% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.77%
3-0 @ 7.93% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 6.48%
4-0 @ 3.94% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 3.22%
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-0 @ 1.57%
4-2 @ 1.32% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.28%
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 64.79%
1-1 @ 9.82% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 6.04% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 3.99% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 20.65%
0-1 @ 4.94%
1-2 @ 4.01% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 2.02% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 1.09%
2-3 @ 1.09%
Other @ 1.4%
Total : 14.54%

Head to Head
Dec 9, 2025 7.45pm
Crusaders
P-P
Cliftonville
Dec 26, 2024 3pm
gameweek 23
Crusaders
2-0
Cliftonville
Offord (47', 50')
Jewitt-White (1'), Stewart (54'), Nixon (81'), Forsythe (83')

Addis (24'), Doherty (85')
Nov 1, 2024 7.45pm
gameweek 15
Cliftonville
1-0
Crusaders
Gormley (39')
Glynn (66'), Donnelly (90+1')

Forsythe (41'), Clarke (51'), Weir (89'), Caddell (90+2')
Aug 24, 2024 3pm
gameweek 4
Crusaders
1-1
Cliftonville
Offord (34')
O'Rourke (72')
Curran (32' pen.)
Leppard (40')
Apr 16, 2024 7.45pm
gameweek 3
Crusaders
2-1
Cliftonville
Forsythe (18'), Nixon (66')
O'Rourke (82'), Boyd (84')
Gormley (51')
Kenny (52')
rhs 2.0


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