NIFL Premiership
Dec 9, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
 

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Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Crusaders and Cliftonville.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Linfield 4-0 Crusaders
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Crusaders vs. Larne
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Last Game: Cliftonville 5-2 Glenavon
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Bangor vs. Cliftonville
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm 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 40.28%. A win for Crusaders had a probability of 34.73% and a draw had a probability of 24.99%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cliftonville win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.62%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Crusaders win was 2-1 (7.99%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.

Result
CrusadersDrawCliftonville
34.73%24.99%40.28%
Both teams to score 57.53%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.16%45.83%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.85%68.15%
Crusaders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.38%25.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.49%60.51%
Cliftonville Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.35%22.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.72%56.28%
Score Analysis
    Crusaders 34.73%
    Cliftonville 40.28%
    Draw 24.98%
CrusadersDrawCliftonville
2-1 @ 7.99%
1-0 @ 7.9%
2-0 @ 5.38%
3-1 @ 3.63%
3-2 @ 2.69%
3-0 @ 2.44%
4-1 @ 1.24%
4-2 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 34.73%
1-1 @ 11.73%
2-2 @ 5.93%
0-0 @ 5.8%
3-3 @ 1.33%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 24.98%
1-2 @ 8.71%
0-1 @ 8.62%
0-2 @ 6.4%
1-3 @ 4.31%
0-3 @ 3.17%
2-3 @ 2.94%
1-4 @ 1.6%
0-4 @ 1.18%
2-4 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.26%
Total : 40.28%

Head to Head
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')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
gameweek 23
Cliftonville
2-1
Crusaders
Hale (14'), Wilson (75')
Stewart (72')
Anderson (48')
Joe Burns (52'), O'Rourke (81')