NIFL Premiership
Dec 6, 2025 at 3pm UK
 

CrusadersCrusaders
0-4
PortadownPortadown

FT(HT: 0-1)
Fyfe (43'), Wylie (65', 82'), Quinn (86')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Crusaders and Portadown.

Form, Standings, Stats

Crusaders

All competitions
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

Portadown

All competitions
Last Game: Portadown 1-0 Ballymena
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership
Next Game: Dungannon vs. Portadown
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 Crusaders win with a probability of 50.35%. A win for Portadown had a probability of 26.02% and a draw had a probability of 23.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crusaders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.32%) and 2-0 (8.11%). The likeliest Portadown win was 1-2 (6.56%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.

Result
CrusadersDrawPortadown
50.35%23.62%26.02%
Both teams to score 57.27%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.01%43.99%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.63%66.37%
Crusaders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.45%17.55%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.91%48.09%
Portadown Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.47%30.53%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.24%66.76%
Score Analysis
    Crusaders 50.35%
    Portadown 26.02%
    Draw 23.62%
CrusadersDrawPortadown
2-1 @ 9.63%
1-0 @ 9.32%
2-0 @ 8.11%
3-1 @ 5.58%
3-0 @ 4.71%
3-2 @ 3.31%
4-1 @ 2.43%
4-0 @ 2.05%
4-2 @ 1.44%
Other @ 3.77%
Total : 50.35%
1-1 @ 11.06%
2-2 @ 5.71%
0-0 @ 5.36%
3-3 @ 1.31%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 23.62%
1-2 @ 6.56%
0-1 @ 6.36%
0-2 @ 3.77%
1-3 @ 2.6%
2-3 @ 2.26%
0-3 @ 1.49%
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 26.02%

Head to Head
Aug 29, 2025 7.45pm
Portadown
2-1
Crusaders
Jan 25, 2025 3pm
gameweek 27
Crusaders
3-2
Portadown
Franklin (2'), Forsythe (56'), Jewitt-White (70')
(48')
Ukek (30'), Chapman (90+1')
Altintop (40'), Ukek (65'), (78')
Dec 21, 2024 3pm
gameweek 22
Portadown
1-0
Crusaders
McCullough (58')
Altintop (36'), Mayse (36'), Mackinnon (87'), Fyfe (90+2')

Forsythe (60'), Lowry (60'), O'Rourke (71'), Blaney (88')
Sep 21, 2024 3pm
gameweek 9
Crusaders
0-3
Portadown

Forsythe (77')
Mayse (28'), Obhakhan (68'), Mackinnon (75')
Mar 18, 2023 3pm
gameweek 32
Portadown
2-2
Crusaders
McElroy (33'), O'Sullivan (89')
Clarke (57'), Lowry (76')