NIFL Premiership | Gameweek 31
Mar 11, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
 

Linfield
3 - 2
Crusaders

McKee (20'), Shields (45+1' pen.), Devine (90+4')
(58'), Shields (82')
FT(HT: 2-1)
McMurray (25'), Kennedy (59' pen.)
(45')
Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Linfield and Crusaders.

Form, Standings, Stats

Linfield

Last Six:
Last Game: Linfield 2-0 Coleraine
Saturday, April 30 at 5.30pm in NIFL Premiership

Crusaders

Last Six:
Last Game: Crusaders 1-2 Larne
Saturday, April 30 at 5.30pm 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 Linfield win with a probability of 61.9%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Crusaders had a probability of 15.37%.

The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.58%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.64%), while for a Crusaders win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.

Result
LinfieldDrawCrusaders
61.9%22.73%15.37%
Both teams to score 43.96%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.44%53.56%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.93%75.07%
Linfield Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.13%16.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.11%46.89%
Crusaders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.88%47.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.42%82.58%
Score Analysis
    Linfield 61.89%
    Crusaders 15.37%
    Draw 22.73%
LinfieldDrawCrusaders
1-0 @ 14.14%
2-0 @ 12.58%
2-1 @ 9.47%
3-0 @ 7.47%
3-1 @ 5.62%
4-0 @ 3.32%
4-1 @ 2.5%
3-2 @ 2.12%
5-0 @ 1.18%
4-2 @ 0.94%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 61.89%
1-1 @ 10.64%
0-0 @ 7.95%
2-2 @ 3.56%
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 22.73%
0-1 @ 5.98%
1-2 @ 4.01%
0-2 @ 2.25%
1-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 15.37%

How you voted: Linfield vs Crusaders

Linfield
70.0%
Draw
0.0%
Crusaders
30.0%
10
Head to Head
Nov 13, 2021 3pm
Crusaders
2-1
Linfield
Heatley (51'), Kennedy (83')
McMurray (25'), Caddell (64'), Robinson (73')
Manzinga (42')
Manzinga (62'), Stewart (79')
Aug 28, 2021 3pm
Linfield
2-0
Crusaders
Manzinga (31', 52')
(83')

Joe Burns (24'), Frazer (26'), (83'), Larmour (90+5')
May 4, 2021 7.45pm
Linfield
3-1
Crusaders
Stafford (15'), Lavery (58'), Forsythe (84' og.)
Kennedy (47')
Caddell (66'), Joe Burns (71')
Mar 19, 2021 7.45pm
Crusaders
1-2
Linfield
Clarke (16')
Weir (12'), O'Rourke (65')
O'Rourke (90+4')
Cooper (53'), Lavery (66')
Callacher (49'), Haughey (67'), Lavery (90+4')
Feb 6, 2021 5.30pm
Crusaders
1-2
Linfield
Lowry (88')
Quinn (72'), Callacher (90+2')
Haughey (60'), Nasseri (73')
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