Linfield
3 - 1
Crusaders

McDaid (2'), Fitzpatrick (60'), Offord (71')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Boyd (78')
Forsythe (21'), Larmour (37'), Franklin (65'), Barr (82'), (86')

Coverage of the NIFL Premiership clash between Linfield and Crusaders.

Form, Standings, Stats

Linfield

All competitions

Last Game: Dungannon 0-3 Linfield
Monday, March 24 at 8pm in NIFL Premiership

Goals
for

Crusaders

All competitions

Last Game: Glentoran 0-1 Crusaders
Saturday, March 22 at 3pm in NIFL Premiership

Goals
for

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 61.85%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Crusaders had a probability of 14.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.18%) and 2-1 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Crusaders win it was 0-1 (6.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Linfield would win this match.

Result
Linfield	Draw	Crusaders
61.85%	23.36%	14.8%

Both teams to score 41.13%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.29%

56.71%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.34%

77.66%

Linfield Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.98%

18.02%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.09%

48.91%

Crusaders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.17%

49.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.46%

84.54%

Score Analysis

Linfield 61.83%

Crusaders 14.8%

Draw 23.35%

Linfield	Draw	Crusaders
1-0 @ 15.38% 2-0 @ 13.18% 2-1 @ 9.18% 3-0 @ 7.53% 3-1 @ 5.25% 4-0 @ 3.23% 4-1 @ 2.25% 3-2 @ 1.83% 5-0 @ 1.11% Other @ 2.91% Total : 61.83%	1-1 @ 10.71% 0-0 @ 8.98% 2-2 @ 3.2% Other @ 0.46% Total : 23.35%	0-1 @ 6.26% 1-2 @ 3.73% 0-2 @ 2.18% Other @ 2.63% Total : 14.8%