📏 Form Guide

Crusaders

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Crusaders enter this fixture following on from a 2-2 Premiership drawn result vs Larne.

For Crusaders, the scorers were Philip Lowry (54') and Stewart Nixon (75'). Paul O'Neill (10') and Shaun Want (68') scored for Larne.

It has been seldom in recent games that Crusaders have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Crusaders have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 10 goals in the process.

A look at their previous results shows us that Crusaders:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 3 league matches.

Glentoran

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Linfield in Premiership action, Glentoran and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

The only name on the scoresheet from Glentoran was Jordan Jenkins (22'). Callumn Morrison (9') and Kirk Millar (30') scored for Linfield.

Looking at their form, and Glentoran have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals overall. In defence, Glentoran have some weaknesses to address. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that Glentoran:

• haven't been beaten by Crusaders in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. A very decent away record against them.
• are without a win away from home in their last 4 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 28/10/2023 shows that Crusaders have won 2 of them and Glentoran 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between them in this period, with 5 from The Hatchetmen and 10 netted by The Glens. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The last league encounter featuring the two was Premiership match day 33 on 22/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Glentoran 0-1 Crusaders.

The referee was Steven Gregg.

📋 Team News: Crusaders

Billy Joe Burns (Cruciate ligament injury) and Adam Lecky (Knee injury) aren’t available for Crusaders manager Declan Caddell.

📰 Team News: Glentoran

Thanks to a mainly available group, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Glentoran gaffer Declan Devine to be concerned about. Josh Kelly (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the view that Glentoran and Crusaders are both capable of scoring here.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We’re therefore tipping a hard-fought 1-1 score draw when all is said and done.

Lucas Pereira, 13:11 12/04/2025