Crusaders vs Portadown Prediction 6 December 2025
📣How will an early goal change the strategy of both teams? If it happens, we will see an interesting development in the confrontation between the teams Crusaders and Portadown. Recall that the meeting is scheduled for 15:00 6 December. The tournament match will take place at the Seaview stadium in the city of Belfast. Note the odds - bookmakers offer to bet on the victory of the side for and , respectively.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 29 August 2025 and ended with a score of 2:1. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Portadown):
- ball possession percentage: 57% vs 43%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Crusaders and Portadown:
- played 19 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 12, for the away team - 4, draws - 3;
- number of goals - 40 against 22;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.47, in the 2nd half - 1.79;
- average total goals in the match - 3.26.
Head-to-head statistics Crusaders - Portadown

Crusaders Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 29 November 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Crusaders, away team - Coleraine). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:2.
Here are the game statistics (Crusaders vs Coleraine):
- ball possession: 45% vs 55%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 1 vs 3.
- 5 wins,
- 10 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 29% and a loss percentage of 59%.
⚽️Crusaders has scored a total of 24 goals. On the defensive end, Crusaders has allowed 32 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders

Portadown Team Overview
- 6 wins,
- 11 losses,
- 1 draws.
📈Currently, Portadown stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 33% and a loss percentage of 61%.
⚽Portadown has scored a total of 21 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 35 goals over the season.
Match Results: Portadown
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 19;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 4; for visitors away - 2; number of draws - 2;
- Average first-half total: 1.47;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.79, while the visitors net 0.68.
First-Half Stats: Crusaders (home) vs Portadown (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 7 vs 8;
- wins: 2 (28.57%) vs 1 (12.5%);
- losses: 4 (57.14%) vs 2 (25%);
- draws: 1 (14.29%) vs 5 (62.5%);
- Average goals scored: 2 vs 0.75;
- Average goals conceded: 1.29 vs 0.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 4 vs 2;
- losses: 5 vs 2;
- draws: 1 vs 6;
- Average first-half total: 1.3 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.7) vs 0.4 (scored - 0.2, conceded - 0.2).
- Portadown have drawn in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 away games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 19;
- home team wins - 12, away team wins - 4, draws - 3.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Portadown
- matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 18;
- wins: 5 vs 6;
- win percentage: 29% vs 33%;
- losses: 10 vs 11;
- draws: 2 vs 1.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 3;
- losses: 6 vs 6;
- draws: 1 vs 1.
- Portadown won with a +1.5 handicap in last 6 games against Crusaders.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 2.11, the guests - 1.16;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.26;
- both teams scored: overall - 11; at the home team's field - 3.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Portadown
- average total in the tournament: 3.29 vs 3.11;
- average total goals scored: 1.41 vs 1.17;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.76 vs 0.33;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.65 vs 0.83;
- Crusaders: average total at home in the tournament - 1.43;
- Portadown: average total away in the tournament - 1.13;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.5 (home - 2.25) vs 1.1 (away - 0.6).
- Crusaders have scored over 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 home games against Portadown (Premiership).
Prediction on corners
- Crusaders have taken under 5.5 corners in 8 of last 9 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 19;
- both teams scored all-time - 11 times;
- on the home team’s field - 3 times.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Portadown
- number of matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 18;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 9 vs 10;
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 4 (57%);
- number of BTTS matches for Portadown away - 4 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 7 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 3 (75%);
- BTTS matches for Portadown away - 2 (40%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 0:2 (13/100, 13%);
- Crusaders at home most often finish matches: 0:2 (2/7, 28.6%);
- Portadown away most often play: 1:2 , 3:0 (2/8, 25%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 10.84% (odds 6.5)
2:1 - 8.9% (odds 8)
1:0 - 7.75% (odds 8)
Editorial Prediction
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of last 8 Crusaders games against Portadown.
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Crusaders games against Portadown (Premiership).
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of last 9 Portadown away games (Premiership).
