Linfield vs Crusaders Prediction 13 December 2025
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Linfield and Crusaders are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 15:00. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Belfast at the Windsor Park stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Linfield being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 25 November 2025 and ended with a score of 1:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Linfield):
- ball possession percentage: 62% vs 38%;
- corner kicks: 11 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Linfield and Crusaders:
- played 60 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 27, for the away team - 21, draws - 12;
- number of goals - 82 against 71;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.17, in the 2nd half - 1.38;
- average total goals in the match - 2.55.
Head-to-head statistics Linfield - Crusaders

Linfield Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 5 December 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Larne, away team - Linfield). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here are the game statistics (Linfield vs Larne):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 1 vs 2.
- 9 wins,
- 2 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Linfield stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 56% and a loss percentage of 13%.
⚽️Linfield has scored a total of 23 goals. On the defensive end, Linfield has allowed 9 goals over the season.
Match Results: Linfield

Crusaders Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 6 December 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Crusaders, away - Portadown). The match ended with a score of 0:4.
Here are the game statistics (Crusaders vs Portadown):
- ball possession: 53% vs 47%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 1 vs 7.
- 5 wins,
- 11 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 28% and a loss percentage of 61%.
⚽Crusaders has scored a total of 24 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 36 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 60;
- home team wins - 27, away team wins - 21, draws - 12.
Statistics: Linfield vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 18;
- wins: 9 vs 5;
- win percentage: 56% vs 28%;
- losses: 2 vs 11;
- draws: 5 vs 2.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 6 vs 2;
- losses: 0 vs 7;
- draws: 4 vs 1.
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 21 of last 22 away games (Premiership).
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 12 of last 13 games.
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 10 of last 11 games (Premiership).
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in last 7 away games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.37, the guests - 1.18;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.55;
- both teams scored: overall - 32; at the home team's field - 17.
Statistics: Linfield vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 2 vs 3.33;
- average total goals scored: 1.44 vs 1.33;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.56 vs 0.72;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.88 vs 0.61;
- Linfield: average total at home in the tournament - 2;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 1.4;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.9 (home - 1.75) vs 1.2 (away - 1).
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 18 of last 20 Linfield games (Premiership).
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 14 of last 15 Linfield home games.
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 9 of last 10 Linfield home games (Premiership).
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Crusaders away games.
Prediction on corners
- Linfield have taken under 7.5 corners in 10 of last 11 games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 60;
- both teams scored all-time - 32 times;
- on the home team’s field - 17 times.
Statistics: Linfield vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 18;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 5 vs 9;
- number of BTTS matches for Linfield at home - 3 (38%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 5 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 6;
- BTTS matches for Linfield at home - 3 (75%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 4 (67%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 0:2 (13/106, 12.3%);
- Linfield at home most often finish matches: 1:0 , 3:0 (2/8, 25%);
- Crusaders away most often play: 2:1 (2/10, 20%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 12.6% (odds 6.85)
2:0 - 12.36% (odds 6)
2:1 - 10.47% (odds 7.6)
Editorial Prediction
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 21 of last 22 away games (Premiership).
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 12 of last 13 games.
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 10 of last 11 games (Premiership).
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in last 7 away games.