Cliftonville vs Crusaders Prediction 21 February 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Cliftonville 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 Solitude stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Cliftonville being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 26 December 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Cliftonville):
- ball possession percentage: 53% vs 47%;
- corner kicks: 16 vs 4;
- fouls: 10 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 4 vs 4.
📊 Analytical review of previous official games between the teams Cliftonville and Crusaders:
- played 57 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 17, for the away team - 26, draws - 14;
- number of goals (home/away) - 75 against 87;
- average total goals in the match - 2.84.
Head-to-head statistics Cliftonville - Crusaders
Cliftonville Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 13 February 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Dungannon, away team - Cliftonville). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:2.
Here are the game statistics (Cliftonville vs Dungannon):
- ball possession: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 2 vs 3.
- 9 wins,
- 9 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Cliftonville stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 36% and a loss percentage of 36%.
⚽️Cliftonville has scored a total of 37 goals. On the defensive end, Cliftonville has allowed 36 goals over the season.
Match Results: Cliftonville
Crusaders Team Overview
- 7 wins,
- 17 losses,
- 4 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 25% and a loss percentage of 61%.
⚽Crusaders has scored a total of 35 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 58 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction for the 1st half
First Half Statistics: Cliftonville (Home) vs Crusaders (Away)
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 13 vs 14;
- Number of wins: 4 (30.77%) vs 7 (50%);
- Number of losses: 5 (38.46%) vs 5 (35.71%);
- Number of draws: 4 (30.77%) vs 2 (14.29%);
- Average total goals scored: 1.31 vs 1.29;
- Average total goals conceded: 0.77 vs 0.57.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 3 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 3 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 4 vs 2;
- Average first half total: 1.5 (scored - 0.7, conceded - 0.8) vs 1.2 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 0.7).
- Cliftonville scored in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 games.
- Cliftonville scored in the 1st half in last 5 games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 57;
- home team wins - 17, away team wins - 26, draws - 14.
Statistics: Cliftonville vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 25 vs 28;
- wins: 9 vs 7;
- win percentage: 36% vs 25%;
- losses: 9 vs 17;
- draws: 7 vs 4.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 2;
- losses: 5 vs 6;
- draws: 2 vs 2.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.32, the guests - 1.53;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.84;
- both teams scored: overall - 29; at the home team's field - 14.
Statistics: Cliftonville vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 2.92 vs 3.32;
- average total goals scored: 1.48 vs 1.25;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.6 vs 0.64;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.88 vs 0.61;
- Cliftonville: average total at home in the tournament - 1.62;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 1.21;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.6 (home - 2) vs 1.1 (away - 0.75).
- Cliftonville have scored under 2.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
- Cliftonville have scored under 2.5 goals in 6 of last 7 games.
Prediction on corners
- Under 12.5 corners in 7 of last 8 Cliftonville home games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 57;
- both teams scored all-time - 29 times;
- on the home team’s field - 14 times.
Statistics: Cliftonville vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 25 vs 28;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 17 vs 14;
- number of BTTS matches for Cliftonville at home - 8 (62%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 7 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 8 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Cliftonville at home - 4 (80%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 2 (50%).
- Cliftonville have scored and conceded in 10 of last 11 games (Premiership).
- Cliftonville have scored and conceded in last 7 games.
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 2:1 (19/167, 11.4%);
- Cliftonville at home most often finish matches: 0:0 , 1:2 , 3:1 (2/13, 15.4%);
- Crusaders away most often play: 1:2 , 2:0 , 2:1 , 4:0 (2/14, 14.3%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 9.83% (odds 8)
2:1 - 9.45% (odds 8.5)
2:0 - 8.15% (odds 9)
Editorial Prediction
- Cliftonville have scored and conceded in 10 of last 11 games (Premiership).
- Cliftonville have scored and conceded in last 7 games.
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