Crusaders vs Linfield Prediction 24 January 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Crusaders and Linfield 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 Seaview 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 13 December 2025 and ended with a score of 4:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Linfield):
- ball possession percentage: 57% vs 43%;
- corner kicks: 11 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Crusaders and Linfield:
- played 61 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 21, for the away team - 28, draws - 12;
- number of goals - 71 against 86;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.18, in the 2nd half - 1.39;
- average total goals in the match - 2.57.
Head-to-head statistics Crusaders - Linfield
Crusaders Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 17 January 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Coleraine, away team - Crusaders). The match concluded with a scoreline of 5:1.
Here's the game statistics (Crusaders vs Coleraine):
- ball possession: 38% vs 62%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 2;
- fouls: 4 vs 2;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 2 vs 7.
- 7 wins,
- 14 losses,
- 3 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 29% and a loss percentage of 58%.
⚽️Crusaders has scored a total of 31 goals. On the defensive end, Crusaders has allowed 49 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Linfield Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 16 January 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Linfield, away - Larne). The match ended with a score of 0:0.
Here are the game statistics (Linfield vs Larne):
- ball possession: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
- 11 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Linfield stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 48% and a loss percentage of 22%.
⚽Linfield has scored a total of 35 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 16 goals over the season.
Match Results: Linfield
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 61;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 10; for visitors away - 9; number of draws - 10;
- Average first-half total: 1.18;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.48, while the visitors net 0.7.
First-Half Stats: Crusaders (home) vs Linfield (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 11 vs 11;
- wins: 3 (27.27%) vs 2 (18.18%);
- losses: 7 (63.64%) vs 2 (18.18%);
- draws: 1 (9.09%) vs 7 (63.64%);
- Average goals scored: 1.82 vs 0.55;
- Average goals conceded: 1.18 vs 0.18.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 3 vs 4;
- losses: 6 vs 1;
- draws: 1 vs 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.2 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.8) vs 0.7 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.1).
- Linfield have drawn in the 1st half in last 6 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 61;
- home team wins - 21, away team wins - 28, draws - 12.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Linfield
- matches played in the tournament: 24 vs 23;
- wins: 7 vs 11;
- win percentage: 29% vs 48%;
- losses: 14 vs 5;
- draws: 3 vs 7.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 2 vs 4;
- losses: 7 vs 3;
- draws: 1 vs 3.
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 8 of last 9 home games.
- Crusaders won with a +2.5 handicap in 7 of last 8 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.16, the guests - 1.41;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.57;
- both teams scored: overall - 32; at the home team's field - 15.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Linfield
- average total in the tournament: 3.33 vs 2.22;
- average total goals scored: 1.29 vs 1.52;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.71 vs 0.57;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.58 vs 0.96;
- Crusaders: average total at home in the tournament - 1.27;
- Linfield: average total away in the tournament - 0.82;
- last 10 matches (average total): 0.7 (home - 0.8) vs 1.6 (away - 1).
Prediction on corners
- Under 10.5 corners in last 5 Linfield games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 61;
- both teams scored all-time - 32 times;
- on the home team’s field - 15 times.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Linfield
- number of matches played in the tournament: 24 vs 23;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 12 vs 8;
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 5 (45%);
- number of BTTS matches for Linfield away - 4 (36%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 4;
- BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 1 (20%);
- BTTS matches for Linfield away - 3 (60%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (16/143, 11.2%);
- Crusaders at home most often finish matches: 0:2 , 0:4 (2/11, 18.2%);
- Linfield away most often play: 0:0 (3/11, 27.3%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
0:1 - 11.31% (odds 6.4)
0:2 - 10.24% (odds 6)
1:2 - 10.12% (odds 6.63)
Editorial Prediction
- Linfield have scored under 1.5 goals in 6 of last 7 games.
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Betting Tips: Crusaders - Linfield
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