Portadown vs Crusaders Prediction 29 August 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Portadown and Crusaders. The confrontation of the Premiership tournament is scheduled for 18:45 on 29 August. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 25 January 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 3:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Crusaders):
- ball possession percentage: 58% vs 42%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 0 vs 0;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3;
- shots on target: 4 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Portadown and Crusaders:
- played 18 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 3, for the away team - 12, draws - 3;
- number of goals - 20 against 39;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.5, in the 2nd half - 1.78;
- average total goals in the match - 3.28.
Head-to-head statistics Portadown - Crusaders

Portadown Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 22 August 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Larne, away team - Portadown). The match concluded with a scoreline of 4:0.
Here's the game statistics (Portadown vs Larne):
- ball possession: 40% vs 60%;
- corner kicks: 0 vs 7;
- fouls: 0 vs 0;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 0 vs 4.
- 1 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 0 draws.
📈Currently, Portadown stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 25% and a loss percentage of 75%.
⚽️Portadown has scored a total of 4 goals. On the defensive end, Portadown has allowed 8 goals over the season.
Match Results: Portadown

Crusaders Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 23 August 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Crusaders, away - Glentoran). The match ended with a score of 0:2.
Here are the game statistics (Crusaders vs Glentoran):
- ball possession: 41% vs 59%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 1 vs 3.
⚠️The visiting team is Crusaders. They haven't had many matches this season, so let's look at the statistics from the last 10 official matches.
During this time, the team has 3 wins and 6 losses, and 1 draws. Average goals: they score an average of 1.3 per match (away - 1), and concede an average of 1.8.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 18;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 2; for visitors away - 0; number of draws - 7;
- Average first-half total: 1.5;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.67, while the visitors net 0.83.
First-Half Stats: Portadown (home) vs Crusaders (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 2 vs 1;
- wins: 0 (0%) vs 1 (100%);
- losses: 1 (50%) vs 0 (0%);
- draws: 1 (50%) vs 0 (0%);
- Average goals scored: 0.5 vs 3;
- Average goals conceded: 0.5 vs 1.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 4 vs 3;
- losses: 3 vs 5;
- draws: 3 vs 2;
- Average first-half total: 1.7 (scored - 0.8, conceded - 0.9) vs 1.6 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 1).
- Portadown have drawn in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 home games against Crusaders.
- Portadown have drawn in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games against Crusaders (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 18;
- home team wins - 3, away team wins - 12, draws - 3.
Statistics: Portadown vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 4 vs 3;
- wins: 1 vs 1;
- win percentage: 25% vs 33%;
- losses: 3 vs 2;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 3;
- losses: 5 vs 6;
- draws: 1 vs 1.
- Portadown have not won in 6 of last 7 home games against Crusaders (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.11, the guests - 2.17;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.28;
- both teams scored: overall - 10; at the home team's field - 6.
Statistics: Portadown vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 3 vs 4.33;
- average total goals scored: 1 vs 2;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.5 vs 1.67;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.5 vs 0.33;
- Portadown: average total at home in the tournament - 0;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 3;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.3 (home - 1.33) vs 1.3 (away - 1).
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Portadown games against Crusaders.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 18;
- both teams scored all-time - 10 times;
- on the home team’s field - 6 times.
Statistics: Portadown vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 4 vs 3;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 1 vs 2;
- number of BTTS matches for Portadown at home - 0 (0%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 1 (100%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 4;
- BTTS matches for Portadown at home - 3 (50%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 2 (40%).
Editorial Prediction
- Portadown have not won in 6 of last 7 home games against Crusaders (Premiership).
