Crusaders vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 13th, 2024

Crusaders and Glentoran will meet each other on December 13th, 2024, Friday at 19:45h (UTC), in a game counting for the Premiership in Northern Ireland, check the Crusaders vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Crusaders vs Glentoran will occur

The game will be played in the small Seaview stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 3383 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Crusaders vs Glentoran betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.59 goals per match played.

Crusaders last match

Crusaders in its last official match won (2-0) against Dungannon Swifts, in a match valid for Irish League Cup.

The game had to be decided in overtime, after a 2-2 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds .

Glentoran last match

Glentoran appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Irish League Cup game, the team faced Linfield, and the score ended with a 0-1.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of .

Crusaders vs Glentoran h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 09-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Crusaders.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

The Crusaders team with 27 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.

Which means that in the 21st round, the team has no advantage, over Ballymena United team who is in the position 7.

Crusaders analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Crusaders is positive: after 20 rounds the team has scored 22 goals, conceding only 20.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Kieran Offord has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Crusaders with 8 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Glentoran

Premiership leaderboard now

The Glentoran team with 28 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses.

In the 21st round, the team has the same number of points when compared to Portadown team who occupies position 4.

Glentoran analysis

After 20 rounds, Glentoran has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 21 goals for and 18 conceded.

It seems that Glentoran is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Although Glentoran average number of shots towards the opponent's goal is not the best, but the accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent. With only 2.68 shots per game, the team averages 1.11 goals. In other words, over 40% of the shots on goal end up in the net.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Premiership.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Glentoran team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.14%.

Best goalscorer from Glentoran

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Frankie Hvid. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Glentoran come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data: Glentoran

With 22 titles won in the tournament’s history the Glentoran team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match and it would not be the first time that the team have managed to surprise their opponents with a victory at a time where they are in poor form.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Crusaders is Kieran Offord, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Glentoran is Frankie Hvid, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Glentoran has an average of 1.56 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Glentoran does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.87 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.75 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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