Crusaders vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on September 21st, 2024

A football match between Crusaders and Portadown of the Premiership will take place in Northern Ireland on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the Crusaders vs Portadown betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Crusaders vs Portadown 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

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

Introduction to the Crusaders vs Portadown 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 2.51 goals per match played.

Crusaders last match

Crusaders comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Dungannon Swifts, in a match valid for Premiership, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.00, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Portadown last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Premiership, Portadown faced the Coleraine team, and the score ended with a 0-1 draw.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.70.

Crusaders vs Portadown h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Irish League Cup match, on 07-11-2023, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 2-1 win for Portadown.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

Considering the home team Crusaders, standing in 7th place with 10 points in the Premiership competition in Northern Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 3 wins, 2 losses and, 1 draw.

The team has no advantage against the Coleraine team who holds the 6th place in the 9th round.

Crusaders analysis

After 8 matches, Crusaders shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 5 goals and conceded 4.

Crusaders team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Premiership that has been affecting the team's morale.

The Crusaders team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 57.33%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Kieran Offord. Crusaders owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 4 goals in this season.

Historical data Crusaders

With 7 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Crusaders team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Portadown

Premiership leaderboard now

With 9 points won, Portadown is in 8th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 2 losses, plus 3 draws.

Portadown analysis

We have reached matchday 8 in Premiership and at the moment Portadown has made 10 goals and conceded 10.

Portadown has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

Portadown does not average a high number of shots, but in terms of accuracy, the team's results are really good. The team, in fact, averaged 2 shots towards the opponent's goal in each match, averaging 1.43 goals. In fact, 2 out of every 5 shots end up in the net.

Best goalscorer from Portadown

In this season, the individual highlight is Ryan Mayse that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 4 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Portadown achieved in several matches.

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 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portadown is Ryan Mayse, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Portadown scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.38.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 1.54 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.25 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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