Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on September 17th, 2024

Dungannon Swifts and Crusaders will face each other in a Premiership game in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), check the Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders will occur

The game takes place in the small Stangmore Park stadium, in the city of Dungannon, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders 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 2.52 goals per match played.

Dungannon Swifts last match

Dungannon Swifts comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Portadown, in a match valid for Premiership, and the match ended 2-1.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.88, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Crusaders last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Crusaders faced the Carrick Rangers team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-1.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.48.

Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders h2h

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a Premiership themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Crusaders team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Dungannon Swifts team, which won only 3 matches.

Dungannon Swifts

Premiership leaderboard now

The Dungannon Swifts team with 10 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

In the 8th round, Glentoran, that is in the 4th place, has the same score.

Dungannon Swifts analysis

After round number 7 in Premiership, Dungannon Swifts has 7 goals scored and 7 conceded.

The Dungannon Swifts team comes from a defeat in the Premiership, and its coach Rodney McAree wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Dungannon Swifts average number of shots towards the target is not among the brightest, with only 2.14 attempts towards the goal per match played; on the contrary, the team's goal-scoring average is very good, as it has scored 1 goals per match so far, and thus has gone on goal in 40% of the attempts made towards the opponents' goal.

While they’ve won once as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw.

While Crusaders has only managed to convert 5 of their 216 attacks into goals, Dungannon Swifts has been much more successful with 418 attacks and 7 goals.

Best goalscorer from Dungannon Swifts

In this season, the individual highlight is John McGovern that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Dungannon Swifts achieved in several matches.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

The Crusaders team with 10 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.

This means that Cliftonville team, in 3rd place, is close behind in the 8th round with the same number of points.

Crusaders analysis

After round 7 of Premiership we count 5 goals scored by Crusaders and 2 conceded.

This is a top 5 team in the Premiership that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws in the Premiership, Crusaders playing away does not usually give much chance to 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.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Crusaders has conceded 0 away goals in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Crusaders will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-2, something to take into consideration.

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.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Dungannon Swifts 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Crusaders 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 2.59 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.14 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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