Glenavon vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 17th, 2024

Glenavon and Crusaders will meet each other in a football match counting for Premiership on December 17th, 2024, Tuesday at 19:45h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Glenavon vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Glenavon vs Crusaders will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Mourneview Park stadium, in the city of Lurgan, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Glenavon 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 2.61 goals per match played.

Glenavon last match

Glenavon arrives from a draw in the last match they played. The contest against Coleraine, valid for the Premiership, ended with a score of 3-3.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.40.

Crusaders last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Crusaders faced the Glentoran team, and the score ended with a 1-3 for their rivals.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.30, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Glenavon vs Crusaders h2h

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership. The meeting took place on 14-09-2024 and ended with a 0-1 win for Glenavon.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The performance of the Crusaders team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Glenavon team.

Glenavon

Premiership leaderboard now

Glenavon arrives in this game with 16 points in 11th place in the Premiership, with a negative balance, having lost 9 games in total and won only 3, making a total of 7 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to Carrick Rangers which is just above, in 10th place.

Glenavon comes to this meeting occupying a position in the middle of the Premiership table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good performance.

Glenavon analysis

After 19 rounds, Glenavon has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 28 goals so far and scored 14 times.

The performances of Glenavon in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Glenavon is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 48%. In the next match against Crusaders a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Glenavon will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Glenavon

In this season, the individual highlight is David McDaid that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Glenavon achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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 7 losses.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 20th round, with the Ballymena United team in hot pursuit at 7th place.

Crusaders analysis

Crusaders counted 23 goals scored and 23 conceded at the end of Premiership day number 19.

As we approach the Regular Season, Crusaders is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 2.33 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Crusaders is a more offensive team than Glenavon, having 1161 attacks vs. 786 from Glenavon, having scored 23 times, in comparison, Glenavon converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Kieran Offord. The Attacker scored 8 goals in the current season, helping Crusaders to achieve victory in several disputes.

Historical data: Crusaders

With 7 titles won in the tournament's history the Crusaders team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Glenavon is David McDaid, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Crusaders is Kieran Offord, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Crusaders scores an average of 1.13 goals 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 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 2.66 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.26 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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