Portadown 2 - 2 Crusaders
Portadown logo
4 out of 10

18.03.2023 - 15:00

Stadium : Shamrock Park (Portadown)

Finished

Crusaders logo
6 out of 10
Predictions for Portadown vs Crusaders
Portadown vs Crusaders Betting Tips: 18/03/2023 - Matchday 32 - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

Portadown vs Crusaders Betting Tips: 18/03/2023 - Matchday 32 - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

Portadown vs Crusaders happens on the 18th of March at 15:00 and we have prepared a betting tip for this match in the Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership. APWin’s team of analysts has analysed the qualitative and quantitative data and come up with the prediction for Portadown vs Crusaders. If you decide to follow our betting tip, good luck! And remember, if you are looking for more betting tips, we have you covered!

🔥 Portadown has had Over 2.5 Goals in its last 5 matches

🔥 Portadown has had Over 3.5 Goals in its last 4 matches

🔥 The past 3 matches between Portadown and Crusaders have ended with under 9.5 Corners

🔥 Portadown has conceded at least a goal in its last 14 matches against Crusaders

🔥 Portadown and Crusaders average 2.87 goals scored per match

Form

Portadown logo

Portadown

Crusaders logo

Crusaders

12Standings5
0.74Goal Scored1.94
2.39Goals Conceded1.13
61%% Over 2.565%
42%% BTTS48%
1.13xG1.6
1.6xGA1.12
Portadown logo

Portadown

Crusaders logo

Crusaders

11Standings6
0.8Goal Scored1.2
2.2Goals Conceded1.53
61%% Over 2.565%
47%% BTTS47%
1.32xG1.53
1.37xGA1.17

Portadown - Previous Results

Crusaders - Previous Results

Summary

Goal Scored

The home team is the 11th best attack in the NIFL Premiership. Portadown has found the back of the opposition’s net 23 times in the 31 times it entered the pitch so far this season, which averages 0.74 goals scored per match.

Only time will tell, but so far, Crusaders has averaged 1.94 goals scored per match in this season of the NIFL Premiership. The team has gotten 60 goals in 31 matches so far this season, making it the 1st best attacking team in this competition.

Goals Conceded

Averaging 2.39 goals conceded per match, Portadown has conceded 74 times in the 31 matches played so far this season of the NIFL Premiership. This makes this match’s home team the 12th defence in the competition.

With 35 goals conceded in the 31 matches it played in the NIFL Premiership, Crusaders is the 5th best defence in the competition, since it averages 1.13 goals conceded per match.

% Over 2.5

In the 31 matches it played this season, Portadown has ended with 3 or more match goals (scored and conceded combined) in 61% of the times, so 19 of those matches.

The NIFL Premiership averages 56% of its matches with 3 or more goals scored. Crusaders visits Portadown having finished 65% of its matches with 3+ goals. Do you think this is worth exploring?

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

In a BTTS bet, as long as both teams find the back of the net at least once, we will be in profit. In 42% of matches the home team has taken part in this season, it has both scored and conceded in the same match. Is there maybe an opportunity for BTTS on Portadown?

If we look at Crusaders’s statistics so far this season in the BTTS market we will see that our of all the matches it has played in the competition, that 48% of them have ended with a BTTS.

Expected Goals (xG)

It is no question that Portadown’s attack has raised some eyebrows so far this season, and no surprise as well that the home team arrives to this match with 1.13 expected goals per match in the NIFL Premiership.

Only once the match ends can we come up with our conclusions, but before it starts we can definitely look at the away team’s 1.6 expected goals on average per match and take that into account before placing a bet.

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

A low xGA is a good measure of a team’s defensive capabilities, since it means that it gives the opposing team very little goal scoring chances throughout a match. Portadown gets to this event with 1.6 expected goals against, so we will see how their performance reflects just that.

Crusaders is a team where not everything is working perfectly. The team gets to this match with 1.13 goals conceded on average, against 1.12 xGA. What kind of defensive performance will we see today?

Predictions

If you are looking for the prediction for Portadown vs Crusaders, we have got your back. We have already gone over all of the statistical points that we think are relevant for this match, and now comes the moment of the truth - the betting tips.

APWin’s team of analysts has gone over the statistics of both teams so far in the competition, we have gone over what has been happening around the NIFL Premiership and out of the pitch on both teams and their stars and are pretty confident with our preview for this match.

As such, you can find below our betting tip for the match Portadown vs Crusaders, for the matchday 32 of the NIFL Premiership, taking place on the 18th of March at 15:00.