Coleraine, who won their previous game, will be hoping for a similar outcome after a 2-0 Premiership victory against Dungannon Swifts. Coleraine’s goals came from Matthew Shevlin (3′) and Conor McDermott (11′). In 5 of the past 6 games in which Coleraine has played, fewer than three goals have been scored.
Crusaders enter this match on the back of a 3-2 Premiership victory against Glentoran in their last game. Crusaders’ goals came from Adam Lecky (4′) and Chris Hegarty (24′, 59′). Glentoran’s goals came from Danny Purkis (5′) and Jay Donnelly (51′). Stephen Baxter’s Crusaders have scored 10 goals in their last six matches, giving them a goals per game average of 1.67.
Match details
- Date: 09-12-22
- Match: Coleraine vs Crusaders livescore
- Competition: Premiership
Prediction
We predict Coleraine will struggle to put one past this Crusaders squad, which should end up scoring and remaining ahead.
As a result, we believe it will be a close battle, with Crusaders prevailing 0-1 at the end of 90 minutes.
Let’s see how it goes.
Head to head
| Head To Head | ||
| Wins | Draws | Wins |
| Statistics | ||
| 10 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | Yellow cards | 15 |
| 34 | Goals | 39 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Looking back at their previous head-to-head meetings, we can see that Coleraine have won two and Crusaders have won three, with one game being drawn.
In these games, they combined for 12 goals, with The Bannsiders scoring five and The Hatchetmen scoring seven. That equates to an average of two goals per game.
The last league meeting between these clubs occurred on Premiership match day 6 on 08/11/2022, with Coleraine winning 1-2.
Ben McMaster was the official.
Lineup
Coleraine
- Gareth Deane
- Rodney Brown
- Dean Jarvis
- Lyndon Kane
- Jay Riley
- Conor McDermott
- Cathair Friel
- Stephen Lowry
- Michael McCrudden
- Lewis Tosh
- Curtis Allen
Crusaders
- Sean O Neill
- Billy Joe Burns
- Chris Hegarty
- Josh Robinson
- Jordan Forsythe
- Lumi Kanwei
- Jarlath O Rourke
- Adam Lecky
- Ben Kennedy
- Jonathan McMurray
- Jonny Frazer
Betting tips
In the 90-minute result market, a Coleraine win is best priced at 3, a draw is best priced at 3.4, and a Crusaders victory is best priced at 2.31. They now offer the finest returns. Our expert partners estimate a score of fewer than 3.5 goals for this encounter.
Where to watch
- Sky Sports To be determined.
- Coleraine v Crusaders (Danske Bank Premiership) on BBC Two Northern Ireland on Friday, December 9, 2022…
- BBC Sport Northern Ireland Live Stream Carrick Rangers vs. Glentoran, Friday, December 16, 2022 (Danske Bank Premiership)
- YouTube. Glentoran vs. Linfield, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 (BetMcLean Cup)