Crusaders FC vs Coleraine FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Coleraine flying, Crusaders up and down

Coleraine have won 16 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, losing just twice in that spell. That run takes in league games, cup ties and a Europa Conference League qualifier, so it's a broad sample rather than a pure league form guide, but the pattern is consistent: Coleraine keep winning.

Crusaders FC: 20 completed matches; Coleraine FC: 20 completed matches.

Crusaders FC

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

24

Difference

+9

Coleraine FC

20 matches

Win

75% 15 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

24

Difference

+22

Crusaders' equivalent run reads differently. They've won 12 of their last 20 games but lost six, including some heavy scorelines along the way. It's a more up-and-down picture than Coleraine's.

Coleraine's consistency this season is the standout number here.

Comparative Team Statistics: Crusaders FC vs Coleraine FC

Crusaders have history on their side at home

Coleraine won the two sides' most recent meeting 4-1, and also won 5-1 and 4-0 in cup and league fixtures earlier this year. All three of those games were played at Coleraine's own ground, though.

Look specifically at matches played at Crusaders' stadium and the picture flips a bit. Crusaders have won a good number of those meetings down the years, including several of the last handful played there before this one.

Venue has mattered a lot in this fixture historically.

A big early-season gap

Coleraine sit top of the Premiership with 22 points from eight games, having won seven and drawn one, with just five goals conceded all season.

Crusaders are down in sixth with 12 points from the same number of matches, already beaten four times and with 13 goals let in.

That's one of the clearer gaps in the table this season.

What might decide it

Coleraine's league form this season is about as strong as it gets, and they've already beaten Crusaders comfortably once this season. If they bring that consistency to this ground, this could well continue.

But Crusaders have shown before that they can raise their level at home against this exact opponent, even during Coleraine's more dominant spells. Given how mixed the season has been for Crusaders generally, it's not straightforward to say which version turns up.