Linfield 2-1 Crusaders - January 28, 2025 / NIFL Premiership 2024/2025
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Team line-ups
Linfield
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | G |
David Walsh | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
67 | D |
Matthew Orr | 17 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
2 | D |
Sam Roscoe | 26 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
27 | D |
Ethan McGee | 22 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
5 | M |
Chris Shields | 34 | 138 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
16 | M |
Cameron Ballantyne II | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
8 | M |
Kyle McClean | 26 | 155 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
9 | M |
Joel Cooper | 7 | 28 | 187 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
29 | F |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | 30 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
17 | F |
Chris McKee | 43 | 22 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
3 | F |
Euan East | 24 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
80
Crusaders
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | G |
Jonathan Tuffey | 38 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
29 | D |
Harry Franklin | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
20 | D |
Daniel Larmour | 26 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
21 | D |
Mal Smith | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
15 | D |
Jarlath O'Rourke | 29 | 175 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
12 | M |
Jacob Blaney | 20 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
8 | M |
Harry Jewitt-White | 20 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
7 | M |
Philip Lowry | 35 | 273 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
25 | F |
Ross Clarke | 10 | 31 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
27 | F |
Stewart Nixon | 27 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
14 | F |
Jordan Forsythe | 33 | 350 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
129
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | G |
Christopher Johns | 29 | ||||
37 | D |
Ryan McKay | 20 | ||||
15 | D |
Ben Hall | 28 | ||||
21 | M |
Joshua Archer | 21 | ||||
10 | F |
Charlie Allen | 21 | ||||
34 | F |
Dane McCullough | 21 | ||||
36 | F |
Rhys Annett | 20 |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | G |
Rian Brown | 19 | ||||
4 | D |
Jimmy Callacher | 33 | ||||
16 | M |
Josh Williamson | 17 | ||||
22 | F |
Josh O'Connor | 20 | ||||
66 | F |
Brandon Downey | 16 | ||||
18 | F |
Jordan Owens | 35 | ||||
43 | F |
Lewis Barr | 21 |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Chris McKee
IN
Charlie Allen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Philip Lowry
IN
Josh O'Connor
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
456
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
Healy vs Crusaders
20 victories
6 draws
13 losses
Healy vs Caddell
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
34
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Caddell vs Linfield
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Caddell vs Healy
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Linfield after 4 matches without conceding any goal vs Crusaders at home (since 26/11/2022). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 17/02/2009
Crusaders keeps its 3 consecutive wins running (since 18/01/2025).
Linfield keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss in NIFL Premiership running (since 30/11/2024). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/02/2024-30/08/2024 time period (14 matches).
General ranking
1 | Linfield | 60 pts | 26 rd | |
2 | Glentoran | 41 pts | 24 rd | |
3 | Dungannon Swifts | 40 pts | 26 rd | |
4 | Portadown | 37 pts | 25 rd | |
5 | Crusaders | 37 pts | 27 rd |
General ranking
3 | Dungannon Swifts | 40 pts | 26 rd | |
4 | Portadown | 37 pts | 25 rd | |
5 | Crusaders | 37 pts | 27 rd | |
6 | Larne | 35 pts | 19 rd | |
7 | Cliftonville | 34 pts | 24 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | LLinfield 0-1 Glentoran03/12/2024 | VLinfield 3-0 Coleraine14/12/2024 | VLinfield 1-0 Glenavon21/12/2024 | VLinfield 4-0 Wellington Recreation04/01/2025 | VLinfield 3-0 Carrick Rangers11/01/2025 | VLinfield 2-1 Cliftonville25/01/2025 |
Overall | VLinfield 1-0 Glenavon21/12/2024 | DGlentoran 0-0 Linfield26/12/2024 | VLinfield 4-0 Wellington Recreation04/01/2025 | VLinfield 3-0 Carrick Rangers11/01/2025 | VPortadown 1-3 Linfield18/01/2025 | VLinfield 2-1 Cliftonville25/01/2025 |
Current form
Away | LGlenavon 3-1 Crusaders12/2024 | LPortadown 1-0 Crusaders21/12/2024 | DCarrick Rangers 0-0 Crusaders30/12/2024 | VKnockbreda 0-3 Crusaders04/01/2025 | LGlentoran 4-2 Crusaders14/01/2025 | VColeraine 0-2 Crusaders18/01/2025 |
Overall | VKnockbreda 0-3 Crusaders04/01/2025 | LCrusaders 1-3 Larne07/01/2025 | LCrusaders 1-5 Dungannon Swifts11/01/2025 | LGlentoran 4-2 Crusaders14/01/2025 | VColeraine 0-2 Crusaders18/01/2025 | VCrusaders 3-2 Portadown25/01/2025 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 5 | 4 |
Unbeaten streak | 5 | 7 |
Drawless streak | 16 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 4 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 6 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 6 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
1 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
5 |
1 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
6 |
649 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
701 |
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
5 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
25 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
26 |
12 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
18 |
Victories (Competition total) |
11 |
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
5 |
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
5 |
Goals
48 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
33 |
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
18 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
37 |
10 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
11 |
1.92 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.27 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
0.72 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.42 |
0.83 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.92 |
Betting aid
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
14 |
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
12 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
31 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
60 |
11 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
27 |
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Joel Cooper | 15 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Kieran Offord | ||
Joel Cooper | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Kieran Offord | ||
Chris Shields | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Jordan Forsythe | ||
Chris McKee | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Jordan Forsythe | ||
Kirk Millar | 5 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 3 assists | Jordan Forsythe | ||
Kirk Millar | 3 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Jordan Forsythe | ||
Joel Cooper | 11 goals, 3 assists during the last 17 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Harry Jewitt-White |
Historical head to head
Home
223 gf
78 ga
Away
217 gf
141 ga
Neutral ground
10 gf
6 ga
Total
450 gf
225 ga
Historical head to head
Home
141 gf
217 ga
Away
78 gf
223 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
10 ga
Total
225 gf
450 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 9 - 0 |
January 06, 1962 |
Home | 9 - 0 |
January 06, 1962 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
April 21, 1960 |
Away | 5 - 2 |
October 23, 2017 |
Latest head to head
October 12, 2024 - NIFL Premiership 2024/2025
April 12, 2024 - Sports Direct Premiership 2023/2024
January 20, 2024 - Sports Direct Premiership 2023/2024
January 02, 2024 - Sports Direct Premiership 2023/2024
September 26, 2023 - Sports Direct Premiership 2023/2024
Best historical scorers against Crusaders
Andy Waterworth | 10 goals | 2014 - 2020 | |
Joel Cooper | 7 goals | 2018 - 2024 | |
Jimmy Callacher | 6 goals | 2016 - 2022 | |
Aaron Burns | 4 goals | 2014 - 2017 | |
Mark Stafford | 3 goals | 2017 - 2021 | |
Michael Carvill | 3 goals | 2013 - 2015 |
Best historical scorers against Linfield
Jordan Owens | 14 goals | 2012 - 2024 | |
Paul Heatley | 8 goals | 2014 - 2021 | |
Jordan Forsythe | 5 goals | 2016 - 2023 | |
Philip Lowry | 5 goals | 2017 - 2023 | |
Gavin Whyte | 4 goals | 2014 - 2017 | |
Declan Caddell | 3 goals | 2012 - 2019 |
Players with most games played vs Crusaders
Jamie Mulgrew | 40 matches | 2011 - 2024 | |
Kirk Millar | 32 matches | 2015 - 2024 | |
Jimmy Callacher | 31 matches | 2014 - 2023 | |
Matthew Clarke | 30 matches | 2013 - 2024 | |
Andy Waterworth | 29 matches | 2013 - 2021 | |
Niall Quinn | 28 matches | 2012 - 2022 |
Players with most games played vs Linfield
Paul Heatley | 40 matches | 2012 - 2024 | |
Jordan Owens | 40 matches | 2011 - 2024 | |
Declan Caddell | 37 matches | 2011 - 2023 | |
Billy Joe Burns | 34 matches | 2014 - 2024 | |
Jordan Forsythe | 32 matches | 2015 - 2024 | |
Colin Coates | 27 matches | 2011 - 2019 |
They played in both sides
302 matches
15 matches
162 matches
15 matches
150 matches
105 matches
123 matches
74 matches
110 matches
359 matches
100 matches
2 matches
They played in both sides
110 matches
359 matches
91 matches
264 matches
70 matches
202 matches
59 matches
198 matches
67 matches
150 matches
150 matches
105 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 07, 2024
October 22, 2024
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| Linfield | 60 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | |
2
| Glentoran | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | |
3
| Dungannon Swifts | 40 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | |
4
| Portadown | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | |
5
| Crusaders | 37 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | |
6
| Larne | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | |
7
| Cliftonville | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 27 | +4 | |
8
| Ballymena United | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -3 | |
9
| Coleraine | 31 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | |
10
| Glenavon | 31 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | |
11
| Carrick Rangers | 22 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -14 | |
12
| Loughgall | 13 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 61 | -36 |
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