Premiership · Regular Season - 1 August 07, 2026 20:45 Solitude, Belfast

Cliftonville FC

#7 · 12 pts

2 – 1

Final score

Crusaders FC

#4 · 15 pts

B. Quinn 11'

D. McMaster 62' (pen.)

90'+2 E. Dunlop

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Cliftonville FC a 35% win probability (draw 32%, Crusaders FC 32%). The final result was Cliftonville FC 2–1 Crusaders FC. In 3 previous meetings, Cliftonville FC have won 2 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Crusaders FC.

Match statistics

Match Events

⚽B. Quinn

11'

21'

37'

R. Weir

60'

K. Forsythe

⚽D. McMaster (pen.)

62'

63'

E. Dunlop / K. McKechnie ↕

63'

J. Doherty / F. Thorndike ↕

↕ R. Campbell / L. McStravick

71'

↕ O. Samuels / L. Conlan

74'

↕ B. Healy / J. Gormley

79'

84'

S. Rough / J. Blaney ↕

90'+2

E. Dunlop⚽

Pre-match prediction

35.47%

Cliftonville ←

32.37%

X

32.16%

Crusaders

we assigned to the actual result (Cliftonville FC) 35.47% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Cliftonville

1.18

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Crusaders

1.86

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	9	22
2	Linfield	9	22
3	Larne	6	16
4	Crusaders FC	9	15
5	Glentoran	9	13
6	Dungannon Swifts	8	13
7	Cliftonville FC	9	12
8	Carrick Rangers	9	10
9	Ballymena United	8	9
10	Limavady United	8	9
11	Bangor	9	5
12	Portadown	9	1