Premiership · Regular Season - 3 August 22, 2026 19:00 Seaview, Belfast

Crusaders FC

#8 · 15 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Portadown

#11 · 8 pts

A. Brooks 12'

A. Brooks 32'

A. Brooks 57'

55' B. Altintop

59' E. Fyfe

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Crusaders FC a 36% win probability (draw 31%, Portadown 31%). The final result was Crusaders FC 3–2 Portadown. In 4 previous meetings, Crusaders FC have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 2 wins for Portadown.

Match statistics

Match Events

⚽A. Brooks

12'

21'

F. Flanagan

⚽A. Brooks

32'

39'

F. Flanagan

39'

F. Flanagan

46'

R. Minzamba / M. Carson ↕

55'

B. Altintop⚽

⚽A. Brooks

57'

59'

E. Fyfe⚽

64'

D. Martins / J. Scott ↕

↕ A. Brooks / A. Reid

74'

Pre-match prediction

36.4%

Crusaders ←

31.72%

X

31.88%

Portadown

we assigned to the actual result (Crusaders FC) 36.4% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Crusaders

1.26

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Portadown

0.69

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	13	34
2	Linfield	13	32
3	Larne	11	23
4	Glentoran	12	20
5	Carrick Rangers	13	18
6	Ballymena United	11	15
7	Cliftonville FC	13	15
8	Crusaders FC	13	15
9	Dungannon Swifts	12	14
10	Limavady United	13	14
11	Portadown	13	8
12	Bangor	13	6