Bangor vs Crusaders prediction

So far in the Premiership, Bangor have won two, drawn three and lost nine of 14, with 12 goals scored and 26 conceded, good for 11th place and 9 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, one draw and four defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they beat Ballymena United 1-0 away; before that came a 2-1 defeat at home to Larne and a 2-1 defeat at home to Dungannon Swifts.

Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won none of four recently (4 scored, 7 conceded).

Crusaders have won six, drawn none and lost eight of their 14 Premiership games so far, scoring 20 and letting in 29. That has them 7th on 18 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, no draws and five defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 3.3 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Limavady United 4-1 away; before that came a 5-0 defeat at home to Coleraine FC and a 5-2 defeat away at Warrenpoint Town.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of four recently (7 scored, 12 conceded).

Home and away form points to Crusaders: Bangor have won none of their last four at home, Crusaders one of their last four on the road. Nine points separate the two sides in the table. Bangor also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Crusaders favourites at 41%, with Bangor on 36% and the draw at 23%. In truth there's very little in it.

On goals, it expects around 3.0 in the game: 1.4 for Bangor and 1.6 for Crusaders. Over 2.5 goals is 56% and both teams scoring 57%. When they last met, on 26 Sept 2026, Crusaders FC won 2-1.