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Crusaders vs Larne Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–10 – 3

5th

4thRonan Doherty 36′Jordan McEneff 52′Greg Sandiford 89′

Player of the matchRonan DohertyLARN · 1 goal · 93′ played · 85/96 passes · 4 duels won · 3 interceptions

8.1
Possession
35%65%
Shots · on target in brackets
5 (0)15 (6)
Corners
26
Table · 15 v 19 pts
5th → 6th4th → 3rd

PremiershipMatchday 11SeaviewRef E. Boyce

Events

CRU 0–3 LARN · 0–1 red
  1. Full time 0–3
  2. Greg Sandiford0–3Goal · right foot · assist Paul O'Neill
  3. Greg Sandifordfor Leroy Millar
  4. Karter Bondfor Graham Kelly
  5. Mark Randallfor James Simpson
  6. Chris GallagherRed card
  7. Crusadersfor Harry Jewitt-White
  8. Josh Williamsonfor Robbie Weir
  9. Jack Dohertyfor Donal Rocks
  10. Lloyd Andersonfor Ryan McKay
  11. Jordan McEneff0–2Goal · right foot · assist James Simpson
  12. Half-time 0–1
  13. Ronan Doherty0–1Goal · right foot · assist Aaron Donnelly

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Crusaders4-3-36.50 avg rating 7.184-4-2Larne
  1. 16.0Shea Callister93′
  1. 46.2Jacob Blaney93′
  2. 56.8Scot Rough93′
  3. 36.4Graham Kelly↓87′
  4. 226.2Ryan McKay↓64′
  1. 146.6Donal Rocks↓73′
  2. 66.3Robbie Weir↓73′
  3. 86.6Harry Jewitt-White↓73′
  1. 157.0Owen Wardell93′
  2. 186.7Aaron Reid93′
  3. 116.9Elliot Dunlop93′
  1. 16.5Rohan Ferguson93′
  1. 47.7Aaron DonnellyA 93′
  2. 37.0Matt Ridley93′
  3. 267.5Dan Bent93′
  4. 237.3Tomas Cosgrove93′
  1. 158.1Ronan DohertyG 93′
  2. 66.6Chris GallagherRC
  1. 478.0James SimpsonA ↓86′
  2. 216.3Leroy Millar↓87′
  3. 227.6Jordan McEneffG 93′
  1. 96.6Paul O'NeillA 93′
  1. 12Jack DohertyMF · ↑73′6.4
  2. 16Josh WilliamsonMF · ↑73′6.6
  3. 17Karter BondFW · ↑87′
  4. 27Tom MaguireFW6.6
  5. 42Lloyd AndersonMF · ↑64′6.4
  6. 23Oilibhéar McCartMF
  7. 43Lewis BarrDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Declan Caddell (1.26 PPG) · Gary Haveron (1.94 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 8Mark RandallMF · ↑86′
  2. 27Greg SandifordMF · G ↑87′7.2
  3. 7Conor McKendryMF
  4. 16Jacob CarneyGK
  5. 17Josh UkekMF
  6. 25Dylan SloanMF
  7. 45Montel GibsonFW

Table after full time

Premiership 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Coleraine119-1-123:10+13281st
2Linfield108-1-114:6+8252nd
3Larne76-1-015:3+12194th ▲1
4Glentoran115-2-415:10+5173rd ▼1
5Carrick Rangers115-1-519:17+2166th ▲1
6Crusaders115-0-615:21-6155th ▼1
7Dungannon Swifts104-1-511:14-3137th
8Ballymena United103-3-415:14+1128th
9Cliftonville114-0-712:13-1129th
10Limavady United104-0-611:16-51210th
11Portadown111-2-88:20-12512th ▲1
12Bangor111-2-810:24-14511th ▼1
Crusaders
5th → 6th15 → 15 pts
Larne
4th → 3rd16 → 19 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Crusaders7d restLARN +14d rest21d restLarne
  1. 2-1W15 Aug
  2. 3-2W22 Aug
  3. 2-1W29 Aug
  4. 2-2D1 Sep
  5. 1-4L5 Sep
  6. 1-2L12 Sep
  7. 3-0W15 Sep
  8. 0-1L19 Sep
  9. 2-1W26 Sep
  10. 0-4L3 Oct

5-1-4goals 16:181.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-2L11 Aug
  2. 0-0D15 Aug
  3. 2-0W20 Aug
  4. 0-3L27 Aug
  5. 4-0W1 Sep
  6. 2-1W4 Sep
  7. 1-0W8 Sep
  8. 2-0W12 Sep
  9. 2-0W15 Sep
  10. 5-2W19 Sep

7-1-2goals 19:82.20pts/game

  1. ACarrick Rangers0–4
  2. HBangor2–1
  3. ALinfield0–1
  4. HDungannon Swifts3–0
  5. HLimavady United1–2

latest 5

  1. ACarrick Rangers5–2
  2. HCliftonville2–0
  3. APortadown2–0
  4. HBangor1–0
  5. HGlentoran2–1
Show older matches
  1. AColeraine1–4
  2. HCarrick Rangers2–2
  3. AGlentoran2–1
  4. HPortadown3–2
  5. HBallymena United2–1

older

  1. HNewington Youth4–0
  2. HLincoln Red Imps0–3
  3. ALincoln Red Imps2–0
  4. AColeraine0–0
  5. AFC Iberia 19991–2

What stands out

  • 6thfrom 5th

    Crusaders moved from 5th to 6th in the Premiership table with this result.15 → 15 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 3rdfrom 4th

    Larne moved from 4th to 3rd in the Premiership table with this result.16 → 19 points after 7 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 6wins in a row

    Larne extended their winning run in the Premiership to 6 matches.Run from 2026-09-04; league matches of this season only.

Team stats

16 figures
Crusadersfull timeLarne
  1. 35%Possession65%
  2. 5Shots15
  3. 0Shots on target6
  4. 0Big chances created3
  5. 2Corners6
  6. 10Fouls7
All 16 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 74Attacks106
  3. 0Big chances missed2
  4. 30Dangerous attacks65
  5. 2Offsides1
  6. 0%Shot accuracy40%
  7. 5Shots off target9
  8. Defence
  9. 72Ball safe77
  10. Discipline
  11. 0Red cards1
  12. Other
  13. 129Possession lost125
  14. 5Substitutions2

Head-to-head

11 meetings on record since 2023

2-3-6Crusaders W-D-L · goals 9:21

2 CRU3 draws6 LARN
With Crusaders at home
0-1-5 (5:15)
Goals per meeting
2.73
Over 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams scored
45%
Won by the host
9%
Last 5 (Crusaders)
1W 1D 3L · 3.2 goals/game
  1. Crusaders2–4LarnePremiership
  2. Crusaders0–1LarnePremiership
  3. Larne4–0CrusadersPremiership
  4. Crusaders2–2LarnePremiership
  5. Larne0–1CrusadersPremiership
Show all 11 meetings
  1. Crusaders1–3LarnePremiership
  2. Larne1–1CrusadersPremiership
  3. Larne0–1CrusadersPremiership
  4. Crusaders0–2LarnePremiership
  5. Crusaders0–3LarnePremiership
  6. Larne1–1CrusadersPremiership
  1. LarnenextCrusadersPremiership
  2. LarnenextCrusadersPremiership

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Crusadersall competitionsLarne
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.07Goals per game (both sides)2.67
  3. 93%Over 1.573%
  4. 73%Over 2.553%
  5. 27%Over 3.527%
  6. 67%Both teams scored27%
  7. 20%Clean sheets53%
  8. 13%Failed to score33%
  9. Crusaders at home v Larne away
  10. 9Played7
  11. 6Won4
  12. 2Drawn1
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 18-9Goals (for-against)11-9
  15. 2.22Points per game1.86
  16. 67%Over 2.543%
  17. 33%Clean sheets57%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 9-81st-half goals (for-against)10-6
  20. 14-152nd-half goals (for-against)12-12
  21. 61%Goals after half-time55%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 7-3-5Half-time W-D-L5-8-2

How we calculate this

Referee

E. Boyce
Cards / match
4.21this match 1 (-3.21)
Yellows / match
3.87
Reds / match
0.35
Penalties / match
0.2521% of matches
Fouls / match
17.8this match 17

1.94Home 1.94 vs Away 1.92 yellows/match · 5–13 red1.92

44%Results in 52 recent matches · draw 17%38%

home winsaway wins
With Crusaders
6-2-2 in 10 · 2.3 yellows/game
With Larne
3-0-2 in 5 · 3.6 yellows/game

Analysed latest 52 of 53 career matches.

Match info

Competition
Premiership
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 11 of 33
Kick-off
Venue
Seaview, Belfast
Capacity
3,383 · grass
Weather
8 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 71%
Referee
E. Boyce
CRU coach
Declan Caddell (1.26 PPG)
LARN coach
Gary Haveron (1.94 PPG)

Match summary

Larne beat Crusaders 3-0 in the Premiership, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Crusaders sat 5th on 15 points, while Larne were 4th on 16 points. Across 11 previous meetings on record, Crusaders won 2 and Larne won 6, with 3 draws (2.73 goals per game).

Ronan Doherty (36'), Jordan McEneff (52') and Greg Sandiford (89') scored the goals for Larne.

Crusaders — live results and scheduleLarne — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.50 v 7.18
  1. Ronan DohertyLARN8.1
  2. James SimpsonLARN8.0
  3. Aaron DonnellyLARN7.7
  4. Jordan McEneffLARN7.6
  5. Dan BentLARN7.5

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Ronan DohertyLARN2 (1)
  2. James SimpsonLARN2
  3. Jordan McEneffLARN2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. James SimpsonLARN2
  2. Paul O'NeillLARN1

Passes

  1. Aaron DonnellyLARN112/122
  2. Ronan DohertyLARN85/96
  3. Dan BentLARN83/88

Duels won

  1. Dan BentLARN10/16
  2. Scot RoughCRU10/16
  3. Aaron ReidCRU9/21

Dribbles

  1. Elliot DunlopCRU3/4
  2. Owen WardellCRU2/2
  3. Ronan DohertyLARN1/2

Tackles

  1. Jordan McEneffLARN1
  2. Scot RoughCRU1
  3. Jack DohertyCRU1

Clearances

  1. Scot RoughCRU15
  2. Matt RidleyLARN9
  3. Dan BentLARN7

Saves

  1. Shea CallisterCRU1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

22%Model · draw 23%55%

Projected goals
1.04 – 1.79total 2.83 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 11%0–1 10.5%1–2 9.8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Crusaders win22%No
Draw23%No
Larne win55%Yes
Over 1.5 goals77%Yes
Over 2.5 goals54%Yes
Over 3.5 goals31%No
Both teams to score54%No
Crusaders clean sheet17%No
Larne clean sheet35%Yes

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 11

Premiership · the other 5 games
  1. Portadown0–0Glentoran
  2. Linfield2–0Bangor
  3. Limavady United3–2Ballymena United
  4. Dungannon Swifts2–4Carrick Rangers
  5. Coleraine1–0Cliftonville
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