About Match
In the standings it is Crusaders 6th on 12 points, Linfield 2nd on 19 — separated by 7. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Crusaders run at 1.63 scored and 1.63 conceded, Linfield at 1.13 and 0.63. A win would lift Crusaders to 15 points and up to 4th (other results unchanged).
Linfield carry a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Crusaders hold 6 points of 15 and Linfield 13.
16 meetings are on record — 1 won by Crusaders, 15 by Linfield, 0 drawn, at 2.56 goals per meeting.
Seaview in Belfast stages the fixture, a ground that holds 3,383.