Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Crusaders 5th on 50, Loughgall 6th on 22. Crusaders's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Crusaders 1.24 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Loughgall 0.95 and 2.24, with the league averaging 1.25.
Defeat had followed defeat for Loughgall — three in succession. From the last five rounds, Crusaders held 9 points of 15 and Loughgall 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Crusaders wins, 0 for Loughgall, 1 draw, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Seaview in Belfast staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,383. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Crusaders: Jordan Stewart (70') · Loughgall: Benji Magee (86')