CliftonvilleAttacking momentumCrusaders
Preview
- Cliftonville vs. Crusaders in week 1 of the 2026-2027 Premiership kicks off at 19:45 GMT on 2026-08-07.
- Jim Magilton versus Declan Caddell across 3 meetings, record stands at 2-1 with no draws.
- Cliftonville and Crusaders will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, Cliftonville should be met by Crusaders's expected 4-4-2.
- Both teams are coming from different results: Cliftonville fell 1-2 against Alvechurch, while Crusaders prevailed 2-0 over Dundela.
- Both teams have been in great form: Cliftonville 2-2-1 and Crusaders 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
- Crusaders hold the upper hand H2H: of 67 meetings, they've triumphed 28 times, conceded 23 times and shared 16 draws.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Cliftonville
Crusaders
Events
| 11' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 21' | N/A | ||
| 37' | R. Weir | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 60' | K. Forsythe | ||
| 62' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 63' | |||
| 63' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 74' | |||
| 79' | |||
| 84' | |||
| 90+2' | 2 - 1 | ||
Standings
TV Channels
Cliftonville is going head to head with Crusaders on 7/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the Northern Ireland Premiership. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cliftonville v Crusaders H2H statistics!