Crusaders vs Glentoran tips and predictions

Well-fought NIFL Premiership clash should be tight

There's not much between Crusaders and Glentoran in the NIFL Premiership. The hosts are in fourth place with 33 points, compared to their opponents who are in third place on 35 points.

All eventualities are on the table here so tread carefully when assessing this one. The suspicion is that this will be tight. A goalless stalemate is the pick but it's certainly not something to get carried away with.

Both of these sides have looked strong in defence. Solid against their recent opponents, Crusaders have conceded only 1 goal in their last 3 matches. Meanwhile Glentoran have conceded only 2 goals in their last 9 away matches.

The betting markets suggest that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match as they can both be dangerous in possession. Whatever happens, with the odds-against price on BTTS No that makes more sense for this particular encounter.

Crusaders drew one of their last 3 matches while they drew 0-0 with Linfield last Saturday and a similar scoreline is on the cards here. Not having much to get stuck into, the feeling is this also ends in parity.