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Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United Result & Analysis

Date: 20/09/2025
Time: 14:00
Final 1-1
Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC
Vs
35%
26%
39%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
Northern-Ireland: Premiership
Referee: -

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Crusaders FC winβœ— Miss
35.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Drawβœ“ Hit
25.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United winβœ— Miss
38.8%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

Crusaders FCCrusaders FC

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-430W01L01L34L31W02L12L04L30W04LH·COL19/04A·DUN26/04A·COL07/05H·CAR09/08A·BAN19/08H·GLE23/08A·POR29/08H·COL06/09A·DUN13/09A·LAR16/09
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.231.771.472.331.001.20
vs Stronger (7)0.862.291.002.330.752.25
vs Similar (23)1.351.611.582.331.090.82
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %27% (-3pp vs league)
This opponent (Ballymena United) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Ballymena UnitedBallymena United

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-411D02L12L20W20W40W02L02L23L10WH·CAR12/04A·GLE19/04A·POR26/04A·GLE09/08A·POR19/08H·BAN23/08A·LAR29/08H·GLE06/09A·CLI13/09H·LIN16/09
Avg total
2.5
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.271.431.461.151.121.65
vs Stronger (14)0.861.711.001.170.752.12
vs Similar (16)1.621.191.861.141.441.22
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %30% (+0pp vs league)
This opponent (Crusaders FC) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%23%5%012%123%222%317%411%510%6+
The model estimates around 3.1 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
83.0%
Under 1.5
17.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
60.4%
Under 2.5
39.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
38.1%
Under 3.5
61.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
63.5%
No
36.5%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1 βœ“
11.8%
1-2
8.6%
2-1
8.2%
2-2
6.5%
0-1
6.0%
0-2
5.6%
1-0
5.6%
0-0
5.5%
Crusaders FC goals ↓
Ballymena United goals →
01234
05.5%6.0%5.6%3.0%1.2%
15.6%12%8.6%4.6%1.8%
25.1%8.2%6.5%3.5%1.4%
32.6%4.1%3.3%1.8%0.7%
41.0%1.6%1.3%0.7%0.3%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Crusaders FC goals (down), columns = Ballymena United goals (across).

πŸ’ͺ 3. Team Strengths Analysis

πŸ† Total PPG

Points / game
Larne
2.18
Coleraine FC
2.11
Glentoran
2.03
Linfield
1.77
Annagh United
1.50
Carrick Rangers
1.36
Cliftonville FC
1.36
Dungannon Swifts
1.27
Portadown
1.16
Ballymena United
1.03
Bangor
1.03
Crusaders FC
0.97
Glenavon FC
0.74
Crusaders FC is 0.05 points worse than Ballymena United in terms of average points per game (0.97 vs 1.03).

βš”οΈ Attack

Goals scored / game
Coleraine FC
2.18
Annagh United
2.00
Glentoran
1.92
Larne
1.92
Carrick Rangers
1.67
Linfield
1.64
Cliftonville FC
1.44
Crusaders FC
1.30
Ballymena United
1.21
Dungannon Swifts
1.17
Portadown
1.16
Bangor
1.08
Glenavon FC
0.97
Crusaders FC is 0.09 goals better than Ballymena United in terms of goals scored per game (1.30 vs 1.21).

πŸ›‘οΈ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Larne
0.68
Linfield
0.87
Coleraine FC
0.97
Glentoran
1.00
Ballymena United
1.53
Carrick Rangers
1.56
Cliftonville FC
1.56
Bangor
1.71
Portadown
1.74
Glenavon FC
1.82
Dungannon Swifts
2.00
Annagh United
2.00
Crusaders FC
2.12
Crusaders FC is 0.60 goals worse than Ballymena United in terms of goals conceded per game (2.12 vs 1.53).

⏱️ Possession

Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.

πŸ”€ 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

πŸ₯… 6. Home & Away Over/Under

βš–οΈ 7. Handicap

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

Crusaders FCCrusaders FC

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-310W00D01L32W21W02L01L03L20W01LH·COL19/04A·DUN26/04A·COL07/05H·CAR09/08A·BAN19/08H·GLE23/08A·POR29/08H·COL06/09A·DUN13/09A·LAR16/09
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.600.830.601.130.600.53
vs Stronger (7)0.430.860.330.670.501.00
vs Similar (23)0.650.830.671.250.640.36
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %43% (+14pp vs league)
This opponent (Ballymena United) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Ballymena UnitedBallymena United

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D00D12L10W00D20W01L02L10W10WH·CAR12/04A·GLE19/04A·POR26/04A·GLE09/08A·POR19/08H·BAN23/08A·LAR29/08H·GLE06/09A·CLI13/09H·LIN16/09
Avg total
1.1
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.470.690.310.650.59
vs Stronger (14)0.500.570.500.670.500.50
vs Similar (16)0.810.380.860.000.780.67
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %67% (+37pp vs league)
This opponent (Crusaders FC) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

πŸ₯… 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Crusaders FC over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Crusaders FC over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Crusaders FC over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

Crusaders FCCrusaders FC

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-320W01L00D02L10W00D11D01L10W03LH·COL19/04A·DUN26/04A·COL07/05H·CAR09/08A·BAN19/08H·GLE23/08A·POR29/08H·COL06/09A·DUN13/09A·LAR16/09
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.630.930.871.200.400.67
vs Stronger (7)0.431.430.671.670.251.25
vs Similar (23)0.700.780.921.080.450.45
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %47% (+17pp vs league)
This opponent (Ballymena United) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Ballymena UnitedBallymena United

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-311D02L00D10W20W20W01L00D13L00DH·CAR12/04A·GLE19/04A·POR26/04A·GLE09/08A·POR19/08H·BAN23/08A·LAR29/08H·GLE06/09A·CLI13/09H·LIN16/09
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.600.970.770.850.471.06
vs Stronger (14)0.361.140.500.500.251.62
vs Similar (16)0.810.811.001.140.670.56
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %40% (+10pp vs league)
This opponent (Crusaders FC) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

πŸ₯… 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Crusaders FC over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Crusaders FC over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Crusaders FC over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ballymena United over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

πŸ”₯ 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 1.583.0%-------βœ“ Hit

πŸ’° 14. Squad value

πŸ’° Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LAR (23)
€4m
CF (23)
€3m
GLE (24)
€3m
DS (21)
€3m
LIN (17)
€2m
CF (23)
€2m
BU (20)
€2m
BAN (20)
€2m
CR (20)
€2m
POR (16)
€1m
CF (18)
€1m
GF (13)
€1m
Crusaders FC and Ballymena United have a similar squad value (both €1m).

βš”οΈ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LAR (6)
€1m
CF (8)
€1m
CF (10)
€1m
GLE (10)
€1m
CF (5)
€1m
POR (6)
€1m
BU (3)
€1m
DS (6)
€0m
LIN (4)
€0m
CR (6)
€0m
BAN (4)
€0m
GF (3)
€0m
Crusaders FC and Ballymena United have a similar attack value (both €1m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LAR (7)
€1m
DS (7)
€1m
BU (8)
€1m
CF (5)
€1m
GLE (5)
€1m
LIN (6)
€1m
CR (6)
€1m
CF (4)
€1m
BAN (5)
€1m
CF (6)
€0m
POR (3)
€0m
GF (1)
€0m
Crusaders FC and Ballymena United have a similar midfield value (both €0m).

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LAR (10)
€2m
DS (8)
€1m
GLE (9)
€1m
LIN (7)
€1m
BAN (11)
€1m
CF (10)
€1m
BU (9)
€1m
CF (9)
€1m
POR (7)
€1m
CR (8)
€1m
GF (9)
€1m
CF (7)
€1m
Crusaders FC and Ballymena United have a similar defence value (both €1m).

🀝 15. Games History

H2H record

8 previous meetings
6
CF wins
1
Draws
1
BU wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United · H/A from CF
DateH/AGameScore
15/02/25HCF Vs Ballymena United3-1
26/10/24HCF Vs Ballymena United1-0
20/08/24ABallymena United Vs CF0-1
09/03/24ABallymena United Vs CF2-4
13/10/23HCF Vs Ballymena United1-0
11/08/23ABallymena United Vs CF1-2
25/02/23ABallymena United Vs CF0-0
14/11/22HCF Vs Ballymena United0-1

Crusaders FCCrusaders FC

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
16/09/25ALarne Vs CF4-0
13/09/25ADungannon Swifts Vs CF0-3
06/09/25HCF Vs Coleraine FC0-4
29/08/25APortadown Vs CF2-1
23/08/25HCF Vs Glentoran0-2
19/08/25ABangor Vs CF1-3
09/08/25HCF Vs Carrick Rangers3-4
07/05/25AColeraine FC Vs CF1-0
26/04/25ADungannon Swifts Vs CF1-0
19/04/25HCF Vs Coleraine FC3-0

Ballymena UnitedBallymena United

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
16/09/25HBU Vs Linfield1-0
13/09/25ACliftonville FC Vs BU3-2
06/09/25HBU Vs Glentoran0-2
29/08/25ALarne Vs BU2-0
23/08/25HBU Vs Bangor4-0
19/08/25APortadown Vs BU0-2
09/08/25AGlenavon FC Vs BU0-2
26/04/25APortadown Vs BU2-1
19/04/25AGlenavon FC Vs BU2-0
12/04/25HBU Vs Carrick Rangers1-1

πŸ“Š 16. Overall Statistics

Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC
Northern-Ireland: Premiership
Recent: 3 Wins / 0 Draws / 7 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLLLWL1.38
HomeLWLLL1.42
AwayLWLWL1.33
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%42%42%
AVG goals2.863.542.12
Over 1.5 %74%92%54%
Over 2.5 %58%73%42%
Over 3.5 %40%58%21%
Scored1.321.621.00
Conceded1.541.921.12
BTTS48%65%29%
Clean Sheet24%12%38%
Corners---
Cards---
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
Northern-Ireland: Premiership
Recent: 4 Wins / 1 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLLLW1.36
HomeWDWLW1.62
AwayLWWLL1.12
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%50%35%
AVG goals2.602.622.58
Over 1.5 %68%71%65%
Over 2.5 %44%42%46%
Over 3.5 %28%29%27%
Scored1.301.541.08
Conceded1.301.081.50
BTTS36%38%35%
Clean Sheet32%33%31%
Corners---
Cards---

πŸ† 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1LarneLarne3883
66%
2.2
7326+47
2.6
79%
47%
21%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
4
1121.90.7
-
2Coleraine FCColeraine FC3880
66%
2.1
8337+46
3.2
87%
61%
34%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1112.21.0
-
3GlentoranGlentoran3877
61%
2.0
7338+35
2.9
79%
53%
32%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.91.0
-
4LinfieldLinfield3969
51%
1.8
6434+30
2.5
72%
49%
26%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0111.60.9
-
5Carrick RangersCarrick Rangers3953
38%
1.4
6561+4
3.2
82%
62%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0111.71.6
-
6Cliftonville FCCliftonville FC3953
38%
1.4
5661-5
3.0
77%
59%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1111.41.6
-
7Dungannon SwiftsDungannon Swifts4152
41%
1.3
4882-34
3.2
83%
59%
37%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
0111.22.0
-
8PortadownPortadown3844
34%
1.2
4466-22
2.9
82%
61%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
1011.21.7
-
9Ballymena UnitedBallymena United3839
26%
1.0
4658-12
2.7
89%
47%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1111.21.5
-
10BangorBangor3839
26%
1.0
4165-24
2.8
79%
53%
32%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
0111.11.7
-
11Crusaders FCCrusaders FC4039
28%
1.0
5285-33
3.4
85%
65%
48%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
1011.32.1
-
12Glenavon FCGlenavon FC3828
21%
0.7
3769-32
2.8
79%
58%
26%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
1
0011.01.8
-
13Annagh UnitedAnnagh United23
50%
1.5
44+0
4.0
100%
100%
50%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.02.0
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Northern-Ireland: Premiership 2025/26 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland: Premiership stats & trends →

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