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Ballymena United

Vs

Crusaders FC

Since 23/09/2022

BU wins

Draws

CF wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

13 Ballymen… · 23 Crusader…

Goals per game

2.57

both sides combined

Over 1.5

64%

of meetings

Over 2.5

50%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-1

15 Aug 2026

Next game

17 Oct

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Ballymena United vs Crusaders FC: the head-to-head

Ballymena United’s encounters with Crusaders FC have been markedly one-sided, with the latter asserting dominance across the board. Since 2022 the two sides have clashed 14 times, producing a record of 2-9-3 in favour of Crusaders. The aggregate tally shows 13 goals for Ballymena and 23 for Crusaders, averaging 2.57 goals per game. In just over half the meetings (64%) there were at least two goals, while half the fixtures saw three or more, and both teams scored in 50% of the matches. The most recent clash, on 15 August 2026, ended 2-1 in favour of Crusaders, who hosted the game. When Ballymena play at home they win once, draw twice and lose three times, whereas away they win once, draw once and lose six times. The next fixture is scheduled for 17 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Ballymena United vs Crusaders FC

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Ballymena United

Crusaders FC

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 14 games between these two clubs

14%

win %

64%

2.57

avg goals

2.57

64%

over 1.5 %

64%

50%

over 2.5 %

50%

29%

over 3.5 %

29%

0.93

scored

1.64

conceded

0.93

50%

btts

50%

21%

clean sheet

36%

Top three rows are this fixture: 14 meetings, 2 to Ballymena United, 3 drawn, 9 to Crusaders FC, at 2.57 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ballymena United

Won at home

17%

1 of 6 home meetings

Won away

12%

1 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

21%

3 of 14 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Crusaders FC

Won at home

75%

6 of 8 home meetings

Won away

50%

3 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

21%

3 of 14 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ballymena…
15 Aug 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	2-1	Ballymena United	L	view
25 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-2	Ballymena United	L	view
17 Feb 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-0	Crusaders FC	W	view
22 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-2	Crusaders FC	D	view
20 Sep 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	1-1	Ballymena United	D	view
15 Feb 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-1	Ballymena United	L	view
26 Oct 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	1-0	Ballymena United	L	view
20 Aug 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-1	Crusaders FC	L	view
09 Mar 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-4	Crusaders FC	L	view
13 Oct 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	1-0	Ballymena United	L	view
11 Aug 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-2	Crusaders FC	L	view
25 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-0	Crusaders FC	D	view
14 Nov 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	0-1	Ballymena United	W	view
23 Sep 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-0	Ballymena United	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Ballymena United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.0

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.5

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.17	1.60	1.13	1.33	1.20	1.87
vs Stronger (12)	1.00	1.58	0.80	1.60	1.14	1.57
vs Similar (18)	1.28	1.61	1.30	1.20	1.25	2.12
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-16pp vs league)

Crusaders FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.4

Avg scored

2.1

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.27	2.13	1.38	1.75	1.14	2.57
vs Stronger (7)	0.86	2.14	0.75	2.00	1.00	2.33
vs Similar (23)	1.39	2.13	1.58	1.67	1.18	2.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-16pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ballymena United

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Last 10: 15 scored, 15 conceded.

Crusaders FC

DWWWWLLWWW

Last 10: 21 scored, 13 conceded.

Ballymena United

Home · last 10

DWDLDWDDLL

2 won · 11 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLLDWLWL

2 won · 13 scored, 18 conceded

Crusaders FC

Home · last 10

LDLLDWWLWW

4 won · 18 scored, 18 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLDLWWLW

3 won · 12 scored, 28 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Ballymena United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded83% / 17%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 5 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 5 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ballymena United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Crusaders FC

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored83% / 17%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 5 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 5 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Crusaders FC's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Coleraine FC	4	10	75%	2.5	8	1	+7	2.2	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	2.0	0.2	-
2	Carrick Rangers	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.8	0.8	-
3	Dungannon Swifts	4	9	75%	2.2	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	25%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	0	1	1	1.5	0.8	-
4	Crusaders FC	4	9	75%	2.2	8	6	+2	3.5	100%	100%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	2.0	1.5	-
5	Linfield	4	9	75%	2.2	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
6	Glentoran	4	6	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.5	1.0	-
7	Cliftonville FC	4	6	50%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
8	Ballymena United	3	3	33%	1.0	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.3	-
9	Larne	1	1	0%	1.0	0	0	+0	0.0	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	-
10	Limavady United	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.0	-
11	Portadown	4	0	0%	0.0	2	8	-6	2.5	50%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	0.5	2.0	-
12	Bangor	3	0	0%	0.0	0	9	-9	3.0	100%	67%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	0.0	3.0	-

Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 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 →

07Squad value analysis💰

Ballymena UnitedCrusaders FC

€2.3m

squad value

€1.5m

€2.5m

attack

€2.6m

€1.0m

midfield

€0.6m

€3.2m

defence

€2.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Ballymena United carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Ballymena United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
14 Mar	vs Carrick Rangers	2-1	W
21 Mar	@ Cliftonville FC	2-2	D
07 Apr	vs Glenavon FC	1-1	D
11 Apr	@ Carrick Rangers	3-2	W
15 Apr	vs Bangor	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Portadown	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Crusaders FC	2-3	L
08 Aug	@ Linfield	3-0	W
15 Aug	@ Crusaders FC	1-2	L
21 Aug	vs Glentoran	0-2	L

Crusaders FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
07 Apr	vs Bangor	1-1	D
11 Apr	vs Portadown	4-0	W
18 Apr	@ Glenavon FC	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Ballymena United	3-2	W
28 Apr	@ Annagh United	3-2	W
01 May	vs Annagh United	1-2	L
07 Aug	@ Cliftonville FC	1-2	L
15 Aug	vs Ballymena United	2-1	W
22 Aug	vs Portadown	3-2	W
29 Aug	@ Glentoran	2-1	W