Predictions for Ballymena United vs Crusaders

Ballymena United vs Crusaders Betting Tips: 25/02/2023 - Matchday 30 - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

25th of February at 15:00 we have yet another match of the Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership. The match is Ballymena United vs Crusaders. And if you are looking for betting tips, you have arrived in the right place as our team of specialists has gone over all of the data and come up with what we think is the best betting tip for this match. So keep reading and good luck!

🔥 Ballymena United has had Under 9.5 Corners in its last 5 matches

🔥 Ballymena United hasn’t won in its last 7 matches

🔥 Ballymena United and Crusaders average 2.73 goals scored per match

Ballymena United		Crusaders
7	Standings	4
1.04	Goal Scored	2
1.54	Goals Conceded	1.14
50%	% Over 2.5	66%
29%	% BTTS	48%
0.76	xG	1.58
1.72	xGA	1.12

Ballymena United		Crusaders
8	Standings	6
1.27	Goal Scored	1.29
1.27	Goals Conceded	1.64
50%	% Over 2.5	66%
33%	% BTTS	50%
0.75	xG	1.43
1.72	xGA	1.21

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Summary

Goal Scored

Having an average of 1.04 goals scored per match in this season of the NIFL Premiership makes Ballymena United the 9th best attack in the competition. The home team has scored 29 goals in the 28 matches played so far this season.

Averaging 2 goals scored per match up until now, Crusaders is 1st in terms of attacking power in this season’s NIFL Premiership. the visiting team has played 29 matches, and found the back of the net 58 goals.

Goals Conceded

The home team has conceded 43 goals in the 28 matches it has taken part in for this season’s NIFL Premiership. This means that Ballymena United averages 1.54 goals conceded per match, making it the 7th team in terms of defensive ability in this competition.

Opponents have found the back of Crusaders’s net 33 times in the 29 matches the team has played so far in the competition. Averaging 1.14 goals conceded in the NIFL Premiership makes Crusaders the 5th best defence.

% Over 2.5

The Over 2.5 markets could be interesting. Ballymena United, for example, would have won such a bet in 50% of the matches it played so far in this season’s NIFL Premiership

Crusaders and Ballymena United have been raising some eyebrows in the Over 2.5 Goals market. The away team averages Over 2.5 goals in 66% of its matches, which compares to the league average of 56%. Let’s see how it turns out…

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

If you are considering betting on BTTS for this match, it is probably important to know that 29% of matches from Ballymena United this season have seen Both Teams to Score. Will it yield a positive outcome this time around?

If we look at the away team’s stats we will see that coming up to this match, Crusaders has both scored and conceded at least one goal in 48% of the times in entered the pitch in this season’s NIFL Premiership.

Expected Goals (xG)

The NIFL Premiership is a competition that we know has produced some attacking quality of the past few years, and Ballymena United, with its average of 0.76 xG per match will try to prove exactly that for this match.

We mentioned earlier that Crusaders scores an average of 2 goals per match. Did you know that they average 1.58 expected goals per 90’? Do you think this is maybe an opportunity for bettors looking at opportunities from the visitor’s point of view?

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

Crusaders will do what it can to score against the hosts, which arrive at today’s match with 1.72 Expected Goals Against so far in this season of the NIFL Premiership. We’ll see if Ballymena United can keep it’s net safe.

xGA tell us as much as goals conceded, since it does not take into account how efficient the opposing team’s attack is. And the visitors get to this match with a 90’ average of 1.12 xGA. Should we expect this match to fall under the rest of the season average?

Predictions

Ballymena United hosts Crusaders on 25th of February at 15:00 for the matchday 30 of the NIFL Premiership, and we have analysed the data and are happy with our prediction for Ballymena United vs Crusaders.

We have a full team of specialists going over all of the matches happening today and this is one of those that we feel confident enough to recommend a betting tip.

Let’s jump right into this match taking place on 25th of February at 15:00 for the Matchday 30 in the NIFL Premiership, and find below our prediction for Ballymena United vs Crusaders. And if you decide to follow it, good luck!