Ballymena United vs Crusaders

Ballymena United vs Crusaders: Statistics and Analysis - NIFL Premiership 2026/2027

On this page you can check all the key statistics for Ballymena United vs Crusaders - goals, corners, form, trends, head-to-head record and more.

This NIFL Premiership match was played on 17/10/2026 (Saturday) and finished Ballymena United 2 - 1 Crusaders.

The venue is The Showgrounds.

The fixture is part of game week 12th of the NIFL Premiership season. Ballymena United currently sits in position 9th of the NIFL Premiership table. Crusaders occupies position 6th.

Stat Probabilities for Ballymena United vs Crusaders

Our projection system combines both teams' numbers into percentage chances for the key statistical markets in this match:

Both teams to score: our projection puts the chance of both teams scoring in Ballymena United vs Crusaders at 47%.

Over 2.5 goals: the combined stats for Ballymena United and Crusaders point to a 40% chance of over 2.5 goals in this match.

For our tips built on these numbers, see the Ballymena United vs Crusaders prediction page.

Who is the favorite in Ballymena United vs Crusaders?

According to the latest match odds, Ballymena United is the favorite at 1.61 an implied probability of about 62.11%. The full 1X2 market has Ballymena United at 1.61, the draw at 4.24, and Crusaders at 4.49.

Overall performance in the NIFL Premiership

Ballymena United's record so far reads 3W-3D-4L from 10 played a win rate of 30% at 1.2 points per game.

Crusaders stands at 5W-0D-6L from 11 played, winning 45% of their matches at 1.36 points per game.

In their last five, Ballymena United has gone 2W-2D-1L, averaging 1.6 points per game.

Crusaders's last five read 2W-0D-3L, at 1.2 points per game.

At home, Ballymena United has a 33% win rate (1W-1D-1L from 3 played).

On the road, Crusaders has won 20% of their matches (1W-0D-4L from 5 played).

Goal statistics for Ballymena United vs Crusaders

In attack, Ballymena United averages 1.5 goals scored per game in the NIFL Premiership (15 in total), while conceding 1.4 per game (14 in total).

Crusaders averages 1.36 goals scored per game (15 in total) and 1.91 conceded per game (21 in total).

Ballymena United's top scorer this season is Igor Rutkowski, with 11 goals.

For Crusaders, Fraser Bryden leads the scoring charts with 23 goals this season.

Ballymena United's main creator is Kian Corbally, with 4 assists.

Elliot Dunlop tops the Crusaders assist chart with 6.

More detail - goals home and away, expected goals and first-to-score rates - is in the tables above.

Head-to-head: Ballymena United vs Crusaders

Ballymena United and Crusaders have met 12 times in recent years. The record:

• Ballymena United wins: 2

• Draws: 3

• Crusaders wins: 7

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