Crusaders 3 - 0 Ballymena United
Crusaders logo
7 out of 10

23.09.2022 - 18:45

Stadium : Seaview (Belfast)

Finished

Ballymena United logo
4 out of 10
Predictions for Crusaders vs Ballymena United
Crusaders vs Ballymena United Betting Tips: 23/09/2022 - Matchday 8 - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

Crusaders vs Ballymena United Betting Tips: 23/09/2022 - Matchday 8 - Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

23rd of September at 18:45 we have yet another match of the Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership. The match is Crusaders vs Ballymena United. 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!

🔥 Crusaders hasn’t lost in its last 4 matches

🔥 Crusaders has conceded at least a goal in its last 10 matches

🔥 Crusaders and Ballymena United average 3 goals scored per match

Form

Crusaders logo

Crusaders

Ballymena United logo

Ballymena United

3Standings10
2.17Goal Scored0.83
1.33Goals Conceded2
75%% Over 2.550%
100%% BTTS33%
1.49xG0.7
1.19xGA1.31
Crusaders logo

Crusaders

Ballymena United logo

Ballymena United

1Standings9
2.5Goal Scored1
1Goals Conceded1.5
75%% Over 2.550%
100%% BTTS0%
1.41xG0.61
1.12xGA1.22

Crusaders - Previous Results

Ballymena United - Previous Results

Summary

Goal Scored

Having an average of 2.17 goals scored per match in this season of the NIFL Premiership makes Crusaders the 4th best attack in the competition. The home team has scored 13 goals in the 6 matches played so far this season.

Averaging 0.83 goals scored per match up until now, Ballymena United is 10th in terms of attacking power in this season’s NIFL Premiership. the visiting team has played 6 matches, and found the back of the net 5 goals.

Goals Conceded

The home team has conceded 8 goals in the 6 matches it has taken part in for this season’s NIFL Premiership. This means that Crusaders averages 1.33 goals conceded per match, making it the 5th team in terms of defensive ability in this competition.

Opponents have found the back of Ballymena United’s net 12 times in the 6 matches the team has played so far in the competition. Averaging 2 goals conceded in the NIFL Premiership makes Ballymena United the 9th best defence.

% Over 2.5

The Over 2.5 markets could be interesting. Crusaders, for example, would have won such a bet in 75% of the matches it played so far in this season’s NIFL Premiership

Ballymena United and Crusaders have been raising some eyebrows in the Over 2.5 Goals market. The away team averages Over 2.5 goals in 50% of its matches, which compares to the league average of 71%. 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 100% of matches from Crusaders 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, Ballymena United has both scored and conceded at least one goal in 33% 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 Crusaders, with its average of 1.49 xG per match will try to prove exactly that for this match.

We mentioned earlier that Ballymena United scores an average of 0.83 goals per match. Did you know that they average 0.7 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)

Ballymena United will do what it can to score against the hosts, which arrive at today’s match with 1.19 Expected Goals Against so far in this season of the NIFL Premiership. We’ll see if Crusaders 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 1.31 xGA. Should we expect this match to fall under the rest of the season average?

Predictions

Crusaders hosts Ballymena United on 23rd of September at 18:45 for the matchday 8 of the NIFL Premiership, and we have analysed the data and are happy with our prediction for Crusaders vs Ballymena United.

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 23rd of September at 18:45 for the Matchday 8 in the NIFL Premiership, and find below our prediction for Crusaders vs Ballymena United. And if you decide to follow it, good luck!