Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData updated noong July 23, 2026

Crusaders vs Ballymena United: match stats

Crusaders crest
Crusaders
3 : 2half-time 3:1
Ballymena United crest
Ballymena United

Crusaders vs Ballymena United: form, goals at mahahalagang stats

Mahahalagang detalye ng match

Crusaders vs Ballymena United sa NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). Naka-schedule ang match sa 25 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Crusaders: 3-1-1 sa last five matches at 2.00 points per match. Ballymena United: 1-2-2 at 1.00 points per match.

Goal statistics

Crusaders scores 1.26 at concedes 2.13 goals per match. Ballymena United scores 1.21 at concedes 1.53. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crusaders 50%, Ballymena United 55%. Over 2.5: Crusaders 63%, Ballymena United 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots at playing style

Crusaders ang may mas mataas na xG per match: 1.25 vs 1.17. Crusaders averages 9.7 shots per match, habang Ballymena United ay 9.2.

First at second half

Crusaders leads at half-time sa 32% ng matches at scores 0.58 goals after the break. Ballymena United: 18% at 0.76.

Goals by minute

Crusaders: 31-45+ (11 goals). Ballymena United: 61-75 (13 goals). Historical goal distribution ito, hindi prediction ng exact goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52% at Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Sa 3 head-to-head matches, ang record ay 0-2-1. Average goals: 2.67, BTTS: 67%.

Match description

Crusaders have a slight edge based on form and creation: sa last 5 matches they got 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss (1.6 points per game), habang Ballymena has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss (1.2 pts/game). Home side shows better creation metrics — average 3.94 shots on target and 10.5 shots per game with xG 1.33, vs 3.06 SoT and 8.78 shots and xG 1.08 for the visitors. Defense ng Crusaders looks worse though: conceding on average 2.00 goals per home match (79 goals conceded this season), habang Ballymena concedes 1.67 goals away; pareho teams have only 11% clean sheets, so goals are likely. Additionally Crusaders fail to score in 44% of home games vs 33% for Ballymena, indicating offensive inconsistency despite better creation. Considering higher xG and better recent form of the hosts, pero with visible defensive issues, I give a narrow edge to Crusaders and expect an open, goal-heavy match.

Half-by-half

3 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
CrusadersBallymena United
13Shots19
CrusadersBallymena United
6Shots on target3
CrusadersBallymena United
1.65xG1.89
CrusadersBallymena United
2Corners8
CrusadersBallymena United
55Dangerous attacks67
CrusadersBallymena United
12Fouls15
CrusadersBallymena United
0Cards3
CrusadersBallymena United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CrusadersBallymena United
1.26Goals scored / match1.21
CrusadersBallymena United
2.13Goals conceded / match1.53
CrusadersBallymena United
48%Average possession47%
CrusadersBallymena United
3.45Shots on target / match3.18
CrusadersBallymena United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.68Shots per match9.24
CrusadersBallymena United
3.45Shots on target3.18
CrusadersBallymena United
13%Shot conversion13.1%
CrusadersBallymena United
48%Possession47%
CrusadersBallymena United
1.25xG for1.17
CrusadersBallymena United
1.89xG against1.45
CrusadersBallymena United

Shooting quality

Crusaders: Efficient finishingBallymena United: Counter-attacking
CrusadersBallymena United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Crusaders is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Crusaders · 1 pts / match - Ballymena United

Crusaders
LDWWW
Season result split
26% W16% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-22
0.95 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-11
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Ballymena United
DWDLL
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-12
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalspaano nag-i-score at nagko-concede ang dalawang teams?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ballymena United is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.13 goals / match - Crusaders · 1.53 goals / match - Ballymena United

Scoring profile ng Crusaders: napakalakas

Crusaders scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Ballymena United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

Scoring profile ng Ballymena United: napakalakas

Ballymena United scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Crusaders keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

48Goals scored (season)46
CrusadersBallymena United
81Goals conceded (season)58
CrusadersBallymena United
3.39Average goals in match2.74
CrusadersBallymena United
10Goals scored (last 5)7
CrusadersBallymena United
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
CrusadersBallymena United

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal71%
CrusadersBallymena United
42%2 goals39%
CrusadersBallymena United
16%3 goals8%
CrusadersBallymena United
5%4 goals3%
CrusadersBallymena United

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal82%
CrusadersBallymena United
58%2 goals61%
CrusadersBallymena United
32%3 goals11%
CrusadersBallymena United
26%4 goals0%
CrusadersBallymena United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)gaano kadalas nakaka-score ang parehong teams?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Ballymena United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 38 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time24%
CrusadersBallymena United
5%BTTS in both halves8%
CrusadersBallymena United
29%Scored in both halves29%
CrusadersBallymena United

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
CrusadersBallymena United
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
CrusadersBallymena United
60%BTTS - last 580%
CrusadersBallymena United

Goal count (Over/Under)gaano kadalas lumalagpas sa goal lines ang kanilang matches?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
CrusadersBallymena United
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
CrusadersBallymena United
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
CrusadersBallymena United

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CrusadersBallymena United
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
CrusadersBallymena United
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
CrusadersBallymena United

Match halvessaang half mas madalas silang maka-score?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Crusaders is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Crusaders · 0.95 pts / match - Ballymena United

Crusaders - half-time state
32% leading18% draw50% trailing
Ballymena United - half-time state
18% leading39% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)0.95
CrusadersBallymena United
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.45
CrusadersBallymena United
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
CrusadersBallymena United
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.29
CrusadersBallymena United
39%Clean sheet before half-time39%
CrusadersBallymena United
58%No goal before half-time58%
CrusadersBallymena United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.37
CrusadersBallymena United
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
CrusadersBallymena United
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
CrusadersBallymena United
1.87Average goals (2nd half)1.45
CrusadersBallymena United
34%Clean sheet after half-time45%
CrusadersBallymena United
50%No goal after half-time42%
CrusadersBallymena United

Crusaders - second-half results

26% W29% R45% P
43
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-27
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Ballymena United - second-half results

32% W42% R26% P
36
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crusaders - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match1.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Ballymena United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Crusaders
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
8
6
16-30
11
18
31-45
9
14
46-60
6
11
61-75
7
24
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (24). Late-goal balance (76-90): -17 - late phases are a weakness.

Ballymena United
ScoredConceded
5
13
0-15
4
8
16-30
8
11
31-45
8
7
46-60
13
5
61-75
8
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Karagdagang team indicatorsano ang ipinapakita ng xG, efficiency at form?

Comparison ng chance quality, results at trends mula sa mga natapos na matches ngayong season.

Match profile

3.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crusaders

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Ballymena United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* Ang estimated goals, goal split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk at goal range ay galing sa public season averages at frequencies ng dalawang teams. Statistical match profile ito, hindi private model prediction o betting pick.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

CrusadersLigaBallymena United
Average goals in match 3.392.94 2.74
Both teams scored 50%52% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%56% 47%
Clean sheets 16%26% 18%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Crusaders 0 - 2 - 1 Ballymena United. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 67% mga match.

Mga madalas itanong

Ano ang result ng Crusaders vs Ballymena United?

Natapos ang NIFL Premiership match sa score na Crusaders 3:2 Ballymena United. Nasa page na ito ang match statistics, half-by-half data at head-to-head record.

Ano ang head-to-head record ng Crusaders at Ballymena United?

Sa huling 3 head-to-head matches, nanalo ang Crusaders ng 0, ang Ballymena United ng 1, at 2 ang draws. Average goals: 2.67; BTTS: 67%.

Ano ang ipinapakita ng goal statistics bago ang Crusaders vs Ballymena United?

Crusaders scores 1.26 goals per match at Ballymena United 1.21. Ang NIFL Premiership average ay 2.94 goals, may Over 2.5 sa 56% ng matches. BTTS: Crusaders 50%, Ballymena United 55%.

Ano ang current form ng Crusaders at Ballymena United?

Sa last 5 matches, ang Crusaders ay 3-1-1 (2.00 points per match), habang ang Ballymena United ay 1-2-2 (1.00 points per match).

Saan makikita ang betting pick at full analysis ng Crusaders vs Ballymena United?

Nasa page na ito ang statistical context: form, H2H, goals, BTTS at Over/Under. Makikita sa NoFluffPicks app ang betting pick, value bet at full reasoning.