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Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United Prediction, H2H & Stats

Northern-Ireland: Premiership · Regular Season - 2
Crusaders FC

Crusaders FC

7th in table
LLLLW
Full time
2:1
HT 2 - 1
Ballymena United

Ballymena United

8th in table
WLWWL
10' I. Rutkowski
27' D. McCallion (Own Goal)
29'
30'
42' O. Wardell
56'
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Seaview, Belfast
N. Devlin

Head to head

Last 8 meetings
8games
5Crusaders FC wins
2Draws
1Ballymena United wins
3.1Goals per game
63%Both scored
50%Over 2.5
25 Apr 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 3 - 2 Ballymena United
17 Feb 2026Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 0 Crusaders FC
22 Nov 2025Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 2 Crusaders FC
20 Sep 2025Premiership Crusaders FC 1 - 1 Ballymena United
15 Feb 2025Premiership Crusaders FC 3 - 1 Ballymena United
26 Oct 2024Premiership Crusaders FC 1 - 0 Ballymena United
20 Aug 2024Premiership Ballymena United 0 - 1 Crusaders FC
09 Mar 2024Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 4 Crusaders FC

Premiership table

#TeamPWDLGoalsGDPtsForm
1 Coleraine FC 141121 32:13 +19 35 DWWWW
2 Linfield 141031 21:11 +10 33 DWWDW
3 Larne 12822 22:10 +12 26 WDWLL
4 Glentoran 13634 17:11 +6 21 DWDWW
5 Cliftonville FC 14608 23:17 +6 18 WWLLL
6 Carrick Rangers 14536 23:27 -4 18 LDDWW
7 Crusaders FC 14608 20:29 -9 18 WLLLL
8 Ballymena United 12435 17:16 +1 15 LWLWW
9 Dungannon Swifts 13436 13:18 -5 15 DLDLL
10 Limavady United 14428 14:23 -9 14 LDDLW
11 Bangor 14239 12:26 -14 9 WLDLL
12 Portadown 142210 11:24 -13 8 LLWDW

Recent form

3 W 0 D 7 L in the last 10
31 Oct 2026Premiership Limavady United 1 - 4 Crusaders FC W
24 Oct 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 0 - 5 Coleraine FC L
21 Oct 2026League Cup Warrenpoint Town 5 - 2 Crusaders FC L
17 Oct 2026Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 1 Crusaders FC L
10 Oct 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 0 - 3 Larne L
03 Oct 2026Premiership Carrick Rangers 4 - 0 Crusaders FC L
26 Sep 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 2 - 1 Bangor W
19 Sep 2026Premiership Linfield 1 - 0 Crusaders FC L
15 Sep 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 3 - 0 Dungannon Swifts W
12 Sep 2026Premiership Crusaders FC 1 - 2 Limavady United L
4 W 2 D 3 L in the last 9
31 Oct 2026Premiership Ballymena United 0 - 1 Bangor L
20 Oct 2026League Cup Newington Youth 1 - 3 Ballymena United W
17 Oct 2026Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 1 Crusaders FC W
10 Oct 2026Premiership Limavady United 3 - 2 Ballymena United L
03 Oct 2026Premiership Cliftonville FC 0 - 1 Ballymena United W
26 Sep 2026Premiership Ballymena United 2 - 0 Portadown W
19 Sep 2026Premiership Dungannon Swifts 1 - 1 Ballymena United D
15 Sep 2026Premiership Ballymena United 1 - 1 Carrick Rangers D
11 Sep 2026Premiership Coleraine FC 3 - 2 Ballymena United L

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2
Goal model
Form & stats
Bookmaker odds
Crusaders FC Draw Ballymena United
Value spotted: Ballymena United win at 1.79 (model 70% vs market 51%)

Most likely scores

0-2 9.4%
1-2 9.4%
0-3 7.9%
1-3 7.9%
0-1 7.5%
1-1 7.5%

Expected goals: 1 Crusaders FC · 2.5 Ballymena United

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals86%
Over 2.5 goals67%
Over 3.5 goals46%
Both teams score58%

Team comparison

Form Attack Defence Goal model Head to head Goals Overall
0%
Form
100%
25%
Attack
75%
0%
Defence
100%
0%
Goal model
0%
62%
Head to head
38%
53%
Goals
47%
46%
Overall
53%

Season numbers

Premiership 2026

When the goals come

0
0-15'
1
0
16-30'
0
0
31-45'
0
0
46-60'
1
0
61-75'
1
1
76-90'
0
1
0-15'
0
0
16-30'
0
0
31-45'
0
0
46-60'
0
1
61-75'
0
0
76-90'
0
Crusaders FC Ballymena United

Side by side

Crusaders FC Ballymena United
1 Played 1
0 Won 1
0 Drawn 0
1 Lost 0
1 Goals scored per game 3
2 Goals conceded per game 0
0 / 1 Scored per game (home / away) 0 / 3
0 Clean sheets 1
0 Failed to score 0
0 Longest winning run 1
- Biggest win 0-3
2-1 Biggest defeat -
0/0 Penalties scored 0/0

Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United: preview and prediction

Crusaders FC host Ballymena United in the Northern-Ireland Premiership (Regular Season - 2) on Saturday, 15th August 2026 at 15:00 at Seaview, Belfast. Crusaders FC sit 7th in the table and Ballymena United 8th.

Crusaders FC are struggling, with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 games (L-L-L-L-W). Ballymena United are in good shape, with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 games (W-L-W-W-L).

In the last 8 meetings, Crusaders FC won 5, Ballymena United won 1 and 2 ended level. These games average 3.1 goals, with both teams scoring in 63% and over 2.5 goals in 50%.

Our goal model expects about 1 goals for Crusaders FC and 2.5 for Ballymena United. It gives Ballymena United the edge (13% home win, 17% draw, 70% away win), 67% for over 2.5 goals and 58% for both teams to score. The most likely score is 0-2.

Our pick was Under 3.5 at odds of 1.41.

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Football Analyst & Predictor · Rarabet

Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United FAQs

What is the best prediction for Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United?

Our top tip is Over/Under 3.5: Under 3.5 (1.41 odds).

Who will win Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United?

Ballymena United are favourites: our model gives Crusaders FC 13%, the draw 17% and Ballymena United 70%.

Will both teams score?

Both teams scoring has a 58% chance in our model, and it happened in 63% of recent meetings.

How many goals are expected?

Our model expects 3.5 goals in total, with a 67% chance of over 2.5 goals.

When is Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United?

Kick-off is on Saturday, 15th August 2026 at 15:00 at Seaview, Belfast.

Who is the referee?

N. Devlin is in charge of this game.