Ballymena vs Crusaders Prediction & H2H Stats 17 October 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Ballymena United and Crusaders are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 14:00. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Ballymena at the Ballymena Showgrounds stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Ballymena United being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Ballymena United and Crusaders:
- played 59 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 13, for the away team - 38, draws - 8;
- number of goals - 64 against 115;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.41, in the 2nd half - 1.63;
- average total goals in the match - 3.03.
Head-to-head statistics Ballymena - Crusaders

Ballymena United Team Overview
- 3 wins,
- 4 losses,
- 3 draws.
📈Currently, Ballymena United stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 30% and a loss percentage of 40%.
⚽️Ballymena United has scored a total of 15 goals. On the defensive end, Ballymena United has allowed 14 goals over the season.
Match Results: Ballymena United

Crusaders Team Overview
- 5 wins,
- 6 losses,
- 0 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 45% and a loss percentage of 55%.
⚽Crusaders has scored a total of 15 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 21 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 59;
- home team wins - 13, away team wins - 38, draws - 8.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 10 vs 11;
- wins: 3 vs 5;
- win percentage: 30% vs 45%;
- losses: 4 vs 6;
- draws: 3 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 4;
- losses: 3 vs 6;
- draws: 3 vs 0.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.08, the guests - 1.95;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.03;
- both teams scored: overall - 32; at the home team's field - 12.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 2.9 vs 3.27;
- average total goals scored: 1.5 vs 1.36;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.7 vs 0.55;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.8 vs 0.82;
- Ballymena United: average total at home in the tournament - 1;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 0.8;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.8 (home - 1) vs 1.1 (away - 0.75).
- Crusaders have scored under 1.5 goals in 8 of last 9 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on corners
Ballymena United: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.3; at home field - 4.67;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4; at home field - 4.67.
Crusaders: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3.73, away - 3.4;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.5; away - 4.
- Under 10.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Ballymena United home games (Premiership).
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Ballymena United: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 0.5; at home - 0.67;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 0.5; at home - 0.67.
Crusaders: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 0.91, away - 0.8;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 0.8; away - 0.5.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 59;
- both teams scored all-time - 32 times;
- on the home team’s field - 12 times.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 10 vs 11;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 6 vs 7;
- number of BTTS matches for Ballymena United at home - 1 (33%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 3 (60%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Ballymena United at home - 1 (33%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 2 (50%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (8/62, 12.9%);
- Ballymena United at home most often finish matches: 0:2 , 1:1 , 2:0 (1/3, 33.3%);
- Crusaders away most often play: 1:0 , 1:2 , 2:1 , 4:0 , 4:1 (1/5, 20%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 10.24% (odds 9)
2:1 - 10.16% (odds 7.5)
1:1 - 9.87% (odds 8)
Editorial Prediction
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 14 of last 16 Crusaders games.
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 11 of last 12 Crusaders games (Premiership).