Ballymena vs Crusaders Prediction 22 November 2025
🔊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 15:00. 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
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 20 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Crusaders):
- ball possession percentage: 46% vs 54%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 1;
- fouls: 0 vs 0;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 5;
- shots on target: 3 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Ballymena United and Crusaders:
- played 54 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 11, for the away team - 36, draws - 7;
- number of goals - 56 against 108;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.33, in the 2nd half - 1.7;
- average total goals in the match - 3.04.
Head-to-head statistics Ballymena - Crusaders

Ballymena United Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 8 November 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Bangor, away team - Ballymena United). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:3.
Here are the game statistics (Ballymena United vs Bangor):
- ball possession: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 3 vs 3.
- 6 wins,
- 8 losses,
- 1 draws.
📈Currently, Ballymena United stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 40% and a loss percentage of 53%.
⚽️Ballymena United has scored a total of 19 goals. On the defensive end, Ballymena United has allowed 22 goals over the season.
Match Results: Ballymena United

Crusaders Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 15 November 2025 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Crusaders, away - Glenavon). The match ended with a score of 4:1.
Here are the game statistics (Crusaders vs Glenavon):
- ball possession: 52% vs 48%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 7 vs 4.
- 5 wins,
- 8 losses,
- 1 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 36% and a loss percentage of 57%.
⚽Crusaders has scored a total of 22 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 27 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 54;
- home team wins - 11, away team wins - 36, draws - 7.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 15 vs 14;
- wins: 6 vs 5;
- win percentage: 40% vs 36%;
- losses: 8 vs 8;
- draws: 1 vs 1.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 4;
- losses: 5 vs 5;
- draws: 1 vs 1.
- Crusaders won with a +1.5 handicap in 8 of last 9 games.
- Crusaders won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.04, the guests - 2;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.04;
- both teams scored: overall - 29; at the home team's field - 11.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 2.73 vs 3.5;
- average total goals scored: 1.27 vs 1.57;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.47 vs 0.79;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.8 vs 0.79;
- Ballymena United: average total at home in the tournament - 1;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 1.5;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.2 (home - 1) vs 1.6 (away - 1).
- Ballymena United have conceded in last 8 games (Premiership).
- Crusaders have scored in 8 of last 9 games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 54;
- both teams scored all-time - 29 times;
- on the home team’s field - 11 times.
Statistics: Ballymena United vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 15 vs 14;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 6 vs 8;
- number of BTTS matches for Ballymena United at home - 1 (17%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 4 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 7;
- BTTS matches for Ballymena United at home - 1 (20%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 3 (50%).
- Crusaders have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games.
Editorial Prediction
- Crusaders have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games.