Crusaders vs Ballymena Prediction 25 April 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Crusaders and Ballymena United are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 14:00. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Belfast at the Seaview 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 match between these teams took place on 17 February 2026, ending with a score of 2:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that encounter (home team - Ballymena United):
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Crusaders and Ballymena United:
- played 56 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 36, for the away team - 12, draws - 8;
- number of goals - 110 against 60;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.34, in the 2nd half - 1.7;
- average total goals in the match - 3.04.
Head-to-head statistics Crusaders - Ballymena

Crusaders Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 18 April 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Glenavon, away team - Crusaders). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the game statistics (Crusaders vs Glenavon):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 2;
- shots on target: 3 vs 3.
- 7 wins,
- 21 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 24% and a loss percentage of 59%.
⚽️Crusaders has scored a total of 38 goals. On the defensive end, Crusaders has allowed 79 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders

Ballymena United Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 18 April 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Ballymena United, away - Portadown). The match ended with a score of 1:2.
Here are the game statistics (Ballymena United vs Portadown):
- ball possession: 60% vs 40%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 2.
- 9 wins,
- 17 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Ballymena United stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 27% and a loss percentage of 49%.
⚽Ballymena United has scored a total of 39 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 55 goals over the season.
Match Results: Ballymena United
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 56;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 13; for visitors away - 2; number of draws - 14;
- Average first-half total: 1.34;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.95, while the visitors net 0.39.
First-Half Stats: Crusaders (home) vs Ballymena United (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 18 vs 18;
- wins: 4 (22.22%) vs 3 (16.67%);
- losses: 11 (61.11%) vs 7 (38.89%);
- draws: 3 (16.67%) vs 8 (44.44%);
- Average goals scored: 1.61 vs 1.06;
- Average goals conceded: 1 vs 0.67.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 1 vs 1;
- losses: 4 vs 4;
- draws: 5 vs 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.1 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 0.6) vs 1.1 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.8).
- Ballymena United conceded in the 1st half in last 6 away games.
- Ballymena United conceded in the 1st half in last 5 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 56;
- home team wins - 36, away team wins - 12, draws - 8.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Ballymena United
- matches played in the tournament: 33 vs 33;
- wins: 9 vs 10;
- win percentage: 24% vs 27%;
- losses: 22 vs 18;
- draws: 6 vs 9.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 2 vs 2;
- losses: 6 vs 3;
- draws: 2 vs 5.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.96, the guests - 1.07;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.04;
- both teams scored: overall - 30; at the home team's field - 17.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Ballymena United
- average total in the tournament: 3.35 vs 2.68;
- average total goals scored: 1.22 vs 1.19;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.62 vs 0.43;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.59 vs 0.76;
- Crusaders: average total at home in the tournament - 1.28;
- Ballymena United: average total away in the tournament - 1.17;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1 (home - 1.25) vs 1.2 (away - 1.67).
- Crusaders have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 56;
- both teams scored all-time - 30 times;
- on the home team’s field - 17 times.
Statistics: Crusaders vs Ballymena United
- number of matches played in the tournament: 33 vs 33;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 18 vs 20;
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 8 (44%);
- number of BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 10 (56%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 4 vs 7;
- BTTS matches for Crusaders at home - 1 (25%);
- BTTS matches for Ballymena United away - 2 (67%).
- Ballymena United have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (22/222, 9.9%);
- Crusaders at home most often finish matches: 0:1 (3/18, 16.7%);
- Ballymena United away most often play: 2:0 (4/18, 22.2%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 10.62% (odds 6.75)
1:2 - 10.11% (odds 7)
0:1 - 9.51% (odds 7.1)
Editorial Prediction
- Ballymena United have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).