Ballymena United vs Crusaders Prediction, Live H2H & Live Stats | 17 October 2026

Ballymena United
10th place in Northern Ireland Premier League
2 - 1
FT
17/10/2026 09:00
Crusaders
7th place in Northern Ireland Premier League
MATCH INTRO

Ballymena United vs Crusaders takes place on 17 October 2026 in. Betiball's match analysis compares recent form, home and away performance, scoring records, defensive numbers and head-to-head data to estimate the most likely outcome.

Explore the latest Ballymena United vs Crusaders prediction, including 1X2 probabilities, expected score, Under/Over 2.5 goals, Both Teams to Score and key match statistics. Kick-off is scheduled for 09:00.

  • Ballymena United are currently 10th with 16 points after 14 matches.
  • Crusaders sit 7th with 19 points from 16 matches.
  • Head-to-head history favors Crusaders, who have won 3 of the last 6 meetings. Ballymena United have one win, while 2 matches ended in draws.
STANDINGS UP TO 17/10/2026
Overall Table PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Linfield FC Linfield FC
39 16 12 3 1 27 11 16
02 Coleraine Coleraine
38 16 12 2 2 35 16 19
03 Larne FC Larne FC
29 14 9 2 3 27 14 13
04 Glentoran FC Glentoran FC
25 15 7 4 4 19 12 7
05 Cliftonville Cliftonville
21 16 7 0 9 28 21 7
06 Carrick Rangers Carrick Rangers
20 16 5 5 6 24 28 -4
07 Crusaders Crusaders
19 16 6 1 9 21 31 -10
08 Dungannon Swifts Dungannon Swifts
18 15 5 3 7 16 23 -7
09 Limavady United Limavady United
17 16 5 2 9 18 27 -9
10 Ballymena United Ballymena United
16 14 4 4 6 18 20 -2
11 Bangor FC Bangor FC
12 16 3 3 10 14 28 -14
12 Portadown Portadown
9 16 2 3 11 12 28 -16
Head To Head
15/08/2026 09:00
Crusaders Crusaders
2 - 1
Ballymena United Ballymena United
NIR D1
25/04/2026 09:00
Crusaders Crusaders
3 - 2
Ballymena United Ballymena United
NIR D1
17/02/2026 14:45
Ballymena United Ballymena United
2 - 0
Crusaders Crusaders
NIR D1
22/11/2025 10:00
Ballymena United Ballymena United
2 - 2
Crusaders Crusaders
NIR D1
20/09/2025 09:00
Crusaders Crusaders
1 - 1
Ballymena United Ballymena United
NIR D1
15/02/2025 10:00
Crusaders Crusaders
3 - 1
Ballymena United Ballymena United
NIR D1
Ballymena United
1
17%
Draw
2
33%
Crusaders
3
50%
Ballymena United Ballymena United Last 6 matches
03/10/2026 09:00
Cliftonville 0 - 1 Ballymena United NIR D1
26/09/2026 09:00
Ballymena United 2 - 0 Portadown NIR D1
19/09/2026 09:00
Dungannon Swifts 1 - 1 Ballymena United NIR D1
15/09/2026 13:45
Ballymena United 1 - 1 Carrick Rangers NIR D1
11/09/2026 13:45
Coleraine 3 - 2 Ballymena United NIR D1
05/09/2026 09:00
Bangor FC 2 - 2 Ballymena United NIR D1
Win
33%
Draw
50%
Lost
17%
Last 6 matches Crusaders Crusaders
03/10/2026 09:00
Carrick Rangers 4 - 0 Crusaders NIR D1
26/09/2026 09:00
Crusaders 2 - 1 Bangor FC NIR D1
19/09/2026 09:00
Linfield FC 1 - 0 Crusaders NIR D1
15/09/2026 13:45
Crusaders 3 - 0 Dungannon Swifts NIR D1
12/09/2026 09:00
Crusaders 1 - 2 Limavady United NIR D1
05/09/2026 12:00
Coleraine 4 - 1 Crusaders NIR D1
Win
33%
Draw
0%
Lost
67%
Goals
Scored
18
Avg. per game
1.29
Conceded
20
Avg. per game
1.43
Scored
21
Avg. per game
1.31
Conceded
31
Avg. per game
1.94
Scored a goal
In last 6 matches
YesNo
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 6 matches
NoYes
3 (50%)3 (50%)
In last 14 matches
YesNo
11 (79%)3 (21%)
In last 14 matches
NoYes
11 (69%)5 (31%)
Ballymena United

Ballymena United

Recent matches

Crusaders

Crusaders

Under /Over

(86%)12 2(14%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(88%)14 2(12%)

Under /Over

(50%)7 7(50%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(31%)5 11(69%)

Under /Over

(50%)7 7(50%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(69%)11 5(31%)

/Yes

(57%)8 6(43%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(63%)10 6(37%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
Ballymena United Ballymena United
Crusaders Crusaders
Shots
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
Total shots
6.82 avg / game
Blocked
0 total
Avg. —
Crusaders
Crusaders
Total shots
6.58 avg / game
Blocked
0 total
Avg. —
Total passes
—
Avg. — / game
Accurate
—
Ball possession
49%
Total passes
—
Avg. — / game
Accurate
—
Ball possession
47%
OTHERS
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
14
Played games
Crusaders
Crusaders
16
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.21
3
Clean sheets
1
0.06
2.86
40
Corners
55
3.44
0.00
0
Throw-ins
0
0.00
0.00
0
Offsides
0
0.00
0.00
0
GK saves
0
0.00
Ballymena United
Ballymena United
DISCIPLINARY
Crusaders
Crusaders
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
1.00
14
Yellow card
27
1.69
0.21
3
Red card
0
0.00
0.00
0
Fouls
0
0.00
0.00
0
Tackles
0
0.00