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Ballymena United 2-0 CrusadersPremiership

Ballymena United beat Crusaders 2-0 at home in the Premiership. Before the match, Ballymena United were 10th in the Premiership table with Crusaders in 11th. The two sides have met 11 times. Crusaders lead the head-to-head with 6 wins. Ballymena United had scored 34 goals this season (1.1 per game), Crusaders had 38 (1.3 per game). Check out the complete match analysis, lineups and key moments.

Premiership
Premiership2025/20262025/2026
Ballymena United

Ballymena United

Rutkowski
Rutkowski
2
-FT
0
Feb 17, 2026
The Showgrounds

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Goals
Igor Rutkowski
Igor Rutkowski
No goals

Detailed match events are not available for this match.

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Ballymena United
Ballymena United
Crusaders
Crusaders
61%Ball Possession39%
14Shots Total7
4Shots On Target0
5Corners6
7Fouls18
3Yellow Cards3
0Offsides3
1Saves2
396Passes242
4Shots Off Target3

Match Statistics

Match Stats

3
Yellowcards
3
61%
Ball Possession %
39%
78%
Successful Passes Percentage
58%
307
Successful Passes
141
396
Passes
242
57
Long Passes
60
39
Throwins
28
33
Successful Long Passes
23
58%
Successful Long Passes Percentage
38%
5
Corners
6
2
Goals
0
4
Shots On Target
0
5
Goal Kicks
8
0
Offsides
3
6
Shots Blocked
4
7
Accurate Crosses
5
80%
Successful Dribbles Percentage
69%
14
Shots Total
7
7
Shots Insidebox
4
35
Dribble Attempts
16
28
Successful Dribbles
11
4
Shots Off Target
3
19
Total Crosses
16
7
Shots Outsidebox
3
1
Saves
2
3
Free Kicks
2
7
Fouls
18
19
Interceptions
13
5
Tackles
6

Team Lineups

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.5
90'000/2
45
1
7/19
-90'00-
35
-
7/21
-90'001/2
40
-
9/23
-89'202/4
29
-
14/41
-90'01-
62
-
6/15
-90'001/4
34
-
13/34
-90'00-
31
-
3/6
-90'00-
37
-
11/15
-90'00-
34
-
6/10
-90'00-
14
-
1/1
-90'000/2
35
4
3/12
-1'00-
-
-
0/1

Previous Meetings

Head to Head

About this match

📊Match Report

Ballymena United beat Crusaders 2-0 at home in the Premiership. Before the match, Ballymena United were 10th in the Premiership table with Crusaders in 11th. The two sides have met 10 times (2013–2025). Crusaders lead the head-to-head with 6 wins. Ballymena United had scored 34 goals this season (1.1 per game), Crusaders had 38 (1.3 per game). Ballymena United's goals came from Igor Rutkowski, Igor Rutkowski. Check out the complete match analysis, lineups and key moments.