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Ballymena United vs Crusaders Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–12 – 1

Josh Archer 12′Kodi Lyons-Foster 54′8th

6thDonal Rocks 1′

JB

Player of the matchJacob BlaneyCRU · 94′ played · 10 duels won · 8 clearances · 3 interceptions

7.7
Possession
55%45%
Shots · on target in brackets
15 (4)9 (1)
Corners
54
Table · 15 v 15 pts
8th → 6th6th → 7th

PremiershipMatchday 12The ShowgroundsRef L. Thompson

Events

BAL 2–1 CRU · 3–3 yellow
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Lloyd AndersonYellow card
  3. Sean Murrayfor Scot Whiteside
  4. Daithí McCallionfor James Hood
  5. Igor RutkowskiYellow card
  6. Robbie WeirYellow card
  7. Karter Bondfor Tom Maguire
  8. Lloyd Andersonfor Donal Rocks
  9. Charlie AllenYellow card
  10. Donal RocksYellow card
  11. Elliot Dunlopfor Aaron Reid
  12. Kodi Lyons-Foster2–1Goal · right foot · assist Charlie Allen
  13. Owen Wardellfor Jack Doherty
  14. Half-time 1–1
  15. Scot WhitesideYellow card
  16. Josh Archer1–1Goal · right foot
  17. Donal Rocks0–1Goal · right foot

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Ballymena United4-4-26.90 avg rating 6.674-3-3Crusaders
  1. 16.3David Walsh94′
  1. 27.0David Toure94′
  2. 57.1Scot WhitesideYC ↓81′
  3. 267.6Kodi Lyons-FosterG 94′
  4. 256.9Len O'Sullivan94′
  1. 87.3Josh ArcherG 94′
  2. 67.0Fuad Sule94′
  1. 107.1Charlie AllenA YC 94′
  2. 216.5James Hood↓81′
  3. 246.1Caoimhin McConnell94′
  1. 97.0Igor RutkowskiYC 94′
  1. 16.9Shea Callister94′
  1. 47.7Jacob Blaney94′
  2. 66.1Robbie WeirYC 94′
  3. 56.5Scot Rough94′
  1. 226.3Ryan McKay94′
  2. 126.0Jack Doherty↓46′
  3. 86.9Harry Jewitt-White94′
  4. 147.3Donal RocksG YC ↓67′
  5. 26.7Kurtis Forsythe94′
  1. 186.3Aaron Reid↓61′
  2. 276.8Tom Maguire↓73′
  1. 15Daithí McCallionDF · ↑81′6.2
  2. 18Sean MurrayMF · ↑81′6.8
  3. 17Michael LeetchFW
  4. 20Stephen FallonMF
  5. 23Declan BreenGK
  6. 32Conor BurnsDF
  7. 34Ben MacManusDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Oran Kearney (1.22 PPG) · Declan Caddell (1.26 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 11Elliot DunlopFW · ↑61′6.6
  2. 15Owen WardellFW · ↑46′6.8
  3. 17Karter BondFW · ↑73′6.6
  4. 42Lloyd AndersonMF · YC ↑67′6.3
  5. 3Graham KellyDF
  6. 23Oilibhéar McCartMF
  7. 31Rian BrownGK

Top ratings

XI avg 6.90 v 6.67
  1. JBJacob BlaneyCRU7.7
  2. KLKodi Lyons-FosterBAL7.6
  3. JAJosh ArcherBAL7.3
  4. DRDonal RocksCRU7.3
  5. CACharlie AllenBAL7.1

Head-to-head

17 meetings on record since 2013

5-2-10Ballymena United W-D-L · goals 22:28

5 BAL2 draws10 CRU
With Ballymena United at home
1-1-3 (7:9)
Goals per meeting
2.94
Over 2.5 goals
59%
Both teams scored
65%
Won by the host
47%
Last 5 (Ballymena United)
2W 1D 2L · 3 goals/game
  1. Crusaders0–1Ballymena UnitedCounty Antrim Shield
  2. Crusaders2–1Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  3. Crusaders3–2Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  4. Ballymena United2–0CrusadersPremiership
  5. Ballymena United2–2CrusadersPremiership
Show all 17 meetings
  1. Crusaders1–1Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  2. Crusaders3–1Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  3. Crusaders1–0Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  4. Ballymena United0–1CrusadersPremiership
  5. Ballymena United2–4CrusadersPremiership
  6. Crusaders1–0Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  7. Ballymena United1–2CrusadersPremiership
  8. Crusaders2–1Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  9. Crusaders2–3Ballymena UnitedIrish League Cup
  10. Crusaders3–2Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  11. Crusaders0–1Ballymena UnitedIrish League Cup
  12. Crusaders1–2Ballymena UnitedPremiership
  1. CrusadersnextBallymena UnitedPremiership

Matchday 12

Premiership · the other 5 games
  1. Larne2–3Coleraine
  2. Glentoran1–0Limavady United
  3. Carrick Rangers2–2Linfield
  4. Bangor1–2Dungannon Swifts
  5. Portadown0–2Cliftonville
Premiership fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 6thfrom 8th

    Ballymena United moved from 8th to 6th in the Premiership table with this result.12 → 15 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 7thfrom 6th

    Crusaders moved from 6th to 7th in the Premiership table with this result.15 → 15 points after 12 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2-1from 0-1 down

    Ballymena United won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Score by goal: 1' 0-1, 12' 1-1, 54' 2-1.

Team stats

17 figures
Ballymena Unitedfull timeCrusaders
  1. 55%Possession45%
  2. 15Shots9
  3. 4Shots on target1
  4. 1Big chances created0
  5. 5Corners4
  6. 12Fouls16
  7. 3Yellow cards3
All 17 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 95Attacks83
  3. 0Big chances missed1
  4. 68Dangerous attacks43
  5. 1Offsides2
  6. 27%Shot accuracy11%
  7. 11Shots off target8
  8. Defence
  9. 70Ball safe88
  10. 0Saves2
  11. Other
  12. 151Possession lost165
  13. 2Substitutions4

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Igor RutkowskiBAL6 (1)
  2. Josh ArcherBAL3 (1)
  3. Donal RocksCRU3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Charlie AllenBAL1

Passes

  1. David ToureBAL36/44
  2. Charlie AllenBAL32/41
  3. Fuad SuleBAL29/36

Key passes

  1. David ToureBAL2
  2. Owen WardellCRU2
  3. Caoimhin McConnellBAL2

Duels won

  1. Donal RocksCRU12/19
  2. Fuad SuleBAL12/17
  3. Kodi Lyons-FosterBAL11/15

Dribbles

  1. Igor RutkowskiBAL2/3
  2. Tom MaguireCRU2/3
  3. Owen WardellCRU2/2

Clearances

  1. Kodi Lyons-FosterBAL11
  2. Scot RoughCRU11
  3. Jacob BlaneyCRU8

Saves

  1. Shea CallisterCRU4
  2. David WalshBAL1

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Ballymena United4d restequal rest · old → new4d restCrusaders
  1. 0-2L21 Aug
  2. 6-0W1 Sep
  3. 2-2D5 Sep
  4. 2-3L11 Sep
  5. 1-1D15 Sep
  6. 1-1D19 Sep
  7. 2-0W26 Sep
  8. 1-0W3 Oct
  9. 2-3L10 Oct
  10. 1-0W13 Oct

4-3-3goals 18:121.50pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-1W29 Aug
  2. 2-2D1 Sep
  3. 1-4L5 Sep
  4. 1-2L12 Sep
  5. 3-0W15 Sep
  6. 0-1L19 Sep
  7. 2-1W26 Sep
  8. 0-4L3 Oct
  9. 0-3L10 Oct
  10. 0-1L13 Oct

3-1-6goals 11:191.00pts/game

  1. ACrusaders1–0
  2. ALimavady United2–3
  3. ACliftonville1–0
  4. HPortadown2–0
  5. ADungannon Swifts1–1

latest 5

  1. HBallymena United0–1
  2. HLarne0–3
  3. ACarrick Rangers0–4
  4. HBangor2–1
  5. ALinfield0–1
Show older matches
  1. HCarrick Rangers1–1
  2. AColeraine2–3
  3. ABangor2–2
  4. ABallymacash Rangers6–0
  5. HGlentoran0–2

older

  1. HDungannon Swifts3–0
  2. HLimavady United1–2
  3. AColeraine1–4
  4. HCarrick Rangers2–2
  5. AGlentoran2–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

48%Model · draw 24%28%

Projected goals
1.78 – 1.30total 3.08 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 10.6%2–1 9.5%1–0 8.2%
OutcomeModelHappened
Ballymena United win48%Yes
Draw24%No
Crusaders win28%No
Over 1.5 goals81%Yes
Over 2.5 goals59%Yes
Over 3.5 goals37%No
Both teams to score60%Yes
Ballymena United clean sheet27%No
Crusaders clean sheet17%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Premiership
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 12 of 33
Kick-off
Venue
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Capacity
5,200 · grass
Weather
11 °C · clear sky · humidity 70%
Referee
L. Thompson
BAL coach
Oran Kearney (1.22 PPG)
CRU coach
Declan Caddell (1.26 PPG)

Match summary

Ballymena United beat Crusaders 2-1 in the Premiership, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Ballymena United sat 8th on 12 points, while Crusaders were 6th on 15 points. Across 17 previous meetings on record, Ballymena United won 5 and Crusaders won 10, with 2 draws (2.94 goals per game).

Goals came from Josh Archer (12') and Kodi Lyons-Foster (54') for Ballymena United and Donal Rocks (1') for Crusaders.

Ballymena United — live results and scheduleCrusaders — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Table after full time

Premiership 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Coleraine1210-1-126:12+14311st
2Linfield118-2-116:8+8262nd
3Glentoran126-2-416:10+6204th ▲1
4Larne86-1-117:6+11193rd ▼1
5Carrick Rangers125-2-521:19+2175th
6Ballymena United114-3-417:15+2158th ▲2
7Crusaders125-0-716:23-7156th ▼1
8Dungannon Swifts114-2-511:14-3147th ▼1
9Cliftonville114-0-712:13-1129th
10Limavady United114-0-711:17-61210th
11Bangor121-3-810:24-14612th ▲1
12Portadown111-2-88:20-12511th ▼1
Ballymena United
8th → 6th12 → 15 pts
Crusaders
6th → 7th15 → 15 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Ballymena Unitedall competitionsCrusaders
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.2Goals per game (both sides)3
  3. 87%Over 1.587%
  4. 53%Over 2.573%
  5. 40%Over 3.527%
  6. 60%Both teams scored60%
  7. 33%Clean sheets13%
  8. 7%Failed to score27%
  9. Ballymena United at home v Crusaders away
  10. 3Played5
  11. 1Won1
  12. 1Drawn0
  13. 1Lost4
  14. 3-3Goals (for-against)4-12
  15. 1.33Points per game0.6
  16. 0%Over 2.580%
  17. 33%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 16-81st-half goals (for-against)9-9
  20. 14-102nd-half goals (for-against)11-16
  21. 47%Goals after half-time55%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 7-5-3Half-time W-D-L7-2-6

How we calculate this

Referee

L. Thompson
Cards / match
2.88this match 6 (+3.12)
Yellows / match
2.77this match 6
Reds / match
0.12
Penalties / match
0.3123% of matches
Fouls / match
19.8this match 28

1.50Home 1.50 vs Away 1.27 yellows/match · 0–3 red1.27

42%Results in 26 recent matches · draw 12%46%

home winsaway wins
With Ballymena United
0-1-1 in 2 · 1.5 yellows/game
With Crusaders
0-0-1 in 1 · 4 yellows/game

Analysed latest 26 of 27 career matches.

Updated