Match Report
6 points and 4 places separated them: Crusaders 4th with 9, Ballymena United 8th with 3. Per game in the league, Crusaders were scoring 2 and conceding 1.5, Ballymena United 1.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Ballymena United were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
15 meetings are on record — 9 won by Crusaders, 4 by Ballymena United, 2 drawn, at 3.07 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Seaview, capacity 3,383, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Crusaders led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Crusaders: Daithí McCallion (27' og), Owen Wardell (43') · Ballymena United: Igor Rutkowski (10')
Key stats
Possession: Crusaders 59% · Ballymena United 41% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-7