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Crusaders FC v Ballymena United, NIFL Premiership, Sat, 15 Aug 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Round 2. Sat, 15 Aug 2026

Crusaders FCHome
21Full time, half-time 2–1
Ballymena UnitedAway

Crusaders FC won by 1 goal.

WLWLLLeague form, oldest to newestDDWWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Crusaders FC have 0 scored home results and Ballymena United 1 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Crusaders FC at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Ballymena United away: 3.00 points per match (1 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Both sides scored in 0 of 1 pooled club appearances (0.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half21
Second half00

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Crusaders FC at homeWWLWWL
Ballymena United awayLDLDWL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 62%
    Both teams scored
    League 47%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 97%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 90%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 70%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 52%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 29%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 27%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 19%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 3.1
    Avg total goals
    League 2.71
    11 + 10 matches
  • 71%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 69%
    11 + 10 matches
  • 39%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    11 + 10 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
Crusaders FCBallymena United
6Position8
WLWLLLast 5, oldest to newestDDWWL
11Played10
1.36Points per match1.20
45%Win %30%
1.36Scored / match1.50
1.91Conceded / match1.40
3.27Avg total goals2.90
64%Both scored60%
9%Clean sheets30%
27%Failed to score10%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

Crusaders FCBallymena United
  • 0.551st half scored / match0.70
  • 0.731st half conceded / match0.60
  • 0.822nd half scored / match0.80
  • 1.182nd half conceded / match0.80
  • 36%Leading at half-time30%
  • 82%1st half over 0.560%
  • 27%1st half over 1.550%
  • 91%2nd half over 0.580%
  • 82%2nd half over 1.570%
  • 27%Scored in both halves10%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

Crusaders FCBallymena United
  • 1.36Scored / match1.50
  • 1.91Conceded / match1.40
  • 3.27Match total / match2.90
  • 73%Scored 1+90%
  • 46%Scored 2+50%
  • 91%Conceded 1+70%
  • 55%Conceded 2+50%
  • 91%Match over 1.590%
  • 91%Match over 2.550%
  • 27%Match over 3.530%

Shots and xG

No shot figures stored for these clubs this season.

Corners

No corner figures stored for these clubs this season.

Cards

No card figures stored for these clubs this season.

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for NIFL Premiership matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

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