Northern-Ireland: Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United v Crusaders FC
Crusaders FC 1
Our pickBallymena United to win
1 53%X 23%2 24%
Likely score 2–1 · Goals expected 2.9 · Over 2.5 55% · How we pick
Last 5 H2H games
15/08/26Crusaders FC2–1Ballymena UnitedL
25/04/26Crusaders FC3–2Ballymena UnitedL
17/02/26Ballymena United2–0Crusaders FCW
22/11/25Ballymena United2–2Crusaders FCD
20/09/25Crusaders FC1–1Ballymena UnitedD
Ballymena United at home
26/09/26Ballymena United2–0PortadownW
15/09/26Ballymena United1–1Carrick RangersD
21/08/26Ballymena United0–2GlentoranL
04/07/26Ballymena United1–2LoughgallL
04/07/26Ballymena United6–0Strabane AthleticW
Crusaders FC away
03/10/26Carrick Rangers4–0Crusaders FCL
19/09/26Linfield1–0Crusaders FCL
05/09/26Coleraine FC4–1Crusaders FCL
29/08/26Glentoran1–2Crusaders FCW
07/08/26Cliftonville FC2–1Crusaders FCL
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Last 8 H2H games
15/08/26Crusaders FC2–1HT 2–1Ballymena UnitedL
25/04/26Crusaders FC3–2HT 3–1Ballymena UnitedL
17/02/26Ballymena United2–0HT 0–0Crusaders FCW
22/11/25Ballymena United2–2HT 1–2Crusaders FCD
20/09/25Crusaders FC1–1HT 0–0Ballymena UnitedD
15/02/25Crusaders FC3–1HT 2–1Ballymena UnitedL
26/10/24Crusaders FC1–0HT 0–0Ballymena UnitedL
20/08/24Ballymena United0–1HT 0–1Crusaders FCL
H2H streaks
Ballymena United won1 of last 8
Crusaders FC won5 of last 8
Draw2 of last 8
Over 1.56 of last 8
Over 2.54 of last 8
Both teams scored5 of last 8
1st half goal5 of last 8
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coleraine FC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 25 | WLWWW |
| 2 |  Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 22 | WWDWW |
| 3 |  Larne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 4 |  Glentoran | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 16 | WWWLD |
| 5 | Crusaders FC | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 6 |  Carrick Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | WLLDL |
| 7 |  Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 | LDLLW |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 12 | WWDDL |
| 9 |  Cliftonville FC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 10 |  Limavady United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 9 | LWLWW |
| 11 |  Bangor | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 5 | LLWLD |
| 12 |  Portadown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 4 | WLLDL |
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About this match
Ballymena United host Crusaders FC on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC (Premiership) at Ballymena Showgrounds.
In their last 5 H2H games Ballymena United won 1, Crusaders FC won 2 and 2 ended level.
Ballymena United won 2 of their last 5 home games; Crusaders FC won 1 of their last 5 away games.