Premiership · Relegation Group - 38 April 25, 2026 16:00 Seaview, Belfast

Crusaders FC

#8 · 0 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Ballymena United

#1 · 3 pts

F. Thorndike 14'

T. Maguire 16' (pen.)

H. Jewitt-White 36'

41' S. Edogun

57' S. Edogun

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Ballymena United a 36% win probability (draw 29%, Crusaders FC 33%). The final result was Crusaders FC 3–2 Ballymena United. In 3 previous meetings, Crusaders FC have won 0 times, with 2 draws and 1 wins for Ballymena United.

Match statistics

Match Events

⚽F. Thorndike

14'

⚽T. Maguire (pen.)

16'

28'

D. Mccallion / D. Rocks ↕

⚽H. Jewitt-White

36'

41'

S. Edogun⚽

46'

M. Clarke / S. McEleney ↕

46'

K. Corbally / J. Hood ↕

57'

S. Edogun⚽

58'

G. Ali

62'

S. Murray / D. McGeouch ↕

↕ C. Maciejewski-Healy / A. Karrabecaj

66'

↕ F. Thorndike / M. Beattie

66'

71'

74'

M. Clarke

77'

↕ T. Maguire / O. Peoples

78'

↕ O. McCart / J. Owens

79'

90'+2

Pre-match prediction

33.64%

Crusaders ←

29.62%

X

36.74%

Ballymena

we assigned to the actual result (Crusaders FC) 33.64% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Crusaders

1.00

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Ballymena

1.08

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Ballymena United	1	3
2	Coleraine FC	1	3
3	Glentoran	1	3
4	Cliftonville FC	1	3
5	Carrick Rangers	1	3
6	Bangor	0	0
7	Larne	0	0
8	Crusaders FC	1	0
9	Portadown	1	0
10	Dungannon Swifts	1	0
11	Limavady United	1	0
12	Linfield	1	0