Preview match

MATCH REPORT

Northern Ireland - Premiership - 03/09/24 10:00 - 31.Round

Stadium The Showgrounds
Capacity 6000
Surface grass
Referee Shane McGonigle

2-4 [90‘]

15‘
30‘
45‘
60‘
75‘
90‘

2-4 [90‘]

McCullough
8‘
11‘
0-1 Lecky (Lowry)
Nelson [1-1]
18‘
Taylor [2-1]
28‘
2-1 HT
Rocks McMurray
47‘
54‘
Clarke
59‘
Lecky
62‘
Weir Clarke
67‘
2-2 Kennedy (Larmour)
71‘
2-3 Heatley (Kennedy)
74‘
2-4 O'Rourke (Heatley)
Robinson Hood
77‘
Nelson
81‘
Taylor
85‘
87‘
Owens Lecky
89‘
Nixon Heatley
2-4 FT

Goals and Highlights

2-4

Match stats

CARDS 3 0

Ball possession
40%
60%

CARDS 2 0

Total shots
10
18
On goal
5
8
Corners
1
10
Dangerous attack
25
37
Attack
83
106
Saves
4
3

ODDS

Match
1 X 2
Opening odds 350 300 -175
Pre match odds 375 280 -175
Asian handicap
Line 1 2 Line
+0.75 -104 -137 -0.75
+1 -133 102 -1
+1.25 -189 128 -1.25
Goals
Line Under Over
2.5 -118 -105

Lineups

Status: Confirmed lineup

Ballymena United

Status: Confirmed lineup

Crusaders

Missings

Colin Coates
CB 1
21
Coates
249‘ 9 2+0
Alex Gawne
CF 1
12
Gawne
290‘ 20 2+0
Scott Whiteside
RB 1
4
Whiteside
649‘ 30 0+0
Noah Stewart
CF
Stewart
191‘ 24 9+0
+4 Out of selection
+13 Out of selection

Lineups

  • no photo 1
    GK 1
    O'Neill
    767‘ 37 0+0
  • no photo 2
    MF
    Nelson
    616‘ 27 1+0
    no photo 31
    CB 2
    Robinson
    118‘ 8 0+0
    no photo 39
    DF
    McCallion
    115‘ 10 0+0
    no photo 29
    DF
    Brown
    177‘ 13 0+2
    no photo 11
    CB
    McCullough
    692‘ 36 2+1
  • no photo 36
    CF 2
    McCurry
    146‘ 12 2+0
    no photo 30
    CF 1
    Place
    481‘ 33 1+0
    no photo 16
    MF
    Taylor
    756‘ 36 4+2
    no photo 4
    MF
    Rocks
    499‘ 24 0+0
    no photo 28
    CM 1
    Boyle
    496‘ 28 0+0
  • no photo 9
    2
    1
    Lecky
    494‘ 32 6+0
    no photo 25
    1
    Clarke
    598‘ 32 1+2
  • no photo 19
    CM 1
    Winchester
    273‘ 23 1+0
    no photo 14
    1
    Forsythe
    600‘ 32 4+2
    no photo 8
    Kennedy
    436‘ 28 13+1
    no photo 22
    Heatley
    609‘ 28 8+2
  • no photo 2
    1
    Joe Burns
    627‘ 31 1+2
    no photo 15
    1
    O'Rourke
    748‘ 36 4+0
    no photo 20
    1
    Larmour
    734‘ 35 4+1
    no photo 7
    RM
    Lowry
    547‘ 33 6+2
  • no photo 33
    1
    Tuffey
    747‘ 36 0+0
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Coach: J. Ervin
4-4-2
Coach S. Baxter

Stats:

goals

Stewart 9
Taylor 4
McCullough 2
Westendorf 2
Coates 2
Gawne 2

goals

Kennedy 13
Heatley 8
Lowry 6
Lecky 6
O'Rourke 4
Owens 4

assists

Taylor 2
Brown 2
McCullough 1
Strain 1
McMurray 1
Barr 1

assists

Joe Burns 2
Forsythe 2
Lowry 2
Heatley 2
Clarke 2
Boyd 2

Yellow Cards

Nelson 11
Whiteside 9
McMurray 8
Place 8
Rocks 7
Boyle 6

Yellow Cards

Joe Burns 12
Clarke 10
Larmour 8
O'Rourke 8
Lowry 6
Heatley 6

Key Passes

Nelson 0
Friel 0
Place 0
Leddy 0
O'Boyle 0
Westendorf 0

Key Passes

Anderson 0
James 0
Lecky 0
Williamson 0
Maguire 0
Owens 0

Acc. Passes

Place 0%
McGuigan 0%
Taylor 0%
Stewart 0%
Leddy 0%
Whiteside 0%

Acc. Passes

Lecky 0%
Clarke 0%
Smith 0%
Nixon 0%
Owens 0%
Kennedy 0%

Total Shots

Place 0 (0)
McGuigan 0 (0)
Taylor 0 (0)
Stewart 0 (0)
Leddy 0 (0)
Whiteside 0 (0)

Total Shots

Lecky 0 (0)
Clarke 0 (0)
Smith 0 (0)
Nixon 0 (0)
Owens 0 (0)
Kennedy 0 (0)

BENCH

Andy McGrory
CM 1
17 McGrory
294‘ 18 0+0
Lewis Tennant
MF
21 Tennant
191‘ 20 0+0
Samuel Johnston
GK 3
26 Johnston
13‘ 1 0+0
Ben Mallon
CF 3
34 Mallon
13‘ 2 0+0
Brendan Barr
DF
35 Barr
87‘ 9 0+1
James Hood
CF 3
41 Hood
13‘ 6 0+0
Jonathan McMurray
CF 1
1
27 McMurray
340‘ 27 1+1
Kevin Joshua
LM 3
3 Joshua
27‘ 2 0+0
Robbie Weir
LB 1
6 Weir
404‘ 27 0+0
Jordan Owens
LM 2
18 Owens
198‘ 29 4+1
Stewart Nixon
CF 3
27 Nixon
99‘ 11 3+0
Ryan Kerr
GK 3
41 Kerr
13‘ 1 0+0
Adam McAleenan
DF
1
16 McAleenan
0‘ 1 0+0
Jay Boyd
CF 3
1
28 Boyd
54‘ 9 0+2
Goal fact

Ballymena United

  • Noah Stewart is a fresh missing

    Coach J. Ervin is without his key player Noah Stewart (24 matches, 9 goals, 0 assists). Reason: not available. His absence can be a big blow for the team.

  • Bad results in last matches for Ballymena United

    Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach J. Ervin as the form record is (0W, 1D, 4L) with their average of 1.6 goals conceded per game.

  • Unwinning streak (6) matches

    Ballymena United have failed to win 6 matches in a row. Last win was against Glenavon (0-1) on 30.12.23

  • The form at the home stadium is not good

    4 losses in 5 games. (1W, 0D, 4L) is the record at home ground The Showgrounds. With their average of 1.8 goals conceded per game.

  • Unwinning streak (3) matches at home

    Ballymena United have fail to win 3 matches in a row at home stadium. Last win was against Coleraine (3-1) on 26.12.23

Crusaders

  • Unbeaten run (3) for Crusaders

    Crusaders are unbeaten in their last 3 Premiership games (2W, 1D). Players scored 5 goals and 2 conceded in that run.

Ballymena United

Summary

Crusaders

H2H

1
1
4

H2H (HOME/AWAY)

1
1
4

FORM

0.17
1.17

FORM (HOME/AWAY)

0.67
1.67
Ballymena United

Team Strength

Crusaders
14% Avg. minutes played (last 6) 13%
1 Changes (vs. last game) 1
0 Fresh important missings 0
3 Missings 5

Head to head

Ballymena United 24%
1wins
1 draws
4 wins
6 matches
76% Crusaders
OVER 1.5
50% 3/6 times
OVER 2.5
50% 3/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
2 Ø
Corners
8.7 Ø

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
10/13/23 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
1-0
Ballymena United Ballymena United
1-0 7 - 8 2- 2 51 - 67 4 - 4 1 (19%)
5 (18%)
-588 500 1100
08/11/23 Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United
1-2
Crusaders Crusaders
0-2 6 - 16 1- 8 34 - 60 3 - 4 2 (11%)
3 (39%)
425 300 -189
05/07/23 Irish Cup
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0-4
Crusaders Crusaders
0-1 3 - 16 1- 9 26 - 35 4 - 6 3 (29%)
9 (8%)
375 240 -154
02/25/23 Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0-0
Crusaders Crusaders
0-0 4 - 12 4- 9 40 - 69 8 - 5 2 (10%)
1 (9%)
550 320 -250
11/14/22 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
0-1
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0-0 11 - 6 3- 1 79 - 73 4 - 3 2 (70%)
4 (61%)
-400 500 700
09/23/22 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
3-0
Ballymena United Ballymena United
2-0 17 - 5 10- 1 45 - 29 6 - 1 1 (71%)
4 (33%)
-345 375 700
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Team form

0.00 0.17 (+0%) total
1.17 (+-12%) total 1.33
Crusaders

Ballymena United Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
67% 4/6 times
OVER 2.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 3.5
0% 0/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
3.2 Ø
Corners
8.5 Ø
6.4 Premiership
Loughgall
10:00
Ballymena United
23.3 Premiership
Glentoran
11:00
Ballymena United
16.3 Premiership
Ballymena United
11:00
Carrick Rangers

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
24.2 Premiership
Linfield Linfield
2 - 0
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0-0 12 - 5 3 - 1 108 - 41 9 - 2 1 (22%)
1 (14%)
-455 500 850
17.2 Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0 - 1
Larne Larne
0-1 3 - 7 1 - 2 25 - 35 5 - 7 2 (15%)
2 (14%)
600 320 -250
9.2 Premiership
Newry City AFC Newry City AFC
1 - 1
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0-0 4 - 6 3 - 4 91 - 103 4 - 7 3 (17%)
1 (15%)
175 230 138
3.2 Irish Cup
Linfield Linfield
2 - 0
Ballymena United Ballymena United
1-0 14 - 7 5 - 1 34 - 33 7 - 2 1 (25%)
2 (14%)
-588 550 1000
27.1 Premiership
Ballymena United Ballymena United
0 - 1
Loughgall Loughgall
0-0 10 - 9 3 - 4 30 - 39 1 - 4 3 (15%)
3 (13%)
-105 225 250
20.1 Premiership
Cliftonville Cliftonville
3 - 0
Ballymena United Ballymena United
1-0 11 - 7 3 - 5 34 - 37 2 - 1 2 (18%)
3 (16%)
-588 600 1200
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Crusaders Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
67% 4/6 times
OVER 2.5
33% 2/6 times
OVER 3.5
17% 1/6 times
BTTS
33% 2/6 times
CARDS
3.2 Ø
Corners
12 Ø
6.4 Premiership
Larne
10:00
Crusaders
23.3 Premiership
Newry City AFC
11:00
Crusaders
16.3 Premiership
Crusaders
11:00
Coleraine

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
24.2 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
2 - 0
Glenavon Glenavon
1-0 2 - 1 2 - 1 36 - 52 4 - 13 1 (19%)
4 (10%)
-167 280 375
17.2 Premiership
Loughgall Loughgall
0 - 1
Crusaders Crusaders
0-0 5 - 12 3 - 5 40 - 49 4 - 10 2 (15%)
3 (17%)
400 280 -182
10.2 Premiership
Dungannon Swifts Dungannon Swifts
2 - 2
Crusaders Crusaders
0-1 12 - 5 4 - 4 75 - 71 2 - 6 2 (14%)
2 (17%)
200 230 110
27.1 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
1 - 2
Glentoran Glentoran
0-1 13 - 8 5 - 4 50 - 39 4 - 3 2 (21%)
2 (13%)
163 230 130
20.1 Premiership
Linfield Linfield
1 - 0
Crusaders Crusaders
1-0 10 - 11 3 - 6 68 - 53 5 - 6 2 (24%)
5 (17%)
-189 300 375
12.1 Premiership
Crusaders Crusaders
0 - 2
Larne Larne
0-1 8 - 7 2 - 3 54 - 27 11 - 4 2 (23%)
2 (17%)
275 220 -105
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Standings

Regular Season
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Larne 33 24 8 1 69:17 80
2.75 39% 1.8 4.7 78% 48% 2.61
2. Linfield 33 25 3 5 76:35 78
2.00 48% 1.9 7.1 88% 64% 3.36
3. Cliftonville 33 22 4 7 73:30 70
1.63 45% 1.4 4.6 85% 70% 3.12
4. Glentoran 33 16 8 9 68:37 56
1.50 45% 1.9 5.8 79% 66% 3.18
5. Crusaders 33 16 7 10 55:36 55
1.75 42% 2.2 5.7 82% 45% 2.76
6. Coleraine 33 11 8 14 41:57 41
1.50 58% 1.7 4.5 88% 58% 2.97
7. Loughgall 33 11 6 16 50:59 39
1.38 64% 2.2 3.8 82% 67% 3.30
8. Carrick Rangers 33 11 5 17 43:65 38
1.38 52% 2.5 3.8 85% 58% 3.27
9. Glenavon 33 10 4 19 40:60 34
0.63 45% 1.7 4.8 75% 57% 3.03
10. Dungannon Swifts 33 8 8 17 52:67 32
1.00 70% 2.0 4.5 88% 76% 3.61
11. Ballymena United 33 5 4 24 20:63 19
0.13 30% 2.1 3.3 67% 40% 2.52
12. Newry City AFC 33 4 5 24 22:83 17
0.63 36% 2.5 3.1 79% 61% 3.18

Cup situation

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3rd Round
Club Friendlies 3
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1st Round
Final