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Ballymena United FC vs Crusaders – Head to head record, results & stats

74
meetings
226 goals total
Last: 25 Apr 2026
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Crusaders

W W D D L
16
Ballymena United FC wins
15
Draws
43
Crusaders wins
22% 20% 58%
85
Goals scored
141

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Match averages

3.02
Avg goals / game
52%
Both to score
60%
Over 2.5 goals
11 / 15
Clean sheets (Ballymena… / Crusaders)

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Biggest wins

All meetings (50)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
17 Feb 2026 Ballymena United FC 2 - 0 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …
22 Nov 2025 Ballymena United FC 2 - 2 Crusaders D Northern Ireland Premier …
20 Sep 2025 Crusaders 1 - 1 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
15 Feb 2025 Crusaders 3 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
26 Oct 2024 Crusaders 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
20 Aug 2024 Ballymena United FC 0 - 1 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
09 Mar 2024 Ballymena United FC 2 - 4 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Oct 2023 Crusaders 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
11 Aug 2023 Ballymena United FC 1 - 2 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 May 2023 Ballymena United FC 0 - 4 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Cup
25 Feb 2023 Ballymena United FC 0 - 0 Crusaders D Northern Ireland Premier …
14 Nov 2022 Crusaders 0 - 1 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Sep 2022 Crusaders 3 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 May 2022 Ballymena United FC 2 - 3 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Cup
15 Mar 2022 Crusaders 2 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
27 Nov 2021 Ballymena United FC 2 - 0 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Oct 2021 Crusaders 3 - 4 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland League C…
09 Oct 2021 Ballymena United FC 0 - 1 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
02 Apr 2021 Ballymena United FC 0 - 1 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
20 Feb 2021 Crusaders 2 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 Nov 2020 Ballymena United FC 1 - 4 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
25 Jan 2020 Crusaders 2 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
07 Dec 2019 Crusaders 0 - 1 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland Premier …
29 Oct 2019 Ballymena United FC 2 - 3 Crusaders L Northern Ireland League C…
15 Oct 2019 Ballymena United FC 1 - 1 Crusaders D Northern Ireland Shield C…
12 Oct 2019 Ballymena United FC 1 - 1 Crusaders D Northern Ireland Premier …
27 Apr 2019 Ballymena United FC 0 - 3 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
02 Mar 2019 Crusaders 3 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Cup
01 Jan 2019 Crusaders 3 - 2 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
11 Dec 2018 Crusaders 0 - 1 Ballymena United FC W Northern Ireland League C…
27 Oct 2018 Ballymena United FC 3 - 0 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …
11 Aug 2018 Crusaders 2 - 2 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
28 Apr 2018 Ballymena United FC 1 - 2 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
24 Feb 2018 Crusaders 3 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
23 Jan 2018 Ballymena United FC 2 - 4 Crusaders L International Club Friend…
22 Dec 2017 Crusaders 2 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
11 Aug 2017 Ballymena United FC 1 - 4 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
22 Apr 2017 Ballymena United FC 3 - 0 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …
11 Feb 2017 Crusaders 2 - 1 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
15 Oct 2016 Ballymena United FC 2 - 1 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …
06 Aug 2016 Crusaders 6 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
12 Mar 2016 Crusaders 0 - 0 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
28 Nov 2015 Crusaders 3 - 2 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
27 Oct 2015 Crusaders 0 - 2 Ballymena United FC W International Club Friend…
03 Oct 2015 Ballymena United FC 2 - 4 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
14 Mar 2015 Ballymena United FC 1 - 3 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Dec 2014 Ballymena United FC 0 - 2 Crusaders L Northern Ireland Premier …
13 Aug 2014 Crusaders 2 - 2 Ballymena United FC D Northern Ireland Premier …
15 Mar 2014 Crusaders 1 - 0 Ballymena United FC L Northern Ireland Premier …
21 Dec 2013 Ballymena United FC 1 - 0 Crusaders W Northern Ireland Premier …

By venue

At Ballymena United FC 6W 4D 16L
At Crusaders 15W 4D 5L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Ballyme… D Crusade…
2026 1 0 0
2025 0 2 1
2024 0 0 3
2023 0 1 3
2022 1 0 3
2021 2 0 3
2020 0 0 2
2019 1 2 4
2018 2 1 3
2017 1 0 3
2016 1 1 1
2015 1 0 3
2014 0 1 2
2013 1 0 0
First meeting
07 Oct 2006

About this head-to-head

Ballymena United FC and Crusaders have met 74 times on record. Ballymena United FC lead with 16 wins, Crusaders have won 43 times and the two clubs have drawn 15 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 07 October 2006.

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Across their recorded meetings, Ballymena United FC have found the net 85 times against Crusaders, while Crusaders have scored 141 times in reply — a combined 226 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 25 April 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2006. Follow every upcoming Ballymena United FC versus Crusaders clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.