Crusaders vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on October 26th, 2024

Crusaders will be playing against Ballymena United in a Premiership football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Crusaders vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Crusaders vs Ballymena United will occur

The game will be played in the small Seaview stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 3383 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Crusaders vs Ballymena United betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.49 goals per match played.

Crusaders last match

Crusaders in its last official match drew (1-1) against Larne, in a match valid for Premiership.

The favorite to win the match was the rival team, that's why the draw (odd 3.50) in the end can be considered a positive result.

Ballymena United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Ballymena United faced the Coleraine team, and the score ended with a 0-1 for their rivals.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.75.

Crusaders vs Ballymena United h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 20-08-2024 in a Premiership match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-1 win for Crusaders.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

The Crusaders team with 17 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

In the 14th round, the team enjoys an advantage of 1 point over the 7th place ranked Coleraine team. The team also has 1 point less than Cliftonville team that is placed in the 5th place.

Crusaders analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Crusaders is positive: after 13 rounds the team has scored 14 goals, conceding only 12.

To control the game, the Crusaders team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 57.17%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

Kieran Offord has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Crusaders to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Ballymena United

Premiership leaderboard now

The Ballymena United team with 24 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 0 draws, and 5 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 14th round, with the Dungannon Swifts team in hot pursuit at 3rd place.

Ballymena United analysis

Ballymena United shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 13 games has only conceded goals on 14 occasions, and has scored in 20.

As we approach the Regular Season, Ballymena United is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.15 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Premiership.

With a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws in the Premiership, Ballymena United playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Ballymena United is a more offensive team than Crusaders, having 887 attacks vs. 503 from Crusaders, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Crusaders converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from Ballymena United

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Ben Kennedy. With 11 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Ballymena United team achieving several victories this season.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 6 of the 11 goals scored have this characteristic.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Crusaders is Kieran Offord, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ballymena United is Ben Kennedy, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

Ballymena United has conceded 6 away goals in 6 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Ballymena United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-1, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Since Ballymena United has an average of 1.5 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 2.38 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.85 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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