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Crusaders 3-2 Ballymena United - January 01, 2019 / Danske Bank Premiership 2018/2019

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6' - Goal Paul Heatley6

12' - Yellow card Billy Joe Burns12

25' - Goal Jude Winchester

29' - Goal Kyle Owens29

32' - Yellow card Cathair Friel

38' - Yellow card Jim Ervin

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64' - Goal Steven McCullough

85' - Substitution Tony Kaneis substituted by Scot Whiteside

86' - Goal Paul Heatley86

89' - Substitution Declan Caddellis substituted by Matthew Snoddy89

92' - Substitution Kofi Balmeris substituted by Ryan Mayse

93' - Substitution David Cushleyis substituted by Michael Carvill93

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Crusaders

3 - 2

Ballymena United

Crusaders Ballymena United

Team line-ups

Crusaders

1 O'Neill

Sean O'Neill

Northern Ireland

B.date11/04/1988

Age30 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

6 Coates

Colin Coates

Northern Ireland

B.date26/10/1985

Age33 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

16 Kyle Owens29

Kyle Owens

Northern Ireland

B.date09/07/1992

Age26 years

positionCentral defender

2 Burns12

Billy Joe Burns

Northern Ireland

B.date28/04/1989

Age29 years

positionCentral defender

17 Ruddy

Michael Ruddy

Northern Ireland

B.date05/08/1993

Age25 years

positionLeft full-back

12 Caddell89

Declan Caddell

Northern Ireland

B.date13/04/1988

Age30 years

H1m83

positionCentre Midfield

22 Heatley866

Paul Heatley

Northern Ireland

B.date30/06/1987

Age31 years

H1m74

positionOffensive Midfielder

7 Lowry

Philip Lowry

Northern Ireland

B.date15/07/1989

Age29 years

positionOffensive Midfielder

11 Cushley90+3

David Cushley

Northern Ireland

B.date22/07/1989

Age29 years

positionLeft Winger

18 J. Owens

Jordan Owens

Northern Ireland

B.date09/07/1989

Age29 years

H1m88

positionCentre forward

14 Forsythe

Jordan Forsythe

Northern Ireland

B.date11/02/1991

Age27 years

positionRight Winger

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Sean O'Neill		30	224	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Colin Coates		33	197	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	D	Kyle Owens	29	26	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Billy Joe Burns	12	29	184	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	D	Michael Ruddy		25	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Declan Caddell	89	30	216	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Paul Heatley	866	31	241	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Philip Lowry		29	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	David Cushley	90+3	29	83	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	F	Jordan Owens		29	256	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Jordan Forsythe		27	147	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

150

Ballymena United

1 Glendinning

Ross Glendinning

Northern Ireland

B.date18/05/1993

Age25 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

19 Balmer90+2

Kofi Balmer

Northern Ireland

B.date19/09/2000

Age18 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

4 Addis

Jonathan Addis

Northern Ireland

B.date27/09/1992

Age26 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

2 Kane85

Tony Kane

Northern Ireland

B.date29/08/1987

Age31 years

H1m81

positionRight full-back

11 McCullough64

Steven McCullough

Northern Ireland

B.date30/08/1994

Age24 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

21 Ervin38

Jim Ervin

Northern Ireland

B.date05/06/1985

Age33 years

H1m73

positionRight full-back

7 McGinty

Shane McGinty

Republic of Ireland

B.date14/04/1994

Age24 years

positionMidfield

20 Winchester25

Jude Winchester

Northern Ireland

B.date13/04/1993

Age25 years

H1m73

positionOffensive Midfielder

27 McMurray

Jonathan McMurray

Northern Ireland

B.date19/09/1994

Age24 years

H1m83

positionCentre forward

22 Lecky

Adam Lecky

Northern Ireland

B.date03/05/1991

Age27 years

H1m99

positionCentre forward

9 Friel32

Cathair Friel

Northern Ireland

B.date25/05/1993

Age25 years

H1m78

positionCentre forward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Ross Glendinning		25	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	D	Kofi Balmer	90+2	18	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Jonathan Addis		26	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Tony Kane	85	31	211	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	D	Steven McCullough	64	24	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Jim Ervin	38	33	156	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Shane McGinty		24	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Jude Winchester	25	25	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	F	Jonathan McMurray		24	65	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Adam Lecky		27	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Cathair Friel	32	25	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
26	G	Harry Doherty		22
8	D	Sean Ward		34
20	D	Rodney Brown		23
19	M	Matthew Snoddy	89	25	161	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Michael Carvill	90+3	30	105	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
29	F	Rory Patterson		34
25	F	Ross Clarke		25

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
18	G	Tom McDermott		20
5	D	Scot Whiteside	85	21	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Connor Quigley		21
6	M	Ryan Mayse	90+2	25	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	William Faulkner		28
15	F	Francis Nolan		19
16	F	Matthew Shevlin		20

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jordan Owens

Ross Clarke

OUT

Colin Coates

Howard Beverland

OUT

Kyle Owens

Rodney Brown

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Tony Kane

Ryan Mayse

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Stephen Baxter

599

Success rate in this team:

57 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

57 %

Baxter vs Ballymena United

25 victories

11 draws

10 losses

Latest figure on January 01, 2019

Baxter vs Jeffrey

15 victories

10 draws

23 losses

Latest figure on January 01, 2019

Manager

Age

Match num

David Jeffrey

133

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

59 %

Jeffrey vs Crusaders

45 victories

18 draws

19 losses

Latest figure on January 01, 2019

Jeffrey vs Baxter

23 victories

10 draws

15 losses

Latest figure on January 01, 2019

Referee

Ian McNabb

25 victories	9 draws	9 losses	Crusaders43 matches	General total	Ballymena United35 matches	14 victories	5 draws	16 losses
3 victories	2 draws	0 loss	Crusaders5 matches	Season total	Ballymena United5 matches	1 victory	2 draws	2 losses
Latest figure on February 10, 2024					Latest figure on April 20, 2024

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Key figures

Crusaders keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Ballymena United running (since 15/10/2016). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/12/2013 (5 matches)

Crusaders keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Ballymena United in NIFL Premiership running (since 15/10/2016). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/11/2010 (5 matches)

Crusaders keeps its 12 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 18/08/2018). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/10/2017-17/03/2018 time period (14 matches).

Read the next 15 key stats

General ranking

+1	1	Linfield	50 pts	23 rd
-1	2	Ballymena United	49 pts	23 rd
	3	Crusaders	47 pts	24 rd
	4	Glenavon	42 pts	23 rd
+1	5	Coleraine	38 pts	23 rd

General ranking

+1	1	Linfield	50 pts	23 rd
-1	2	Ballymena United	49 pts	23 rd
	3	Crusaders	47 pts	24 rd
	4	Glenavon	42 pts	23 rd
+1	5	Coleraine	38 pts	23 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VCrusaders 3-0 Glentoran13/10/2018

VCrusaders 3-0 Glenavon17/11/2018

VCrusaders 3-2 Drumahoe Institute24/11/2018

LCrusaders 0-1 Ballymena United11/12/2018

VCrusaders 1-0 Dungannon Swifts15/12/2018

VCrusaders 3-1 Warrenpoint Town22/12/2018

Overall

LLinfield 4-1 Crusaders08/12/2018

LCrusaders 0-1 Ballymena United11/12/2018

VCrusaders 1-0 Dungannon Swifts15/12/2018

VCrusaders 3-1 Warrenpoint Town22/12/2018

VCliftonville 1-5 Crusaders26/12/2018

VGlentoran 0-1 Crusaders29/12/2018

Current form

Away

VDrumahoe Institute 1-2 Ballymena United13/10/2018

VGlentoran 0-1 Ballymena United10/11/2018

VArds 0-1 Ballymena United13/11/2018

VNewry City 1-2 Ballymena United23/11/2018

VWarrenpoint Town 2-4 Ballymena United08/12/2018

VCrusaders 0-1 Ballymena United11/12/2018

Overall

VBallymena United 2-1 Linfield01/12/2018

VWarrenpoint Town 2-4 Ballymena United08/12/2018

VCrusaders 0-1 Ballymena United11/12/2018

VBallymena United 2-0 Ards22/12/2018

DBallymena United 3-3 Coleraine26/12/2018

VBallymena United 3-1 Newry City29/12/2018

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	4
Unbeaten streak	2	4
Drawless streak	11	6
Scoring streak	2	4
Conceding streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	6	1
Unbeaten streak	6	17
Drawless streak	7	1
Scoring streak	10	22
Conceding streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	1	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

3	General ranking (Competition total)	1
3	General ranking (Home / Away)	2
905	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	888
4	FBDB index ranking (National)	2

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

23	Number of games (Competition total)	22
11	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
14	Victories (Competition total)	15
8	Victories (Home / Away)	7
2	Draws (Competition total)	4
1	Draws (Home / Away)	2
7	Losses (Competition total)	3
2	Losses (Home / Away)	3

Goals

46	Goals scored (Competition total)	49
23	Goals scored (Home / Away)	26
33	Goals conceded (Competition total)	28
14	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	19
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.23
2.09	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2.17
1.43	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.27
1.27	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.58

Betting aid

17	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	18
8	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	10
7	Clean sheets (Competition total)	5
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
4	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
2	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
12	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	16
5	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	9
1-0 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (3 times)

Bookings

60	Yellow cards (Competition total)	32
27	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	21
3	Red cards (Competition total)	1
1	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Paul Heatley	11 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	9 goals	Cathair Friel
Rory Patterson	5 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Cathair Friel
David Cushley	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Tony Kane
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	James Knowles
Ross Clarke	8 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	6 assists	Steven McCullough
Ross Clarke	5 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	3 assists	Jude Winchester
David Cushley	4 goals, 3 assists during the last 7 matches	The fittest player	4 goals during the last 4 matches	Cathair Friel

Historical head to head

Home

82 matches

44 v

20 d

18 l

155 gf

96 ga

Away

84 matches

26 v

24 d

34 l

111 gf

130 ga

Neutral ground

3 matches

0 v

3 d

0 l

3 gf

3 ga

Total

169 matches

70 v

47 d

52 l

269 gf

229 ga

Historical head to head

Home

84 matches

34 v

24 d

26 l

130 gf

111 ga

Away

82 matches

18 v

20 d

44 l

96 gf

155 ga

Neutral ground

3 matches

0 v

3 d

0 l

3 gf

3 ga

Total

169 matches

52 v

47 d

70 l

229 gf

269 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 0	August 06, 2016
Home	6 - 0	August 06, 2016

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 1	March 02, 1974
Away	3 - 0	March 27, 1985

Latest head to head

December 11, 2018 - BetMcClean.com League Cup 2018/2019

Crusaders

0 - 1

Ballymena United logo Ballymena United

October 27, 2018 - Danske Bank Premiership 2018/2019

Ballymena United

3 - 0

Crusaders

August 11, 2018 - Danske Bank Premiership 2018/2019

Crusaders

2 - 2

Ballymena United logo Ballymena United

April 28, 2018 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018

Ballymena United

1 - 2

Crusaders

February 24, 2018 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018

Crusaders

3 - 1

Ballymena United logo Ballymena United

Best historical scorers against Ballymena United

Jordan Owens	9 goals	2014 - 2018
Paul Heatley	7 goals	2013 - 2017
Gavin Whyte	5 goals	2014 - 2017
Colin Coates	3 goals	2013 - 2017
Timmy Adamson	3 goals	2013 - 2015
Gary McCutcheon	3 goals	2012 - 2013

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/11/2012. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Crusaders

Cathair Friel	3 goals	2017 - 2018
Tony Kane	2 goals	2016 - 2017
Allan Jenkins	2 goals	2015 - 2015
Matthew Tipton	2 goals	2015 - 2015
Matthew Shevlin	2 goals	2017 - 2017
Kofi Balmer	1 goal	2018 - 2018

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/11/2012. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Ballymena United

Jordan Owens	20 matches	2012 - 2018
Declan Caddell	18 matches	2012 - 2018
Sean O'Neill	18 matches	2012 - 2018
Craig McClean	16 matches	2012 - 2018
Paul Heatley	16 matches	2012 - 2018
Billy Joe Burns	15 matches	2014 - 2018

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/08/2012. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Crusaders

Tony Kane	17 matches	2012 - 2018
Allan Jenkins	15 matches	2012 - 2017
Jim Ervin	13 matches	2014 - 2018
Gary Thompson	12 matches	2012 - 2017
David Cushley	10 matches	2012 - 2016
Ross Glendinning	9 matches	2016 - 2018

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/08/2012. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Gary McCutcheon

85 matches

4 matches

2012 - 2015

David Cushley

82 matches

126 matches

2012 - 2018

Eamonn McAlister

39 matches

10 matches

2012 - 2015

Nathan Hanley

29 matches

12 matches

2013 - 2016

Michael Gault

26 matches

12 matches

2016 - 2017

Kyle Owens

18 matches

65 matches

2016 - 2018

Total : 15 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

David Cushley

82 matches

126 matches

2012 - 2018

William Faulkner

2 matches

90 matches

2011 - 2018

Steven McBride

13 matches

68 matches

2009 - 2016

Michael Ruddy

8 matches

67 matches

2012 - 2018

Kyle Owens

18 matches

65 matches

2016 - 2018

Michael Gault

26 matches

12 matches

2016 - 2017

Total : 15 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

January 01, 2019

Ards

0 2

Linfield

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
+11	Linfield	50	23	15	5	3	47	15	+32
-12	Ballymena United	49	23	15	4	4	51	31	+20
3	Crusaders	47	24	15	2	7	49	35	+14
4	Glenavon	42	23	12	6	5	49	32	+17
+15	Coleraine	38	23	10	8	5	35	29	+6
-16	Cliftonville	35	23	11	2	10	47	44	+3
7	Drumahoe Institute	29	23	8	5	10	36	45	-9
+18	Warrenpoint Town	22	23	5	7	11	26	45	-19
-19	Glentoran	21	22	5	6	11	29	35	-6
10	Dungannon Swifts	20	23	4	8	11	23	38	-15
11	Newry City	16	22	4	4	14	18	41	-23
12	Ards	14	24	3	5	16	18	38	-20

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Crusaders 3-2 Ballymena United - January 01, 2019 / Danske Bank Premiership 2018/2019

Crusaders

3 - 2

Ballymena United

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Baxter vs Ballymena United

Baxter vs Jeffrey

Manager

Jeffrey vs Crusaders

Jeffrey vs Baxter

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Ballymena United

Best historical scorers against Crusaders

Players with most games played vs Ballymena United

Players with most games played vs Crusaders

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking