Ballymena United 1-2 Crusaders - April 28, 2018 / Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
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77'
Philip Lowry
BU
BU
60' - Goal
Cathair Friel60
66' - Substitution
Michael Carvillis substituted by David Cushley
77' - Goal
Philip Lowry
82' - Substitution
Andrew Burnsis substituted by Conor McCloskey82
85' - Substitution
Francis McCaffreyis substituted by William Faulkner85 86' - Goal
David Cushley
92' - Yellow card
Johnny Flynn92
CRU
CRU
Team line-ups
Ballymena United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Ross Glendinning | 24 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 29 | D |
Kofi Balmer | 17 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Johnny Flynn | 92 | 28 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 28 | D |
Andrew Burns | 82 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Jim Ervin | 32 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 30 | D |
Connor Quigley | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Leroy Millar | 22 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Kevin Braniff | 35 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 24 | M |
Francis McCaffrey | 85 | 25 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | F |
Cathair Friel | 60 | 24 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | F |
Joe McKinney | 24 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
49
Crusaders
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Brian Jensen | 42 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Colin Coates | 32 | 209 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Billy Joe Burns | 28 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Howard Beverland | 28 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Sean Ward | 34 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | M |
Paul Heatley | 30 | 214 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Philip Lowry | 77 | 28 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Michael Carvill | 66 | 30 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Jordan Forsythe | 27 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 23 | F |
Gavin Whyte | 22 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Jordan Owens | 28 | 274 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
29.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
128
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D |
Kyle Owens | 25 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Conor McCloskey | 82 | 26 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | F |
William Faulkner | 85 | 28 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Matthew Shevlin | 19 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | G |
Sean O'Neill | 30 | ||||
| 22 | D |
Mark McChrystal | 33 | ||||
| 19 | M |
Matthew Snoddy | 24 | ||||
| 20 | M |
Jamie Glackin | 23 | ||||
| 13 | F |
David Cushley | 8666 | 28 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Cathair Friel
IN
Matthew Shevlin
OUT
Ross Glendinning
IN
Tom McDermott
OUT
Andrew Burns
IN
Stephen McAlorum
OUT
Joe McKinney
IN
Kyle Owens
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jordan Forsythe
IN
Matthew Snoddy
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
55
105
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Jeffrey vs Crusaders
43 victories
17 draws
18 losses
Jeffrey vs Baxter
21 victories
9 draws
14 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
52
568
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Baxter vs Ballymena United
24 victories
10 draws
8 losses
Baxter vs Jeffrey
14 victories
9 draws
21 losses
Referee
Tim Marshall
11 victories |
11 draws |
21 losses |
Ballymena United43 matches | General total | Crusaders44 matches | 27 victories |
8 draws |
9 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
Ballymena United3 matches | Season total | Crusaders8 matches | 6 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on August 30, 2024 | Latest figure on May 01, 2024 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Ballymena United keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs Crusaders running (since 11/08/2017). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 13/12/2014-28/11/2015 time period (4 matches).
Ballymena United keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw vs Crusaders at home running (since 01/03/2011). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/08/2009 (2 matches)
Ballymena United keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Crusaders running (since 11/08/2017). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/03/2014-06/08/2016 time period (8 matches).
General ranking
| 2 | Coleraine | 89 pts | 38 rd | |
| 3 | Glenavon | 69 pts | 38 rd | |
| 4 | Linfield | 67 pts | 38 rd | |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 65 pts | 38 rd | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 48 pts | 38 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Crusaders | 91 pts | 38 rd | |
| 2 | Coleraine | 89 pts | 38 rd | |
| 3 | Glenavon | 69 pts | 38 rd | |
| 4 | Linfield | 67 pts | 38 rd | |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 65 pts | 38 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LBallymena United 1-3 Dungannon Swifts17/02/2018 | LBallymena United 0-2 Coleraine10/03/2018 | LBallymena United 1-2 Larne13/03/2018 | LBallymena United 1-3 Warrenpoint Town17/03/2018 | VBallymena United 2-0 Ballinamallard United26/03/2018 | LBallymena United 0-3 Cliftonville03/04/2018 |
| Overall | VGlentoran 1-2 Ballymena United23/03/2018 | VBallymena United 2-0 Ballinamallard United26/03/2018 | LBallymena United 0-3 Cliftonville03/04/2018 | LLinfield 2-0 Ballymena United07/04/2018 | LColeraine 1-0 Ballymena United14/04/2018 | DGlenavon 0-0 Ballymena United21/04/2018 |
Current form
| Away | LCliftonville 4-1 Crusaders03/02/2018 | VCarrick Rangers 0-3 Crusaders06/02/2018 | LInverness 3-2 Crusaders18/02/2018 | VGlenavon 1-6 Crusaders06/03/2018 | LCliftonville 3-1 Crusaders10/03/2018 | VWarrenpoint Town 1-4 Crusaders26/03/2018 |
| Overall | VCrusaders 3-0 Dungannon Swifts17/03/2018 | VWarrenpoint Town 1-4 Crusaders26/03/2018 | DCrusaders 1-1 Coleraine03/04/2018 | DCrusaders 1-1 Glenavon07/04/2018 | VCrusaders 2-0 Linfield14/04/2018 | DCrusaders 1-1 Cliftonville21/04/2018 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 22 | 38 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
6 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
5 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1010 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
764 |
|
7 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
2 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
14 |
Victories (Competition total) |
27 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
17 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
52 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
104 |
|
33 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
57 |
|
63 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
37 |
|
36 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
1.41 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.81 |
|
1.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3.35 |
|
1.7 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.29 |
Betting aid
|
23 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
26 |
|
14 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
13 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
11 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
23 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
24 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-0 |
Bookings
|
73 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
64 |
|
41 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
39 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
| Cathair Friel | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 21 goals | Gavin Whyte |  |
 | Matthew Shevlin | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 14 goals | Paul Heatley |  |
 | Tony Kane | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | Gavin Whyte | |
| Tony Kane | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Gavin Whyte | |
| Tony Kane | 8 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 8 assists | Paul Heatley | |
| Tony Kane | 5 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 5 assists | Jordan Owens |  |
 | Jonathan McMurray | 4 goals during the last 13 matches | The fittest player | 8 goals, 2 assists during the last 13 matches | Paul Heatley | |
Historical head to head
Home
126 gf
109 ga
Away
93 gf
153 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
222 gf
265 ga
Historical head to head
Home
153 gf
93 ga
Away
109 gf
126 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
265 gf
222 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
March 02, 1974 |
| Home | 7 - 1 |
March 02, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
August 06, 2016 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
August 11, 2017 |
Latest head to head
February 24, 2018 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
December 22, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
August 11, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2017/2018
April 22, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
February 11, 2017 - Danske Bank Premiership 2016/2017
Best historical scorers against Crusaders
|
Tony Kane | 2 goals | 2016 - 2017 |
|
Cathair Friel | 2 goals | 2017 - 2017 |
|
Allan Jenkins | 2 goals | 2015 - 2015 |
|
Davy Munster | 2 goals | 2011 - 2012 |
 |
Matthew Tipton | 2 goals | 2015 - 2015 |
|
Matthew Shevlin | 2 goals | 2017 - 2017 |
Best historical scorers against Ballymena United
|
Jordan Owens | 12 goals | 2011 - 2018 |
|
Paul Heatley | 7 goals | 2013 - 2017 |
|
Gavin Whyte | 5 goals | 2014 - 2017 |
 |
Colin Coates | 4 goals | 2011 - 2017 |
 |
Timmy Adamson | 4 goals | 2011 - 2015 |
|
Chris Morrow | 3 goals | 2011 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Crusaders
|
Allan Jenkins | 18 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
Tony Kane | 18 matches | 2011 - 2018 |
 |
Jim Ervin | 12 matches | 2014 - 2018 |
 |
Gary Thompson | 12 matches | 2012 - 2017 |
 |
Johnny Taylor | 10 matches | 2012 - 2016 |
 |
Alan Teggart | 10 matches | 2011 - 2015 |
Players with most games played vs Ballymena United
|
Jordan Owens | 20 matches | 2011 - 2018 |
 |
Sean O'Neill | 19 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
 |
Declan Caddell | 18 matches | 2011 - 2018 |
 |
Craig McClean | 16 matches | 2012 - 2018 |
|
Colin Coates | 16 matches | 2011 - 2018 |
|
Paul Heatley | 14 matches | 2012 - 2017 |
They played in both sides
126 matches
63 matches
79 matches
2 matches
68 matches
43 matches
42 matches
85 matches
28 matches
1 match
12 matches
26 matches
They played in both sides
42 matches
85 matches
126 matches
63 matches
68 matches
43 matches
10 matches
39 matches
12 matches
29 matches
12 matches
26 matches
Competition info
The other matches
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Crusaders | 91 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 106 | 38 | +68 |
2
|  | Coleraine | 89 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 76 | 31 | +45 |
3
|  | Glenavon | 69 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 85 | 52 | +33 |
4
|  | Linfield | 67 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 45 | +27 |
5
|  | Cliftonville | 65 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 45 | +23 |
6
|  | Ballymena United | 48 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 53 | 65 | -12 |
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