Ballymena United 0-2 Crusaders - December 13, 2014 / Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015
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58'
Gavin Whyte
BU
22' - Goal
Josh Robinson
BU
49' - Yellow card
Colin Coates
58' - Goal
Gavin Whyte
59' - Substitution
Matthew Fergusonis substituted by Darren Henderson59
63' - Yellow card
Craig McClean
70' - Substitution
Diarmuid O'Carrollis substituted by Timmy Adamson
79' - Substitution
Neal Gawleyis substituted by Brian McCaul79
85' - Yellow card
Johnny Taylor85 93' - Red card
Colin Coates
94' - Substitution
Paul Heatleyis substituted by Emmett Friars
CRU
CRU
Team line-ups
Ballymena United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | G |
Stuart Addis | 35 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Johnny Taylor | 85 | 26 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Steven McBride | 31 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Mark Surgenor | 28 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | D |
Davy Munster | 35 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Tony Kane | 27 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 27 | M |
Neal Gawley | 79 | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 28 | M |
Matthew Ferguson | 59 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Allan Jenkins | 33 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | M |
Alan Teggart | 28 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | F |
Matthew Tipton | 34 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
29.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Crusaders
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Sean O'Neill | 26 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | D |
Josh Robinson | 22 | 21 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Colin Coates | 4993 | 29 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Billy Joe Burns | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | D |
Craig McClean | 63 | 29 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Diarmuid O'Carroll | 70 | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | M |
Richard Clarke | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | M |
Declan Caddell | 26 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | M |
Paul Heatley | 90+4 | 27 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 23 | F |
Gavin Whyte | 58 | 18 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | F |
Jordan Owens | 25 | 103 | 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
66
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | D |
Mark McCullagh | 27 | ||||
| 17 | D |
Michael Ruddy | 21 | ||||
| 19 | M |
Brian McCaul | 79 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 29 | M |
Eoin Kane | 18 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Darren Henderson | 59 | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | D |
Nathan Hanley | 24 | ||||
| 7 | D |
Emmett Friars | 90+4 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | M |
Michael O'Hanlon | 20 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Timmy Adamson | 70 | 31 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Gary McCutcheon | 36 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mark Surgenor
IN
Mark McCullagh
OUT
Davy Munster
IN
Gary Thompson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Craig McClean
IN
David Magowan
OUT
Josh Robinson
IN
Nathan Hanley
OUT
Diarmuid O'Carroll
IN
Emmett Friars
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
133
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Ferguson vs Crusaders
3 victories
3 draws
4 losses
Ferguson vs Baxter
3 victories
3 draws
4 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
49
400
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Baxter vs Ballymena United
15 victories
9 draws
6 losses
Baxter vs Ferguson
4 victories
3 draws
3 losses
Referee
Andrew Davey
12 victories |
6 draws |
17 losses |
Ballymena United35 matches | General total | Crusaders43 matches | 19 victories |
12 draws |
12 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
3 losses |
Ballymena United5 matches | Season total | Crusaders6 matches | 2 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on September 30, 2023 | Latest figure on March 26, 2022 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Ballymena United has ended with the score 0-2 vs Crusaders at home in NIFL Premiership, It was on the 01/04/1995
Ballymena United keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw vs Crusaders in NIFL Premiership running (since 10/11/2012). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/03/2001 (4 matches)
Ballymena United keeps its 5 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)
General ranking
| 6 | Glenavon | 30 pts | 21 rd | |
| 7 | Coleraine | 29 pts | 21 rd | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 23 pts | 21 rd | |
| 9 | Ballinamallard United | 19 pts | 21 rd | |
| 10 | Drumahoe Institute | 18 pts | 21 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 2 | Cliftonville | 42 pts | 21 rd |
| -2 | 3 | Portadown | 42 pts | 21 rd |
| 4 | Crusaders | 39 pts | 21 rd | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 33 pts | 21 rd | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 30 pts | 21 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBallymena United 2-2 Dungannon Swifts11/10/2014 | LBallymena United 1-4 Glenavon25/10/2014 | LBallymena United 0-2 Coleraine08/11/2014 | VBallymena United 3-1 Dungannon Swifts11/11/2014 | VBallymena United 3-0 Ballinamallard United22/11/2014 | LBallymena United 2-3 Linfield06/12/2014 |
| Overall | LBallymena United 0-2 Coleraine08/11/2014 | VBallymena United 3-1 Dungannon Swifts11/11/2014 | DWarrenpoint Town 2-2 Ballymena United15/11/2014 | VBallymena United 3-0 Ballinamallard United22/11/2014 | LCliftonville 7-0 Ballymena United29/11/2014 | LBallymena United 2-3 Linfield06/12/2014 |
Current form
| Away | VWarrenpoint Town 0-3 Crusaders20/09/2014 | VGlentoran 1-3 Crusaders11/10/2014 | VLinfield 1-2 Crusaders25/10/2014 | DBallinamallard United 1-1 Crusaders08/11/2014 | LBangor 4-2 Crusaders11/11/2014 | DDrumahoe Institute 1-1 Crusaders29/11/2014 |
| Overall | DBallinamallard United 1-1 Crusaders08/11/2014 | LBangor 4-2 Crusaders11/11/2014 | VCrusaders 4-1 Cliftonville15/11/2014 | VCrusaders 3-0 Coleraine21/11/2014 | DDrumahoe Institute 1-1 Crusaders29/11/2014 | LCrusaders 2-3 Portadown06/12/2014 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 11 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
8 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
|
6 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1085 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
932 |
|
9 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
20 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
32 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
19 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
44 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
29 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
1.6 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.25 |
|
1.9 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.33 |
|
2.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.45 |
|
1.8 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.44 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
15 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
44 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
48 |
|
23 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Matthew Tipton | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 14 goals | Jordan Owens |  |
| Allan Jenkins | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Jordan Owens | |
| Matthew Tipton | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Diarmuid O'Carroll | |
| Matthew Tipton | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Diarmuid O'Carroll | |
| Matthew Tipton | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 14 goals during the last 20 matches | Jordan Owens | |
Historical head to head
Home
117 gf
95 ga
Away
88 gf
137 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
208 gf
235 ga
Historical head to head
Home
137 gf
88 ga
Away
95 gf
117 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
235 gf
208 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
March 02, 1974 |
| Home | 7 - 1 |
March 02, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 18, 1982 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
August 20, 2011 |
Latest head to head
August 14, 2014 - Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015
March 15, 2014 - Danske Bank Premiership 2013/2014
December 21, 2013 - Danske Bank Premiership 2013/2014
December 17, 2013 - WASP Solutions League Cup 2013/2014
August 17, 2013 - Danske Bank Premiership 2013/2014
Best historical scorers against Crusaders
|
Gary Liggett | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
|
Johnny Taylor | 1 goal | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Alan Davidson | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
 |
Alan Teggart | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
|
Shane Dolan | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
David Cushley | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
Best historical scorers against Ballymena United
|
Gary McCutcheon | 3 goals | 2012 - 2013 |
|
Timmy Adamson | 2 goals | 2013 - 2014 |
|
Paul Heatley | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
|
Colin Coates | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
Eamonn McAlister | 1 goal | 2014 - 2014 |
|
Chris Morrow | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Crusaders
|
David Cushley | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Allan Jenkins | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Alan Teggart | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Gary Thompson | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Dwayne Nelson | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Mark Surgenor | 5 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
Players with most games played vs Ballymena United
 |
Declan Caddell | 7 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Gary McCutcheon | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
David Magowan | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Sean O'Neill | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
|
Craig McClean | 6 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Paul Leeman | 5 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
They played in both sides
31 matches
13 matches
4 matches
8 matches
4 matches
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
They played in both sides
31 matches
13 matches
4 matches
8 matches
4 matches
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 12, 2014
December 13, 2014
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | Linfield | 43 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 |
+12
|  | Cliftonville | 42 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 |
-23
|  | Portadown | 42 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 |
4
|  | Crusaders | 39 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 29 | +18 |
5
|  | Glentoran | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 |
6
|  | Glenavon | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 |
7
|  | Coleraine | 29 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
8
|  | Ballymena United | 23 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 46 | -14 |
9
|  | Ballinamallard United | 19 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -16 |
10
|  | Drumahoe Institute | 18 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 43 | -20 |
11
|  | Dungannon Swifts | 16 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 38 | -15 |
12
|  | Warrenpoint Town | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 44 | -21 |
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