Premiership 2026 Matchweek 2 · 15 Aug 2026
Crusaders FC vs Ballymena United in the Premiership 2026.
At Seaview, Belfast.
Crusaders FC beat Ballymena United 2–1. I. Rutkowski opened the scoring for Ballymena United after 10 minutes. O. Wardell made it 2–1 after 42 minutes, and that was the winner.
Crusaders FC stayed 6th, on 3 points. Ballymena United went into the match 1st and came out of it 4th, on 3 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliftonville FC | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Crusaders FC | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dungannon Swifts | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Linfield | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Larne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Portadown | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Limavady United | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 12 | Bangor | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.