Carrick Rangers U20 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 30 points behind Cliftonville U20.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Carrick Rangers U20 form and stats
Carrick Rangers U20 have played 11 Premiership Development League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Carrick Rangers U20, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The fans are hoping that Carrick Rangers U20 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 3-6 away loss in the Premiership Development League game against Cliftonville U20 (placed 1st). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Larne U20 in a game that was won 4-1.
A goal frenzy last time out for Carrick Rangers U20, with a total of 9 goals in the match against Cliftonville U20. Fun stuff to watch!
Carrick Rangers U20 are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership Development League match at Dungannon Swifts U20 awaits in three days.
Carrick Rangers U20 can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 25 times. Carrick Rangers U20 have conceded 23 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Cliftonville U20 form and stats
Cliftonville U20, who have the the best goal difference (+50) in Premiership Development League, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 28 points collected from 11 Premiership Development League games. 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a nine-match winning run which they hope continue versus Carrick Rangers U20. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Cliftonville U20's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Dungannon Swifts U20 game.
Cliftonville U20 won their last game, 6-3 versus Carrick Rangers U20 played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Linfield U20 at their stadium, the result 2-0.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cliftonville U20, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 29 goals in 11 league games away this season. 14 goals have been conceded by Cliftonville U20 in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cliftonville U20 - Carrick Rangers U20 6-3. Last two meetings between the teams: Carrick Rangers U20 won 0, Cliftonville U20 won 2 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.Carrick Rangers U20 missing players
Cliftonville U20 missing players
| Carrick Rangers U20 | Cliftonville U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | 74 |
| 45 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 76% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 67% | 73% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 67% |
| 48% | 55% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | 52% |
| 52% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 52% |
| 19% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 29% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | 82 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 58 | 143 |
| 54 | 39 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 28 | 78 |
| 33% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 46% | 45% |
- All of Carrick Rangers U20's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Carrick Rangers U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cliftonville U20 has the fewest conceded goals (24)
- Cliftonville U20 has the most clean sheets (2) away
- Cliftonville U20 has the most points (28) away
- Cliftonville U20 has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Cliftonville U20 has the the best goal difference (+50)
- Cliftonville U20 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cliftonville U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cliftonville U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cliftonville U20 is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville U20 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 50 | 58 |
| 2 | Crusaders U20 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 39 | 52 |
| 3 | Linfield U20 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 48 | 45 |
| 4 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Glenavon U20 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 37 | -5 | 33 |
| 6 | Coleraine U20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Glentoran U20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Ballymena United U20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 31 | -17 | 21 |
| 10 | Larne U20 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 21 |
| 11 | Institute U20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 36 | -41 | 14 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 32 | -46 | 8 |