This is shaping up to be quite the exciting encounter in the Premiership Development League. Linfield U20 is in 4th place and host Carrick Rangers U20 in 9th position. Read about the fixture here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Linfield U20 form and stats
The hosts won their first Premiership Development League game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Linfield U20 last season were 9 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from 17 games.
A nice win for Linfield U20 last time playing, versus Newry City U20. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Portadown U20 with a 7-0 scoreline.Linfield U20 are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 1 and lost 0.
Early season league goal statistics from Linfield U20's 1 home game: 4 goals, 1 conceded.
Carrick Rangers U20 form and stats
Things could have gone better for Carrick Rangers U20 in their Premiership Development League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Carrick are travelling again after losing away to Coleraine U20 in their previous match (1-5). Carrick Rangers U20 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
A loss against Cliftonville U20 was the result prior to that, in a home game.You'll want to know how Carrick Rangers U20 managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
3 goals so far away for Carrick Rangers U20, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Linfield have won every one of the 5 most recent duels versus this side. Will the streak continue?Linfield U20 missing players
Carrick Rangers U20 missing players
| Linfield U20 | Carrick Rangers U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.5 | 31 | 31 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 6.5 | 10 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Linfield U20 | Last season | Carrick Rangers U20 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 68 | 42 | Scored | S | 29 | 56 | ||
| 70 | 37 | Conceded | C | 43 | 64 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 79% | ||
| 79% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 88% | 73% | ||
| 45% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 65% | 52% | ||
| 39% | 41% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 41% | 30% | ||
| 70% | 76% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 67% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 18% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 21% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coleraine U20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Crusaders U20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Cliftonville U20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Linfield U20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Glenavon U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ballymena United U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 8 | Glentoran U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Larne U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 11 | Newry City U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| 12 | Portadown U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crusaders U20 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Cliftonville U20 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 80 | 68 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 54 |
| 3 | Ballymena United U20 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 53 |
| 4 | Dungannon Swifts U20 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Linfield U20 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -2 | 51 |
| 6 | Carrick Rangers U20 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | -8 | 45 |
| 7 | Portadown U20 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 35 | -9 | 44 |
| 8 | Glenavon U20 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 80 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Glentoran U20 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 76 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 48 | -6 | 40 |
| 10 | Coleraine U20 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 40 |
| 11 | Larne U20 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 38 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town U20 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 50 | -33 | 31 |
