Carrick Rangers hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 11th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Ballymena United holds 8th place with 46 pts.
- Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals (77) in Premiership
- Ballymena United have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premiership
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
Carrick Rangers's results here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in the Premiership have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Carrick.
Carrick are returning here after visiting Dungannon Swifts in a Premiership game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. L. Anderson and A. Gawne scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Cliftonville.
The Carrick Rangers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 16 matches. Carrick have conceded 33 goals in these home games, a significant number. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ballymena United form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Ballymena United, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premiership, playing as the away team in the Premiership this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ballymena United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ballymena United had fun at their own home (Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena) last time out, beating Glenavon 3-1. K. Balmer, S. McCartan and P. McElroy scored. A loss against Coleraine was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Ballymena United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Ballymena United have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers 2-0. Carrick-Ballymena United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Carrick Rangers two wins, Ballymena United seven wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. McCartan 14 goals | P. McElroy 11 goals |  C. Loughran 9 goals |
Carrick Rangers missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Carrick Rangers | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 30 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | 53 |
| 77 | 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 41 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 97% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| 47% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 50% |
| 35% | 44% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 26% |
| 24% | 25% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 15% |
| 44% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 56% | 59% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 38% | 26% |
| 50% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 44% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 35% |
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ballymena United have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Carrick Rangers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals (77) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals in the first half (42) in Premiership
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 70 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 63 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
| 5 | Larne | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 55 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 53 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 57 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -1 | 52 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 46 |
| 9 | Portadown | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 65 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 39 | -25 | 30 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -33 | 27 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 44 | -49 | 20 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 39 | -54 | 16 |