Premiership: The average league table spots highlight the path Carrick Rangers and Ballymena United have taken uptil now. Both teams are eager to play; let's go!
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ballymena United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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
6-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Carrick Rangers so far this season. Carrick Rangers have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Carrick are returning here after visiting Newry City AFC and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. A huge relief, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, eight fixtures in a row.
In the match before that, Carrick Rangers hosted Glenavon and drew the game 1-1.Carrick are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Linfield awaits in four days.
Carrick Rangers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Carrick Rangers have conceded 20 from these games.
Ballymena United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ballymena United so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-8 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Ballymena United, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of Ballymena have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 360 minutes.
Ballymena United's last game was the home draw against Portadown (0-0).
Before that match, the win at home hosting Newington Youth in the Irish Cup (4-1).
Lacking goals? 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ballymena United are hosting Glentoran in the Premiership only three days away.
The attacking power of Ballymena when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ballymena United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended Carrick Rangers - Ballymena United 0-2, earlier this season. Carrick Rangers-Ballymena United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Carrick Rangers four wins, Ballymena United five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  C. Allen 7 goals |  D. McDaid 7 goals |  A. Mitchell 6 goals |
Carrick Rangers missing players
Ballymena United missing players
| Carrick Rangers | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 33 | 21 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 47 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 23 | 36 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 76% | 85% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 56% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 40% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 32% | 23% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 32% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 7.6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 9.1 | 7.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
- Ballymena United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ballymena United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Carrick Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ballymena United have scored away.
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 52 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 52 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 44 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 28 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -24 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 44 | -46 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -56 | 5 |
