Coleraine cannot await any pleasantries from hosts Carrick Rangers in this Premiership game. Here's your full match preview!
- Carrick Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most scored goals (23) in Premiership
Carrick Rangers and Coleraine should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
Carrick Rangers have collected 9 points from their Premiership home games so far after 3-0-2. Carrick has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. King and the players.
J. Gibson was the last player to score a league goal for Carrick and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Carrick Rangers haven't scored in 270 minutes.
The Carrick Rangers crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Glentoran here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in a Premiership match.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Dungannon Swifts.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Carrick Rangers here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). 6 goals have been conceded.
Coleraine form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Coleraine, who have the most scored goals (23) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far.
204 minutes! That's how long the Coleraine goalkeeper Gareth Deane and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Coleraine are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premiership against Portadown (placed 11th).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Warrenpoint Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Coleraine are hosting Glentoran in the Irish League Cup only three days away.
Coleraine have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. Coleraine have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Carrick - Coleraine 0-3 was the outcome when this pair of teams formerly played each other, earlier this season. Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Carrick, zero draws and ten wins for Coleraine. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Shevlin 8 goals |  D. Kelly 3 goals | E. Bradley 3 goals |
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| Carrick Rangers | Coleraine | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 55% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 64% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 5 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 9.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 19% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | 37% |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3 |
- All of Coleraine's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Coleraine have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Coleraine have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Coleraine have scored more than double the goals of Carrick Rangers.
- Coleraine have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most clean sheets (7) in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most scored goals (16) away in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most scored goals (23) in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Premiership
- Coleraine have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Coleraine haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Larne | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -20 | 3 |