Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena: Carrick Rangers vs Glenavon Premiership preview

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 25.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena

Carrick Rangers are leaning on their home advantage to support them before this meeting with Glenavon. Who will win at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena?

Insights:
  • Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals (77) in Premiership
  • Glenavon have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Premiership

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.

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Carrick Rangers form and stats

With 2 Premiership wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Carrick Rangers, who have the most conceded goals (77) in Premiership, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Carrick faced defeat in their previous match, away at Portadown (1-2).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Ballymena United (0-4).

There will be little rest for Carrick after this match as they are travelling to Warrenpoint Town for a Premiership game in only four days.

Carrick are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Carrick have conceded 33 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Glenavon form and stats

8-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Glenavon, who have the most scored goals (28) away in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away.

Glenavon won their last game, 4-0 versus Warrenpoint Town played at home. As mentioned above, Glenavon was the only team on the pitch versus Warrenpoint Town in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Portadown.

A quick return to home after this game, as Glenavon are hosting Dungannon Swifts in the Premiership only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Glenavon's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 17 league matches away. As for defending, Glenavon rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 30 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Glenavon - Carrick 1-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Carrick victory, four draws and five Glenavon wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GlenavonM. Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
13 goals
GlenavonD. Purkis
D. Purkis
12 goals
CarrickC. Loughran
C. Loughran
9 goals

Carrick Rangers missing players

Glenavon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carrick Rangers Glenavon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 17 6 Played P 6 18 36
5 2 0 Won W 5 8 16
8 5 1 Drew D 0 3 10
23 10 5 Lost L 1 7 10
31 20 4 Scored S 15 29 65
83 37 15 Conceded C 10 33 61
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
89% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 89%
50% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 67%
36% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 44%
22% 24% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 28%
44% 65% 67% BTTS BTTS 83% 72% 78%
11% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 19%
50% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.8 2.1
5 2 1 Red cards R C 3 7 8
 
5.6 5.6 3.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 8.2 9.1
2.6 2.7 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.6 4.6
34% 43% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 45% 39%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • 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 (44) in Premiership
  • Glenavon have scored more than double the goals of Carrick Rangers.
  • Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Premiership
  • Glenavon have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Premiership
  • Glenavon have the most scored goals (28) away in Premiership
  • Glenavon have the most scored goals in the first half (33) 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

Table
  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

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