Carrick Rangers are trying to overlook the league table ahead of this fixture against Glenavon. Here's everything you should know pre-match!
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Glenavon have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Carrick Rangers nor Glenavon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Carrick Rangers have to build on here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in the Premiership.
Carrick Rangers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Coleraine (0-1).
Before that, Carrick Rangers drew at home versus Cliftonville.A decent goal production from Carrick in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Glenavon form and stats
Glenavon have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 1-3-5 (9 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Hamilton, the Glenavon manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Glenavon in their previous game as they lost hosting Cliftonville, 1-3.
Prior to that match, the Glenavon manager Hamilton faced defeat when travelling to Dungannon Swifts and losing 1-2.Observe that 13 of this team's 16 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Glenavon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. In the opposite end, Glenavon have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Glenavon have not lost in the last 5 games (3-2-0) versus Carrick Rangers.The previous head to head meeting ended Glenavon - Carrick Rangers 4-2, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Fitzpatrick 11 goals |  C. Allen 7 goals |  A. Mitchell 6 goals |
Carrick Rangers missing players
Glenavon missing players
| Carrick Rangers | Glenavon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 30 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 40 |
| 46 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 45 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 74% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 83% |
| 61% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 78% | 78% |
| 43% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 56% | 57% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 48% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 89% | 78% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 11% | 17% |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 41% | 44% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 33% | 36% |
| 9.3 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 10.7 | 9.7 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Glenavon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Glenavon have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Glenavon have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Premiership
- Glenavon 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 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 | Larne | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Linfield | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 49 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 41 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 19 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | -40 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -51 | 5 |
