The visiting Linfield side should be favourites in this visit to Carrick Rangers, as the away team holds a 30 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.
- Carrick Rangers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (43) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Carrick and Linfield.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
Carrick Rangers have collected 4 points from their Premiership home games so far after 1-1-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Carrick Rangers, their manager N. Currie and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Carrick Rangers are returning here after visiting Dungannon Swifts in a Premiership game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. J. Gibson and M. Surgenor scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a defeat to Ballymena United (0-2).
There will be little rest for Carrick after this match as they are travelling to Crusaders for a Premiership game in only four days.
Carrick are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Carrick have conceded 8 from these games.
Linfield form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Linfield, who have the most scored goals (43) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 5-0-3 so far.
Linfield play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Crusaders (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Portadown.
Late drama in the previous game, when J. Callacher scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Crusaders.
Linfield has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against Ballymena United in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Linfield have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. Linfield struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Linfield - Carrick 5-1, played this season. Carrick Rangers-Linfield H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Carrick Rangers one win, Linfield nine wins, zero draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Waterworth 11 goals | S. Lavery 8 goals | J. Stewart 6 goals |
Carrick Rangers missing players
Linfield missing players
| Carrick Rangers | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 43 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 92% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 62% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 58% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 52% | 52% |
- All of Linfield's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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.
- Linfield has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (16) away in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals (43) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Premiership
- Linfield has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premiership
- Linfield has the the best goal difference (+24) in Premiership
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored in all their matches so far.
- Linfield have scored more than double the goals of Carrick Rangers.
- Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Linfield is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Larne | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 11 |
| 11 | Portadown | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 10 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -20 | 7 |