Premiership statistics and pre-match guide: Carrick Rangers small front runner to overcome Portadown

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena

Carrick Rangers are longing to add to their goals scored at their own ground in this soon-to-be-played fixture hosting Portadown.

Insights:
  • Carrick Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premiership

Carrick Rangers have less rest than Portadown in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premiership game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Linfield, was also a home game here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. The away team is better rested.

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Carrick Rangers form and stats

Carrick Rangers's results here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in the Premiership have been very modest with 4 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats. It's trouble wherever Carrick Rangers are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The Carrick Rangers supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena: A 1-2 defeat against Linfield (placed 1st).

Prior to that, an away loss at Crusaders.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Carrick handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and two defeats.

Carrick Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Glenavon awaits in four days.

Carrick Rangers have conceded 25 from these games.

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Portadown form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Portadown so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-12 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Portadown in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Warrenpoint Town.

Portadown won their last game, 1-0 versus Warrenpoint Town played at home.

Prior to that match, the Portadown manager Doolin faced defeat when travelling to Linfield and losing 0-1.

Portadown are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of six matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Portadown are hosting Ballymena United in the Premiership only four days away.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Portadown are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. When Portadown is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Warrenpoint Town, Portadown and Dungannon Swifts.

Head 2 Head

Carrick Rangers and Portadown have duelled earlier this season: Portadown - Carrick 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Carrick Rangers victories, two draws and two Portadown wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Carrick RangersJ. Gibson
J. Gibson
7 goals
Carrick RangersD. Cushley
D. Cushley
5 goals
Carrick RangersD. Kelly
D. Kelly
3 goals

Carrick Rangers missing players

Portadown missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carrick Rangers Portadown
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 4 15 29
6 4 1 Won W 2 2 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 8
18 9 2 Lost L 2 12 18
28 15 3 Scored S 7 10 23
51 25 4 Conceded C 9 39 59
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 69%
62% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 52%
28% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 60% 48%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 13% 17%
41% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 33% 45%
28% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 14%
41% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 48%
 
4.5 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 4
4 4 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 6.9 7.3
1.6 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 1.9
3 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
6.9 6.8 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.5 6.7
2.8 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.1 2.4
28% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 31% 33%
 
8.1 7.4 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 11.4 11
4.5 4.3 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.6 5.2
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Carrick Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
  • Carrick Rangers is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Portadown have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Portadown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Portadown have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the most conceded goals (39) away in Premiership
  • Portadown have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premiership
  • Portadown have the the worst goal difference (-29) away in Premiership
  • Portadown 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 Linfield 29 18 8 3 50 19 14 10 4 0 23 5 15 8 4 3 27 14 31 62
2 Glentoran 29 19 5 5 56 30 14 9 2 3 28 17 15 10 3 2 28 13 26 62
3 Cliftonville 29 18 7 4 48 24 16 13 1 2 29 11 13 5 6 2 19 13 24 61
4 Larne 30 15 6 9 53 33 15 7 4 4 24 13 15 8 2 5 29 20 20 51
5 Crusaders 28 15 4 9 36 21 13 6 3 4 17 9 15 9 1 5 19 12 15 49
6 Coleraine 29 12 9 8 43 24 16 9 5 2 25 8 13 3 4 6 18 16 19 45
7 Ballymena United 28 12 4 12 33 39 14 8 3 3 23 16 14 4 1 9 10 23 -6 40
8 Glenavon 29 10 8 11 40 39 14 5 2 7 17 22 15 5 6 4 23 17 1 38
9 Dungannon Swifts 28 8 1 19 35 68 14 4 1 9 20 36 14 4 0 10 15 32 -33 25
10 Carrick Rangers 29 6 5 18 28 51 15 4 2 9 15 25 14 2 3 9 13 26 -23 23
11 Portadown 29 3 8 18 23 59 14 1 7 6 13 20 15 2 1 12 10 39 -36 17
12 Warrenpoint Town 29 3 3 23 24 62 14 2 0 12 15 38 15 1 3 11 9 24 -38 12

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 29 18 8 3 50 19 14 10 4 0 23 5 15 8 4 3 27 14 31 62
2 Glentoran 29 19 5 5 56 30 14 9 2 3 28 17 15 10 3 2 28 13 26 62
3 Cliftonville 29 18 7 4 48 24 16 13 1 2 29 11 13 5 6 2 19 13 24 61
4 Larne 30 15 6 9 53 33 15 7 4 4 24 13 15 8 2 5 29 20 20 51
5 Crusaders 28 15 4 9 36 21 13 6 3 4 17 9 15 9 1 5 19 12 15 49
6 Coleraine 29 12 9 8 43 24 16 9 5 2 25 8 13 3 4 6 18 16 19 45
7 Ballymena United 28 12 4 12 33 39 14 8 3 3 23 16 14 4 1 9 10 23 -6 40
8 Glenavon 29 10 8 11 40 39 14 5 2 7 17 22 15 5 6 4 23 17 1 38
9 Dungannon Swifts 28 8 1 19 35 68 14 4 1 9 20 36 14 4 0 10 15 32 -33 25
10 Carrick Rangers 29 6 5 18 28 51 15 4 2 9 15 25 14 2 3 9 13 26 -23 23
11 Portadown 29 3 8 18 23 59 14 1 7 6 13 20 15 2 1 12 10 39 -36 17
12 Warrenpoint Town 29 3 3 23 24 62 14 2 0 12 15 38 15 1 3 11 9 24 -38 12

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