Early betting lines indicate Carrick Rangers advantage hosting Warrenpoint Town at Loughshore Hotel Arena

The visiting Warrenpoint Town played their last game only four days ago, a Premiership match. That game, against Linfield, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Warrenpoint Town.

Carrick Rangers form and stats

With 1 Premiership win, 0 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Carrick Rangers, who have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Premiership, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Carrick Rangers's last game was hosting Dungannon Swifts (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Glentoran.

The lack of attacking qualities in Carrick Rangers means that they have only scored 3 goals in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

Warrenpoint Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Warrenpoint Town, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Premiership, so far with only 0 points returning home. The records show 0-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Warrenpoint Town are still without points from their Premiership away games. 6 games, 6 defeats. Bitter travels for Warrenpoint Town as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Larne match. Recent form does not give Warrenpoint Town much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Carrick Rangers will be a tough nut to crack.

Warrenpoint Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-7 to Linfield (placed 4th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Glenavon.

Warrenpoint Town lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-7 beating and focus on this one.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Warrenpoint Town's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 6 matches. The Warrenpoint Town defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Warrenpoint Town - Carrick Rangers 0-3 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Carrick Rangers won 2, Warrenpoint Town won 4 and 4 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. O'Sullivan 4 goals

S. Nixon 3 goals

C. Loughran 2 goals

Carrick Rangers missing players

Warrenpoint Town missing players