Coleraine perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Carrick Rangers can look both up and down from their 8th position.
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.
Coleraine form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Premiership games here at The Showgrounds for Coleraine, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premiership,. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Coleraine here at The Showgrounds, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Coleraine lost their last game at Warrenpoint Town (placed 12th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Coleraine won a home game hosting Glenavon (4-0).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Coleraine's attacking play is working. Defensively Coleraine have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Carrick Rangers have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.
Carrick Rangers failed to get anything from their last game, a Premiership home match vs Crusaders (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ballymena United at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Carrick Rangers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Carrick Rangers have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Carrick Rangers - Coleraine 1-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Coleraine victories, 0 draws and 2 Carrick Rangers wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Doherty 8 goals |  J. McLaughlin 8 goals |  E. Bradley 5 goals |
Coleraine missing players
Carrick Rangers missing players
| Coleraine | Carrick Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 38 | 18 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Carrick Rangers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carrick Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Carrick Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Coleraine have not yet lost a game at home.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Coleraine have scored more than double the goals of Carrick Rangers.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 32 |
| 4 | Linfield | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 30 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| 6 | Larne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 23 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 14 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
| 11 | Institute | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -23 | 8 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 33 | -44 | 6 |