Coleraine have claimed 23 of their 44 in total here in their home stadium. What will happen versus Carrick Rangers?
- Coleraine is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Premiership
Not a lot of time to rest for the host team, as they played a Premiership match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Cliftonville, so at least Coleraine are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Coleraine form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Coleraine at their home stadium (The Showgrounds) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Coleraine has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
An away draw last time out for Coleraine, facing Cliftonville in a game that ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Cliftonville last time out, but a goal from Shevlin completed a comeback to a draw result for Coleraine.
Ahead of that match, Coleraine won a home game hosting Portadown (4-1).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Coleraine home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager Kearney will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dungannon Swifts in only four days.
The Coleraine fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 12 league matches. Coleraine have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carrick Rangers so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Carrick Rangers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cliftonville that finished 3-3. The match against Cliftonville looked like a defeat for Carrick, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Anderson equalized in the 90th minute.
Ahead of that, 1-1 at home against Ballymena United (after extra-time, 0-3 on penalties) in the Irish Cup. You'll want to know how Carrick Rangers managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 13 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 2 draws and 10 home wins.
A new game in only four days for Carrick Rangers, the Premiership home match versus Glenavon. Busy days.
The opposition has been scoring high and low on Carrick's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 26 goals in 10 travels.
Head 2 Head
Coleraine have managed a sequence of 16 consecutive games without defeat (15-1-0) when facing Carrick Rangers.The newest logged meeting featuring both these squads is the Carrick Rangers - Coleraine 0-1 played not long ago this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Shevlin with 7 goals scored against Carrick Rangers in these 10 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Shevlin 16 goals |  C. Allen 7 goals |  A. Mitchell 6 goals |
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| Coleraine | Carrick Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 42 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 45 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 77% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 70% | 64% |
| 33% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 70% | 45% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 54% | 58% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 32% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 8.9 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 42% |
| 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 11 | 9.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5 |
- Carrick Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carrick Rangers have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Premiership
- Coleraine have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Carrick Rangers have scored away.
- Coleraine have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Coleraine have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Premiership
- Coleraine is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premiership
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Linfield | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Larne | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 35 | -34 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 35 | -49 | 5 |
