This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership, Glentoran holding 10th place and Carrick Rangers lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Glentoran have not yet lost a game at home.
- Carrick Rangers has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premiership
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.
Glentoran form and stats
Glentoran must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Premiership games here at The Oval.
Glentoran are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Crusaders. Before that, Glentoran had a home game versus Dungannon Swifts which ended with a victory 5-1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Glentoran as they have a new game in only three days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Warrenpoint Town are visiting.
Glentoran can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 6 times. Glentoran are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Oval in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
It's not happening yet for Carrick Rangers on their Premiership travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on N. Currie, the Carrick manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Carrick Rangers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Warrenpoint Town proved too strong as Carrick slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. A 0-2 defeat away at Ballymena United before that.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Carrick's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. The Carrick Rangers defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Glentoran-Carrick Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Glentoran six wins, Carrick Rangers one win, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Glentoran missing players
Carrick Rangers missing players
| Glentoran | Carrick Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 4.4 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 39% |
- All of Carrick Rangers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Carrick Rangers has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premiership
- Carrick Rangers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Carrick Rangers have lost all their away matches so far.
- Glentoran have not yet lost a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 9 | Coleraine | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Glentoran | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 4 |