This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership, Institute holding 11th place and Carrick Rangers lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Institute have had a bad season and will be relegated from Premiership. For Carrick Rangers it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Institute form and stats
Institute's struggle is real here at Riverside Stadium with only 5 points collected from 11 Premiership games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-8. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Institute, their manager S. Connor and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Institute fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at Riverside Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Warrenpoint Town (placed 12th). 2-2 away at Dungannon Swifts before that.
Institute are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Linfield awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Institute here at Riverside Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). As for conceded goals, Institute's unpleasant statistic is 28 goals surrendered.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
There's been little loot from Carrick Rangers's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Premiership. Carrick Rangers only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
M. Smith was the last player to score for the away team. Carrick Rangers haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Larne (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Premiership match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Glentoran.
After this away game Carrick Rangers return home for a Premiership game against Coleraine. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Carrick Rangers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Carrick Rangers have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Institute and Carrick Rangers have met before this season: Carrick Rangers - Institute 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 1 - 4 (Institute wins - draws - Carrick Rangers wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. McCready 7 goals |   S. Nixon 4 goals |  L. Chapman 3 goals |
Institute missing players
Carrick Rangers missing players
| Institute | Carrick Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 48 | 28 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 86% | 91% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 57% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 18% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 55% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 2.2 | 2.9 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 130 | 75 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 66 | 182 |
| 54 | 35 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 32 | 85 |
| 28% | 23% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 29% |
- Carrick Rangers has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Carrick Rangers have created more than twice as many corners as Institute.
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carrick Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Institute has the fewest points (5) at home
- Institute has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
- Institute has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Institute has the the worst goal difference (-20) at home
- Institute have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Institute have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Institute have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Institute haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Cliftonville | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Linfield | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 43 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 6 | Larne | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 35 | -15 | 26 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | -34 | 18 |
| 11 | Institute | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -30 | 13 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 36 | -49 | 12 |