A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Linfield and Carrick Rangers.
Linfield form and stats
Linfield, who have the most scored goals (22) at home in Premiership, have been very solid at home in the Premiership so far, with 15 points collected from 6 matches (5-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table.
The points were shared in Linfield's previous game, also at home. Visiting Carrick Rangers (placed 9th) travelled back with a point after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that, Linfield had a Irish League Cup home game versus Cliftonville which ended with a victory 1-0.
Linfield always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Windsor Park with 22 goals in 6 league games. Linfield have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Carrick Rangers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Carrick Rangers are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Linfield (placed 4th). Before that, Carrick Rangers secured a home win against Warrenpoint Town with the score 1-0.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Carrick Rangers's match history for similar games we find seven matches. The home team won 6 of these as expected, 6 of them by at least two goals. Carrick Rangers managed 1 draw and 0 surprise wins.
Carrick Rangers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Carrick Rangers have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Carrick Rangers - Linfield 0-3. Linfield-Carrick Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Linfield 8 wins, Carrick Rangers 1 win, 1 draw. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Cooper 8 goals |  S. Lavery 7 goals |  K. Millar 4 goals |
Linfield missing players
Carrick Rangers missing players
| Linfield | Carrick Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | 22 | 17 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 62% |
| 58% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 42% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 33% | 43% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.8 | 7.3 | 9.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Carrick Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Carrick Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Linfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Linfield have scored more than double the goals of Carrick Rangers.
- Linfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Linfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coleraine | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 29 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Linfield | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Larne | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 14 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 11 |
| 11 | Institute | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -20 | 6 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | -38 | 3 |