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Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

NIFL Premiership Loughview Leisure Arena
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Scoring Trends

Carrick Rangers
VS
Crusaders
1.25
Goals Scored
0.5
2.88
Goals Conceded
1.88
100%
Over 1.5
63%
88%
Over 2.5
50%
63%
Over 3.5
38%

Detailed Analysis

Explore Head-to-Head and Form below for more insights.

Expert Analysis by Omoye ThankGod

The statistics suggest a balanced encounter where small margins could be decisive. We anticipate a fluid match with attacking intent from the first whistle.

History suggests these rivals know firmly how to exploit each other's weaknesses. Considering both teams' scoring consistency, goals at each end look highly probable. Our model identifies this as the most rational reading of the game.

Match Possible Outcome Percentage

Match Winner

Home Win36%
Draw23%
Away Win41%

Goals & Scoring

Both Teams to Score60%
Over 1.5 Goals85%
Over 2.5 Goals68%

Match Events

6'
Williamson J.
14'
Sub
Barr L. In: Hamilton B.
Out: Barr L.
37'
Heatley P.
45' Event
Bryden F.
46'
Sub
Steele A. In: Cherry K.
Out: Steele A.
46'
Sub
Scott J. In: Lecky A.
Out: Scott J.
51'
Cherry K.
54'
Cherry K.
54'
Cherry K.
65' Event
Clarke R.
71'
Crowe J.
82'
Sub
Williamson J. In: McCart O.
Out: Williamson J.
85'
Sub
Snoddy M. In: Waide R.
Out: Snoddy M.
87' Event
Heatley P.
88'
Bryden F.

Previous Encounters

30 Dec 25 NIF
Crusaders
2:2
Carrick Rangers
08 Nov 25 NIF
Carrick Rangers
1:2
Crusaders
09 Aug 25 NIF
Crusaders
3:4
Carrick Rangers
30 Dec 24 NIF
Carrick Rangers
0:0
Crusaders
16 Nov 24 NIF
Carrick Rangers
3:0
Crusaders

Recent Form (Last 5)

Carrick Rangers

Home Team
03 Jan
Carrick Rangers
0 : 7
Glentoran
30 Dec
Crusaders
2 : 2
Carrick Rangers
26 Dec
Carrick Rangers
1 : 2
Larne
20 Dec
Ballymena
1 : 1
Carrick Rangers
13 Dec
Carrick Rangers
3 : 3
Dungannon

Crusaders

Away Team
03 Jan
Crusaders
2 : 0
Dungannon
30 Dec
Crusaders
2 : 2
Carrick Rangers
26 Dec
Cliftonville
1 : 2
Crusaders
20 Dec
Crusaders
0 : 1
Larne
13 Dec
Linfield
4 : 0
Crusaders

League Standings

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Larne 22 16 4 2 37:9 52
2 Coleraine 24 14 3 7 46:24 45
3 Glentoran 21 13 4 4 36:19 43
4 Linfield 21 11 5 5 35:16 38
5 Dungannon 23 12 1 10 29:34 37
6 Cliftonville 20 8 6 6 28:24 30
7 Bangor FC 23 8 4 11 28:37 28
8 Portadown 23 9 1 13 30:41 28
9 Ballymena 22 7 3 12 26:33 24
10 Crusaders 23 7 3 13 30:44 24
11 Carrick Rangers 21 5 4 12 24:39 19
12 Glenavon 23 4 0 19 18:47 12

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