Friday brings the climax of the must-win Relegation Play Off Final between Carrick Rangers and Annagh United. Which side will be leaving with the honours? This could get tense.
View all of the Carrick Rangers v Annagh United predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Carrick Rangers
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Carrick Rangers will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 2-5 Relegation Play Off victory versus Annagh United.
The only name on the scoresheet from Carrick Rangers was Paul Heatley (17', 59'). Craig Taylor (90') scored for Annagh United.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Carrick Rangers have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Carrick Rangers have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 13 goals along the way. We will have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.
Annagh United
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Showing their involvement in action-packed encounters, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the last six games in which Annagh United have taken to the field, yielding a mean average of 3.5 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have got 14 of this grand total.
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Team News: Carrick Rangers
There is just a single fitness concern for the Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Cameron Stewart (surgery) will miss out.
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Team News: Annagh United
Thanks to a completely injury-free group available for selection, the Annagh United manager has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash.
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Prediction
In our view, Carrick Rangers are likely to have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
However, Annagh United won’t find it easy to score but we can see them converting at least once.
Our tip is for a 3-1 victory for Carrick Rangers at the conclusion of the game.
Peter Guest,
07:00 02/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Carrick Rangers
Formed: 1939
Stadium: Taylors Avenue (2,100)
Captain: David Cushley
Chairman: Peter Clarke
Manager: Stephen Baxter
Competitions: Premiership position 11, Relegation Play Off (Final)
⭐ Key Player: Paul Heatley
Customarily taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Paul Heatley was born in N. Ireland. Having made his senior debut playing for Carrick Rangers in the 2011 - 2012 season, the accomplished Forward has scored 6 league goals in the Premiership 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 27 appearances.