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Predictions and Tips
Carrick Rangers play host to visiting team Cliftonville at Taylors Avenue in this Premiership match on Saturday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Carrick Rangers v Cliftonville can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
📊 Form Guide
Carrick Rangers
LLLLLL 🚑
Carrick Rangers will be looking for an improved result here after a 4-0 Premiership loss in their previous game against Dungannon Swifts.
John McGovern (33'), Kealan Dillon (38'), Andrew Mitchell (70') and Leon Boyd (89') scored for Dungannon Swifts.
It’s been all too rare in recent times that Carrick Rangers have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Carrick Rangers have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 15 goals on the way. That kind of pattern might not be sustained here, however.
Their previous form shows that Carrick Rangers:
- have not beaten Cliftonville in their last 13 matches in the league. That has got to hurt.
- haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.
Cliftonville
DLWDLL
After a losing effort in their last game against Larne in Premiership competition, Cliftonville and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
The only player to score from Cliftonville was Ruaidhrí Donnelly (17'). Tomas Cosgrove (53'), Andy Ryan (67') and Paul O'Neill (70') scored for Larne.
The numbers tell their own story, and Cliftonville have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in all. Defensively, Cliftonville certainly have room for improvement.
Ahead of this clash, Cliftonville have not been beaten by Carrick Rangers in away games against them for the last 5 matches in the league. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 20/08/2022 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Carrick Rangers. They’ve not been able to get any victories at all whereas Cliftonville have been too good for them, winning in 83 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.
A combined sum of 20 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from The Gers and 15 created by The Reds. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.
The last league contest between these sides was Premiership match day 27 on 26/01/2024 which ended up with the score at Carrick Rangers 0-1 Cliftonville.
The referee was Tony Clarke.
ℹ️ Team News: Cliftonville
From a largely available squad, there is only the one fitness worry for the Cliftonville gaffer Jim Magilton to be concerned with. Odhran Casey (Broken leg) won’t be in action.
💡 Prediction
In our view, Carrick Rangers might need a bit of good fortune to get anything against this Cliftonville lineup who we reckon will win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We therefore see a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 victory for Cliftonville after 90 minutes.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 13:03 05/10/2024
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
⚽️ Team Focus:
Carrick Rangers
Formed: 1939
Stadium: Taylors Avenue (2,100)
Captain: David Cushley
Chairman: Peter Clarke
Manager: Stuart King
Competitions: Premiership position 12
🔑 Key Player: Paul Heatley
Mostly played in the Left Wing position, Paul Heatley was born in N. Ireland. Having played his first senior match for Carrick Rangers in the 2011 - 2012 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 2 league goals in this Premiership 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 9 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | LDWWL |
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | WWWWW |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | WLWDW |
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11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | LWLDW |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | WDWWW |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | LWDLL |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | WLLLW |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | DWDWL |
9 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | WWDWL |
10 |
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10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 10 | DWDDD |
11 |
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 5 | LLLLL |
12 |
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9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 3 | LLLLL |
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Coleraine |
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Cliftonville |
Dungannon Swifts |
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Linfield |
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Ballymena United |
Coleraine |
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Larne |
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Linfield |
Loughgall |
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Glentoran |
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Ballymena United |
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Portadown |
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Glentoran |
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Glenavon |
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Loughgall |
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Ballymena United |
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Loughgall |
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Glentoran |
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Crusaders |
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Glenavon |
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Linfield |
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Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 2.8 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 2 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 27 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Curtis Allen | 2 |
Danny Gibson | 2 |
Paul Heatley | 2 |
Seanan Clucas | 1 |
Steven Gordon | 1 |
Joe Gormley | 4 |
Jonathan Addis | 2 |
Ryan Curran | 2 |
Taylor Steven | 2 |
Ruaidhrí Donnelly | 1 |
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Coleraine |
Glentoran |
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Linfield |
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Glenavon |
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Coleraine |
Linfield |
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Crusaders |
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Loughgall |
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