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Friday heralds the spectacle of the fantastic Relegation Play Off Final featuring Carrick Rangers and Annagh United. Which club will prevail? Let’s hope for a great match.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Carrick Rangers v Annagh United are shown on this page (inc. the best betting odds).
Carrick Rangers will be looking for another win after a 2-5 Relegation Play Off triumph over Annagh United.
The only scorer from Carrick Rangers was Paul Heatley (17', 59'). Craig Taylor (90') was the scorer 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.
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.
Availability isn’t a big problem, with just a single fitness concern for the Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter to contend with from an otherwise complete group of players. Cameron Stewart (surgery) won’t play.
With a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Annagh United manager does not have any fitness worries at all before this game.
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, 17:00 02/05/2025
⚽️ 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.
| Annagh United |
|
Carrick Rangers |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 85 | WWWLL |
| 2 |
|
38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 63 | DDWWD |
| 3 |
|
38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 61 | WLWLD |
| 4 |
|
38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 57 | DLLWW |
| 5 |
|
38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 55 | LWLLW |
| 6 |
|
38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 54 | LDLWL |
| 7 |
|
38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 58 | WWWLW |
| 8 |
|
38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 56 | DLWWW |
| 9 |
|
38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | -7 | 47 | WLDLL |
| 10 |
|
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 46 | DLLWW |
| 11 |
|
38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -27 | 32 | LWDDL |
| 12 |
|
38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -49 | 22 | LWLDL |
| Annagh United |
|
Carrick Rangers |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Glenavon |
| Loughgall |
|
Carrick Rangers |
| Ballymena United |
|
Carrick Rangers |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Portadown |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Cliftonville |
| Annagh United |
|
Carrick Rangers |
| Bangor |
|
Annagh United |
| Annagh United |
|
Portadown |
| Glentoran |
|
Annagh United |
| Dungannon Swifts |
|
Annagh United |
| Annagh United |
|
Dungannon Swifts |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Glenavon |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Portadown |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Cliftonville |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Glentoran |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Larne |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Loughgall |
| Danny Gibson | 9 |
| Paul Heatley | 6 |
| Joe Crowe | 3 |
| Nedas Maciulaitis | 3 |
| Curtis Allen | 2 |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Annagh United |
| Carrick Rangers |
|
Annagh United |
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