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Ballymena United

Vs

Carrick Rangers

Since 17/09/2022

BU wins

Draws

CR wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

19 Ballymen… · 17 Carrick…

Goals per game

2.25

both sides combined

Over 1.5

69%

of meetings

Over 2.5

38%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-3

11 Apr 2026

Next game

15 Sep

Tuesday, Northern-Ireland - Premie

Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers: the head-to-head

Ballymena United’s recent form against Carrick Rangers has been decidedly one-sided, with the Ulster club winning the last three encounters in a run that has tipped the balance in their favour. Since the first meeting in 2022, the two sides have clashed 16 times, producing a split of 7 wins for Ballymena, 6 for Carrick Rangers and 3 draws. Across those fixtures 36 goals have been scored, averaging 2.25 per game, and the teams have shared the ball in 50% of the matches. Two or more goals have appeared in 69% of the meetings, while three or more goals have been seen in 38%. Ballymena have netted 19 goals to Carrick Rangers’ 17. At home Ballymena have won twice, drawn twice and lost four times, whereas away they have secured five victories, one draw and two defeats. The most recent clash, on 11 April 2026, ended 2-3 in favour of Carrick Rangers at their ground. Their next meeting is scheduled for 15 September 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers

Tuesday 15 September 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Ballymena United

Carrick Rangers

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 16 games between these two clubs

44%

win %

38%

2.25

avg goals

2.25

69%

over 1.5 %

69%

38%

over 2.5 %

38%

12%

over 3.5 %

12%

1.19

scored

1.06

conceded

1.19

50%

btts

50%

25%

clean sheet

31%

Top three rows are this fixture: 16 meetings, 7 to Ballymena United, 3 drawn, 6 to Carrick Rangers, at 2.25 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ballymena United

Won at home

25%

2 of 8 home meetings

Won away

62%

5 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

19%

3 of 16 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Carrick Rangers

Won at home

25%

2 of 8 home meetings

Won away

50%

4 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

19%

3 of 16 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ballymena…
11 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	2-3	Ballymena United	W	view
14 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	2-1	Carrick Rangers	W	view
20 Dec 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-1	Carrick Rangers	D	view
04 Oct 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-2	Ballymena United	W	view
12 Apr 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-1	Carrick Rangers	D	view
18 Jan 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-0	Ballymena United	D	view
30 Nov 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-2	Carrick Rangers	L	view
17 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-4	Ballymena United	W	view
13 Apr 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	2-1	Ballymena United	L	view
16 Mar 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-2	Carrick Rangers	L	view
15 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-2	Carrick Rangers	L	view
09 Sep 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-1	Ballymena United	W	view
29 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	1-0	Carrick Rangers	W	view
14 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-0	Ballymena United	L	view
26 Nov 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-2	Ballymena United	W	view
17 Sep 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Ballymena United	0-1	Carrick Rangers	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Ballymena United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.0

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.5

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.17	1.60	1.13	1.33	1.20	1.87
vs Stronger (12)	1.00	1.58	0.80	1.60	1.14	1.57
vs Similar (18)	1.28	1.61	1.30	1.20	1.25	2.12
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-16pp vs league)

Carrick Rangers · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.6

Avg scored

2.3

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.93	1.60	1.87	1.73	2.00	1.47
vs Stronger (11)	1.18	2.00	0.67	2.00	1.80	2.00
vs Similar (19)	2.37	1.37	2.67	1.56	2.10	1.20
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	20% (-10pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ballymena United

WDDWDLLWLL

Last 10: 15 scored, 15 conceded.

Carrick Rangers

WDLWWLWWLW

Last 10: 23 scored, 13 conceded.

Ballymena United

Home · last 10

DWDLDWDDLL

2 won · 11 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLLDWLWL

2 won · 13 scored, 18 conceded

Carrick Rangers

Home · last 10

WWWDDWWLWL

6 won · 23 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WWLLDWWLWW

6 won · 21 scored, 12 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Ballymena United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored25% / 75%

Conceded60% / 40%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ballymena United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Carrick Rangers

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored60% / 40%

Conceded25% / 75%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 16 meetings have goal timings on record. See Carrick Rangers's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Coleraine FC	4	10	75%	2.5	8	1	+7	2.2	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	2.0	0.2	-
2	Carrick Rangers	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.8	0.8	-
3	Dungannon Swifts	4	9	75%	2.2	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	25%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	0	1	1	1.5	0.8	-
4	Crusaders FC	4	9	75%	2.2	8	6	+2	3.5	100%	100%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	2.0	1.5	-
5	Linfield	4	9	75%	2.2	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
6	Glentoran	4	6	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.5	1.0	-
7	Cliftonville FC	4	6	50%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
8	Ballymena United	3	3	33%	1.0	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.3	-
9	Larne	1	1	0%	1.0	0	0	+0	0.0	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	-
10	Limavady United	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.0	-
11	Portadown	4	0	0%	0.0	2	8	-6	2.5	50%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	0.5	2.0	-
12	Bangor	3	0	0%	0.0	0	9	-9	3.0	100%	67%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	0.0	3.0	-

Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Premiership stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Ballymena UnitedCarrick Rangers

€2.3m

squad value

€1.7m

€2.5m

attack

€1.4m

€1.0m

midfield

€0.6m

€3.2m

defence

€3.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Ballymena United carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Ballymena United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
14 Mar	vs Carrick Rangers	2-1	W
21 Mar	@ Cliftonville FC	2-2	D
07 Apr	vs Glenavon FC	1-1	D
11 Apr	@ Carrick Rangers	3-2	W
15 Apr	vs Bangor	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Portadown	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Crusaders FC	2-3	L
08 Aug	@ Linfield	3-0	W
15 Aug	@ Crusaders FC	1-2	L
21 Aug	vs Glentoran	0-2	L

Carrick Rangers

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	vs Crusaders FC	6-1	W
07 Apr	@ Portadown	1-1	D
11 Apr	vs Ballymena United	2-3	L
18 Apr	@ Bangor	3-0	W
25 Apr	@ Glenavon FC	3-2	W
06 May	@ Dungannon Swifts	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Portadown	1-0	W
15 Aug	@ Limavady United	2-1	W
22 Aug	vs Coleraine FC	0-2	L
29 Aug	@ Bangor	4-0	W