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Carrick Rangers

Vs

Crusaders FC

Since 01/10/2022

CR wins

Draws

CF wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

22 Carrick… · 34 Crusader…

Goals per game

4.00

both sides combined

Over 1.5

86%

of meetings

Over 2.5

79%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

6-1

28 Mar 2026

Next game

03 Oct

Saturday, Northern-Ireland - Premi

Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders FC: the head-to-head

Carrick Rangers and Crusaders FC clash in a high-scoring duel that has become a modern showcase of offensive flair. In the 14 meetings that count from 2022, Crusaders have edged out Carrick Rangers with eight victories to four, while two encounters finished level. The average of four goals per game, with 86% of fixtures featuring at least two goals and 79% seeing three or more, underlines the attacking nature of the rivalry. Both sides have scored in half of the matches, a 50% BTTS rate. The latest encounter, held on 28 March 2026, saw Carrick Rangers triumph 6-1 at home, a result that added 22 goals for Carrick and 34 for Crusaders to the cumulative tally of 56. At home, Carrick Rangers have won three of seven, drawn one, and lost three; away, they have secured only one win, one draw and suffered five defeats. Their next meeting is scheduled for 3 October 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

Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders FC

Saturday 03 October 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Carrick Rangers

Crusaders FC

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 14 games between these two clubs

29%

win %

57%

4.00

avg goals

4.00

86%

over 1.5 %

86%

79%

over 2.5 %

79%

43%

over 3.5 %

43%

1.57

scored

2.43

conceded

1.57

50%

btts

50%

14%

clean sheet

43%

Top three rows are this fixture: 14 meetings, 4 to Carrick Rangers, 2 drawn, 8 to Crusaders FC, at 4.00 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Carrick Rangers

Won at home

43%

3 of 7 home meetings

Won away

14%

1 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

14%

2 of 14 meetings

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

Crusaders FC

Won at home

71%

5 of 7 home meetings

Won away

43%

3 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

14%

2 of 14 meetings

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

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Carrick R…
28 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	6-1	Crusaders FC	W	view
30 Dec 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	2-2	Carrick Rangers	D	view
08 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-2	Crusaders FC	L	view
09 Aug 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-4	Carrick Rangers	W	view
30 Dec 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-0	Crusaders FC	D	view
16 Nov 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	3-0	Crusaders FC	W	view
31 Aug 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	2-1	Carrick Rangers	L	view
01 May 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-1	Carrick Rangers	L	view
30 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	2-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
08 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-1	Crusaders FC	L	view
22 Aug 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	9-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
25 Mar 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Crusaders FC	3-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
02 Jan 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-3	Crusaders FC	L	view
01 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	4-3	Crusaders FC	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

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)

Crusaders FC · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.4

Avg scored

2.1

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)	1.27	2.13	1.38	1.75	1.14	2.57
vs Stronger (7)	0.86	2.14	0.75	2.00	1.00	2.33
vs Similar (23)	1.39	2.13	1.58	1.67	1.18	2.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-16pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Carrick Rangers

WDLWWLWWLW

Last 10: 23 scored, 13 conceded.

Crusaders FC

DWWWWLLWWW

Last 10: 21 scored, 13 conceded.

Carrick Rangers

Home · last 10

WWWDDWWLWL

6 won · 23 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WWLLDWWLWW

6 won · 21 scored, 12 conceded

Crusaders FC

Home · last 10

LDLLDWWLWW

4 won · 18 scored, 18 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLLDLWWLW

3 won · 12 scored, 28 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

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

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Carrick Rangers's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Crusaders FC

The Goal Clock

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

1st half / 2nd half

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Crusaders FC'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💰

Carrick RangersCrusaders FC

€1.7m

squad value

€1.5m

€1.4m

attack

€2.6m

€0.6m

midfield

€0.6m

€3.5m

defence

€2.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Carrick Rangers carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

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

Crusaders FC

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
07 Apr	vs Bangor	1-1	D
11 Apr	vs Portadown	4-0	W
18 Apr	@ Glenavon FC	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Ballymena United	3-2	W
28 Apr	@ Annagh United	3-2	W
01 May	vs Annagh United	1-2	L
07 Aug	@ Cliftonville FC	1-2	L
15 Aug	vs Ballymena United	2-1	W
22 Aug	vs Portadown	3-2	W
29 Aug	@ Glentoran	2-1	W