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Carrick Rangers

Vs

Linfield

Since 28/08/2022

CR wins

Draws

LIN wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

13 Carrick… · 24 Linfield

Goals per game

3.08

both sides combined

Over 1.5

83%

of meetings

Over 2.5

67%

of meetings

BTTS

58%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-0

20 Mar 2026

Next game

05 Sep

Saturday, Northern-Ireland - Premi

Carrick Rangers vs Linfield: the head-to-head

Carrick Rangers’ encounters with Linfield since 2022 have been heavily skewed in favour of the Belfast club, a trend that is starkly evident from the 12 meetings on record. Linfield’s eight victories outshine Carrick Rangers’ two wins and two draws, while the aggregate tally of 37 goals shows the visitors scoring 24 to the home side’s 13. The average of 3.08 goals per game keeps the fixture high-scoring, with 83% of meetings producing at least two goals and 67% delivering three or more. Both teams scored in just over half of the encounters, with a 58% BTTS rate. The latest clash on 20 March 2026 ended 2-0 to Linfield, the home club’s only recent defeat. At home, Carrick Rangers have managed two wins, one draw and three losses in six games; away they have yet to win, drawing once and losing five times. Their next meeting is scheduled for 5 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

Linfield vs Carrick Rangers

Saturday 05 September 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Carrick Rangers

Linfield

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 12 games between these two clubs

17%

win %

67%

3.08

avg goals

3.08

83%

over 1.5 %

83%

67%

over 2.5 %

67%

42%

over 3.5 %

42%

1.08

scored

2.00

conceded

1.08

58%

btts

58%

17%

clean sheet

33%

Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 2 to Carrick Rangers, 2 drawn, 8 to Linfield, at 3.08 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Carrick Rangers

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

0 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

17%

2 of 12 meetings

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

Linfield

Won at home

83%

5 of 6 home meetings

Won away

50%

3 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

17%

2 of 12 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…
20 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	2-0	Linfield	W	view
13 Jan 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	0-0	Linfield	D	view
29 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-1	Carrick Rangers	L	view
11 Jan 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
03 Nov 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-3	Linfield	L	view
21 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
02 Apr 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	2-3	Linfield	L	view
13 Oct 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	1-2	Linfield	L	view
26 Aug 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-3	Carrick Rangers	D	view
18 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-0	Carrick Rangers	L	view
03 Dec 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-1	Carrick Rangers	L	view
28 Aug 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Carrick Rangers	2-1	Linfield	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)

Linfield · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.3

Avg conceded

1.4

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)	1.67	1.00	1.94	1.00	1.31	1.00
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (13)	0.62	1.23	0.62	1.12	0.60	1.40
vs Weaker (17)	2.47	0.82	3.11	0.89	1.75	0.75
Clean sheet %	37% (+7pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Carrick Rangers

WDLWWLWWLW

Last 10: 23 scored, 13 conceded.

Linfield

DWLLLWLWWW

Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.

Carrick Rangers

Home · last 10

WWWDDWWLWL

6 won · 23 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WWLLDWWLWW

6 won · 21 scored, 12 conceded

Linfield

Home · last 10

WWWLLLWLWW

6 won · 17 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

DWWWDLLDWW

5 won · 15 scored, 8 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

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Carrick Rangers's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Linfield

The Goal Clock

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

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Linfield'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 RangersLinfield

€1.7m

squad value

€2.4m

€1.4m

attack

€2.9m

€0.6m

midfield

€2.3m

€3.5m

defence

€4.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Linfield 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

Linfield

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Glentoran	1-1	D
07 Apr	@ Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
11 Apr	vs Larne	0-2	L
18 Apr	vs Coleraine FC	0-3	L
25 Apr	vs Cliftonville FC	1-2	L
12 May	vs Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
08 Aug	vs Ballymena United	0-3	L
15 Aug	vs Glentoran	2-1	W
21 Aug	vs Cliftonville FC	1-0	W
29 Aug	@ Limavady United	2-0	W