Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 23 July 2026

Carrick Rangers vs Bangor: match statistics

Carrick Rangers crest
Carrick Rangers
3 : 2half-time 2:1
Bangor crest
Bangor
155%(1.90)
X25%(3.55)
220%(3.60)

Carrick Rangers presents significantly better form in the last five matches, earning 2.6 points per match and noting a series of four victories, while Bangor has only 0.6 points per match with four defeats in this period. The hosts scored as many as 17 goals in the last five meetings, conceding only 3, which shows their excellent offensive and defensive disposition. Bangor has problems away, where they lose 55% of matches and fail to score in 36% of meetings, with merely 9% clean sheets. Although both teams have an identical goal difference at their venues (-7), the current form of Carrick Rangers and the home field advantage speak in their favor. The higher shooting efficiency of the hosts (13% vs 16% for the guests) and better average xG (1.29 vs 1.04) additionally support the prediction of a Carrick Rangers victory.

Carrick Rangers vs Bangor: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Carrick Rangers play Bangor in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 3 February 2026 at 20:45. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Carrick Rangers: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Bangor: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Carrick Rangers scores 1.67 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Bangor scores 1.08 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Carrick Rangers 67%, Bangor 55%. Over 2.5: Carrick Rangers 62%, Bangor 53%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Carrick Rangers has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.12. Carrick Rangers: 9.7 shots per match, Bangor: 8.3.

Match halves

Carrick Rangers: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.69. Bangor: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Carrick Rangers: 31-45+ (23 goals). Bangor: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 2-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 33%.

Match description

Carrick Rangers presents significantly better form in the last five matches, earning 2.6 points per match and noting a series of four victories, while Bangor has only 0.6 points per match with four defeats in this period. The hosts scored as many as 17 goals in the last five meetings, conceding only 3, which shows their excellent offensive and defensive disposition. Bangor has problems away, where they lose 55% of matches and fail to score in 36% of meetings, with merely 9% clean sheets. Although both teams have an identical goal difference at their venues (-7), the current form of Carrick Rangers and the home field advantage speak in their favor. The higher shooting efficiency of the hosts (13% vs 16% for the guests) and better average xG (1.29 vs 1.04) additionally support the prediction of a Carrick Rangers victory.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
Carrick RangersBangor
10Shots7
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6Shots on target5
Carrick RangersBangor
1.58xG1.19
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6Corners2
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73Dangerous attacks53
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-1Fouls-1
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2Cards2
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Carrick RangersBangor
1.67Goals scored / match1.08
Carrick RangersBangor
1.56Goals conceded / match1.71
Carrick RangersBangor
44%Average possession41%
Carrick RangersBangor
4.1Shots on target / match3.24
Carrick RangersBangor

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.72Shots per match8.26
Carrick RangersBangor
4.1Shots on target3.24
Carrick RangersBangor
17.2%Shot conversion13.1%
Carrick RangersBangor
44%Possession41%
Carrick RangersBangor
1.32xG for1.12
Carrick RangersBangor
1.44xG against1.6
Carrick RangersBangor

Shooting quality

Carrick Rangers: Counter-attackingBangor: Counter-attacking
Carrick RangersBangor
Accuracy (shots on target)42%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Carrick Rangers is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 0.6 pts / match - Bangor

Carrick Rangers
DLWWL
Season result split
38% W21% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-8-16
1.36 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-4-8
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Bangor
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-8
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Carrick Rangers is 55% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 1.08 goals / match - Bangor

Carrick Rangers is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 1.71 goals / match - Bangor

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 85% of matches (33 of 39 matches), while Bangor keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

Bangor scoring profile: very strong

Bangor scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 39 matches).

65Goals scored (season)41
Carrick RangersBangor
61Goals conceded (season)65
Carrick RangersBangor
3.23Average goals in match2.79
Carrick RangersBangor
10Goals scored (last 5)3
Carrick RangersBangor
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
Carrick RangersBangor

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal66%
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38%2 goals32%
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26%3 goals8%
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10%4 goals3%
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How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal84%
Carrick RangersBangor
49%2 goals42%
Carrick RangersBangor
18%3 goals29%
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3%4 goals11%
Carrick RangersBangor

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time21%
Carrick RangersBangor
8%BTTS in both halves5%
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23%Scored in both halves24%
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BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
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8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Carrick RangersBangor
80%BTTS - last 540%
Carrick RangersBangor

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Carrick RangersBangor
51%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
Carrick RangersBangor
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
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2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Carrick RangersBangor
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Carrick RangersBangor
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Carrick Rangers is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.46 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 1.16 pts / match - Bangor

Carrick Rangers - half-time state
36% leading38% draw26% trailing
Bangor - half-time state
29% leading29% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.46Points per match (1st half)1.16
Carrick RangersBangor
0.97Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Carrick RangersBangor
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
Carrick RangersBangor
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.37
Carrick RangersBangor
44%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Carrick RangersBangor
41%No goal before half-time55%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.1Points per match (2nd half)0.97
Carrick RangersBangor
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
Carrick RangersBangor
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Carrick RangersBangor
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.42
Carrick RangersBangor
44%Clean sheet after half-time42%
Carrick RangersBangor
51%No goal after half-time55%
Carrick RangersBangor

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

26% W33% R41% P
57
Half-time points
38
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding106%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bangor - second-half results

21% W34% R45% P
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Carrick Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.62.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bangor - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Carrick Rangers
ScoredConceded
6
10
0-15
9
7
16-30
23
10
31-45
6
9
46-60
10
10
61-75
11
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (23 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Bangor
ScoredConceded
4
9
0-15
4
10
16-30
12
13
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
10
61-75
7
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.01
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-34%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Carrick Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Bangor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

Carrick RangersLigaBangor
Average goals in match 3.232.94 2.79
Both teams scored 67%52% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%56% 53%
Clean sheets 21%26% 16%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 77%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Carrick Rangers 2 - 1 - 0 Bangor. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Bangor FC
0 : 3
Carrick Rangers FC
Carrick Rangers FC
1 : 1
Bangor FC
Bangor FC
0 : 1
Carrick Rangers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Bangor?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Carrick Rangers 3:2 Bangor. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Carrick Rangers and Bangor?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Carrick Rangers won 2, Bangor won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Carrick Rangers vs Bangor?

Carrick Rangers score 1.67 goals per game on average and Bangor 1.08. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Carrick Rangers's matches and 55% of Bangor's.

What form are Carrick Rangers and Bangor in?

Over the last 5 games Carrick Rangers have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Bangor 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Carrick Rangers vs Bangor?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.