Carrick Rangers vs Dungannon Swifts: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Carrick Rangers played against Dungannon Swifts in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 3:3.

Recent form

Carrick Rangers has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Dungannon Swifts has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Carrick Rangers scores 1.06 goals per game and allows 1.50. Dungannon Swifts scores 1.11 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Carrick Rangers's games and 33% of Dungannon Swifts's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Dungannon Swifts has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 1.26 per game. Carrick Rangers takes 9.4 shots per game, while Dungannon Swifts takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Carrick Rangers leads at halftime in 19% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Dungannon Swifts leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.39 after halftime.

When the teams score

Carrick Rangers's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Dungannon Swifts, it is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NIFL Premiership games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
2 : 2
Second half

Game stats

52Possession (%)48
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
17Shots6
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6Shots on target5
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.93xG1.1
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6Corners6
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
62Dangerous attacks50
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
9Fouls10
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1Cards1
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.06Goals scored / game1.11
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.5Goals allowed / game1.5
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
43%Average possession53%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
3.75Shots on target / game4.17
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.44Shots per game10.83
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
3.75Shots on target4.17
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
11.3%Shot conversion10.3%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
43%Possession53%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.26xG for1.5
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.55xG against1.3
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

Shooting quality

Carrick Rangers: BalancedDungannon Swifts: Balanced
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
Accuracy (shots on target)40%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.27

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Dungannon Swifts is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Carrick Rangers · 1.8 pts / game - Dungannon Swifts

Carrick Rangers
WLLLL
Season result split
31% W6% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-10
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Dungannon Swifts
WLWLW
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-0-9
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-5
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 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.

Dungannon Swifts is 5% better for: goals scored per game.

1.06 goals / game - Carrick Rangers · 1.11 goals / game - Dungannon Swifts

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 67% of games (12 of 18 meczów), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)20
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
24Goals conceded (season)27
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
2.56Average goals per game2.61
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal67%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
13%2 goals39%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6%3 goals6%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6%4 goals0%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal67%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
56%2 goals50%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
19%3 goals22%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0%4 goals11%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time22%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6%Scored in both halves6%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
80%BTTS - last 540%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Dungannon Swifts is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.94 pts / game - Carrick Rangers · 1.22 pts / game - Dungannon Swifts

Carrick Rangers - half-time state
19% leading38% draw44% trailing
Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
28% leading39% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.94Points per game (1st half)1.22
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.72
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.31Average goals (1st half)1.5
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
38%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
56%No goal before half-time50%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
50%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts
56%No goal after half-time78%
Carrick RangersDungannon Swifts

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

19% W44% D38% L
15
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
22
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Carrick Rangers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.41.6
Average goals per game0.62.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Dungannon Swifts - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Carrick Rangers
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
5
3
16-30
4
6
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Dungannon Swifts
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
5
8
16-30
5
3
31-45
0
5
46-60
3
5
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Carrick Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
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.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Dungannon Swifts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Carrick RangersLigaDungannon Swifts
Average goals per game 2.562.69 2.61
Both teams scored 56%48% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 50%
Clean sheets 25%28% 33%
Goal before half-time 81%77% 78%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 67%

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

2.69
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.27
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Dungannon SwiftsGoalCahal McGinty
  2. Dungannon SwiftsYellow cardKealan Dillon
  3. Carrick RangersGoalDaniel Gibson
  4. Dungannon SwiftsYellow cardDanny Wallace
  5. Dungannon SwiftsSubstitutionOn: Steven ScottOff: Bobby-Jack McAleese
  6. Carrick RangersYellow cardBenjamin Buchanan-Rolleston
  7. Dungannon SwiftsGoalSean McAllister
  8. Carrick RangersGoalPaul Heatley
  9. Carrick RangersGoalAidan Steele
  10. Dungannon SwiftsSubstitutionOn: Eoghán LiggettOff: James Knowles
  11. Dungannon SwiftsGoalSean McAllister

Head-to-head

Record from Carrick Rangers's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Dungannon Swifts. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Dungannon Swifts FC
0 : 2
Carrick Rangers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Dungannon Swifts?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Carrick Rangers vs Dungannon Swifts?

Carrick Rangers score 1.06 goals per game on average and Dungannon Swifts 1.11. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Carrick Rangers's matches and 33% of Dungannon Swifts's.

What form are Carrick Rangers and Dungannon Swifts in?

Over the last 5 games Carrick Rangers have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Dungannon Swifts 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Carrick Rangers vs Dungannon Swifts — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.