Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 07 September 2026

Carrick Rangers vs Glenavon: match statistics

Carrick Rangers crest
Carrick Rangers
2 : 1half-time 2:0
Glenavon crest
Glenavon
165%(1.75)
X20%(3.50)
215%(3.80)

Carrick Rangers are displaying decidedly better form than Glenavon, confirmed by a streak of four wins in their last five matches and a high points-per-match ratio (2.4 PPG). Glenavon has not won a single away match this season (0% Win%), losing all of their last thirteen away fixtures, which is an alarming sign. The hosts score an average of 1.38 goals per match at home, while the visitors manage just 0.54 goals away and fail to score in 54% of matches. The -25 goal difference in Glenavon's away games compared to Carrick Rangers' -6 at home further highlights the hosts' advantage. Considering all statistics, a Carrick Rangers victory is the most probable scenario, although the hosts' weaker defense (1.85 goals conceded per match) leaves a slight chance for surprises.

Carrick Rangers vs Glenavon: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Carrick Rangers played Glenavon in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 10 February 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Carrick Rangers: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Glenavon: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Carrick Rangers scores 1.50 and concedes 1.65 goals per match. Glenavon scores 0.81 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Carrick Rangers 62%, Glenavon 50%. Over 2.5: Carrick Rangers 62%, Glenavon 54%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Carrick Rangers has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.14. Carrick Rangers: 10.3 shots per match, Glenavon: 8.9.

Match halves

Carrick Rangers: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.58. Glenavon: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.42.

Goals by minute

Carrick Rangers: 31-45+ (14 goals). Glenavon: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.80 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Carrick Rangers are displaying decidedly better form than Glenavon, confirmed by a streak of four wins in their last five matches and a high points-per-match ratio (2.4 PPG). Glenavon has not won a single away match this season (0% Win%), losing all of their last thirteen away fixtures, which is an alarming sign. The hosts score an average of 1.38 goals per match at home, while the visitors manage just 0.54 goals away and fail to score in 54% of matches. The -25 goal difference in Glenavon's away games compared to Carrick Rangers' -6 at home further highlights the hosts' advantage. Considering all statistics, a Carrick Rangers victory is the most probable scenario, although the hosts' weaker defense (1.85 goals conceded per match) leaves a slight chance for surprises.

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Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
Carrick RangersGlenavon
-1Shots-1
Carrick RangersGlenavon
-1Shots on target-1
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0xG0
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1Corners0
Carrick RangersGlenavon
8Dangerous attacks2
Carrick RangersGlenavon
16Fouls10
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0Cards2
Carrick RangersGlenavon

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 RangersGlenavon
1.5Goals scored / match0.81
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1.65Goals conceded / match2
Carrick RangersGlenavon
44%Average possession47%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
4.38Shots on target / match3
Carrick RangersGlenavon

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.31Shots per match8.92
Carrick RangersGlenavon
4.38Shots on target3
Carrick RangersGlenavon
14.6%Shot conversion9.1%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
44%Possession47%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1.36xG for1.14
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1.45xG against1.74
Carrick RangersGlenavon

Shooting quality

Carrick Rangers: Counter-attackingGlenavon: Balanced
Carrick RangersGlenavon
Accuracy (shots on target)42%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.27

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

Carrick Rangers is 333% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 0.6 pts / match - Glenavon

Carrick Rangers
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W19% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-12
1.23 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Glenavon
LLLLW
Season result split
19% W0% R81% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-21
0.58 pts / match · goal difference -31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-13
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 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 85% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 0.81 goals / match - Glenavon

Carrick Rangers is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.65 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 2 goals / match - Glenavon

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 81% of matches (21 of 26 matches), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 4% (1 of 26 matches).

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 54% of matches (14 of 26 matches), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 23% (6 of 26 matches).

39Goals scored (season)21
Carrick RangersGlenavon
43Goals conceded (season)52
Carrick RangersGlenavon
3.15Average goals in match2.81
Carrick RangersGlenavon
15Goals scored (last 5)3
Carrick RangersGlenavon
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Carrick RangersGlenavon

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal54%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
31%2 goals19%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
23%3 goals8%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
12%4 goals0%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal96%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
54%2 goals62%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
19%3 goals23%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
4%4 goals12%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time15%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
8%BTTS in both halves0%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
19%Scored in both halves12%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
60%BTTS - last 540%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
27%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

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 112% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 0.65 pts / match - Glenavon

Carrick Rangers - half-time state
35% leading35% draw31% trailing
Glenavon - half-time state
15% leading19% draw65% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)0.65
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0.92Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.92
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1.69Average goals (1st half)1.31
Carrick RangersGlenavon
42%Clean sheet before half-time27%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
46%No goal before half-time69%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0.69
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.42
Carrick RangersGlenavon
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1.08
Carrick RangersGlenavon
1.46Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Carrick RangersGlenavon
42%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Carrick RangersGlenavon
54%No goal after half-time65%
Carrick RangersGlenavon

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

19% W42% R38% P
36
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Glenavon - second-half results

12% W35% R54% P
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 19%. 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.

Carrick Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.80
Goals scored / match2.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match2.61.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals80%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+9+2
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 11
Glenavon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
3
8
0-15
7
4
16-30
14
8
31-45
5
7
46-60
4
7
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (14 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
3
4
16-30
4
15
31-45
1
6
46-60
7
6
61-75
3
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - 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

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-66%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 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.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.60
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.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 RangersLigaGlenavon
Average goals in match 3.152.80 2.81
Both teams scored 62%49% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%53% 54%
Clean sheets 23%27% 4%
Goal before half-time 81%76% 88%
Goal after half-time 73%77% 77%

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

2.80
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.29
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
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. Carrick RangersGoalPaul Heatley
  2. Carrick RangersGoalLuke McCullough
  3. GlenavonRed cardNiall Quinn
  4. GlenavonGoalPeter Campbell
  5. Carrick RangersSubstitutionOn: Lorcan DonnellyOff: Scott Pengelly

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Chris MorrisonMatches officiated: 9
4.11Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins33%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Carrick Rangers 1 - 0 - 1 Glenavon. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Glenavon FC
1 : 0
Carrick Rangers FC
Carrick Rangers FC
1 : 0
Glenavon FC

FAQ

What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Glenavon?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Carrick Rangers 2:1 Glenavon. 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 Glenavon?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Carrick Rangers won 1, Glenavon won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Carrick Rangers score 1.50 goals per game on average and Glenavon 0.81. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Carrick Rangers's matches and 50% of Glenavon's.

What form are Carrick Rangers and Glenavon in?

Over the last 5 games Carrick Rangers have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Glenavon 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

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.