Carrick Rangers vs Larne: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Carrick Rangers played Larne in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 26 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Carrick Rangers: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Larne: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Carrick Rangers scores 1.17 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Larne scores 1.68 and concedes 0.42. League average: 2.76 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Carrick Rangers 61%, Larne 26%. Over 2.5: Carrick Rangers 50%, Larne 32%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Larne has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.29. Carrick Rangers: 9.9 shots per match, Larne: 12.6.

Match halves

Carrick Rangers: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.56. Larne: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

Carrick Rangers: 31-45+ (6 goals). Larne: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.76 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Carrick RangersLarne
8Shots10
Carrick RangersLarne
4Shots on target5
Carrick RangersLarne
1.29xG1.47
Carrick RangersLarne
4Corners5
Carrick RangersLarne
70Dangerous attacks68
Carrick RangersLarne
9Fouls10
Carrick RangersLarne
1Cards4
Carrick RangersLarne

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.

1.17Goals scored / match1.68
Carrick RangersLarne
1.56Goals conceded / match0.42
Carrick RangersLarne
44%Average possession54%
Carrick RangersLarne
3.78Shots on target / match4.58
Carrick RangersLarne

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.89Shots per match12.58
Carrick RangersLarne
3.78Shots on target4.58
Carrick RangersLarne
11.8%Shot conversion13.4%
Carrick RangersLarne
44%Possession54%
Carrick RangersLarne
1.29xG for1.56
Carrick RangersLarne
1.52xG against0.99
Carrick RangersLarne

Shooting quality

Carrick Rangers: BalancedLarne: Efficient finishing
Carrick RangersLarne
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.37

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.

Larne is 550% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 2.6 pts / match - Larne

Carrick Rangers
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
28% W17% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Larne
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
74% W16% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-3-2
2.37 pts / match · goal difference +24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-1-2
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 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.

Larne is 44% better for: goals scored per match.

1.17 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 1.68 goals / match - Larne

Larne is 271% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Carrick Rangers · 0.42 goals / match - Larne

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: mixed

Carrick Rangers scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Larne keeps a clean sheet in 63% (12 of 19 matches).

Larne scoring profile: very strong

Larne scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

21Goals scored (season)32
Carrick RangersLarne
28Goals conceded (season)8
Carrick RangersLarne
2.72Average goals in match2.11
Carrick RangersLarne
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Carrick RangersLarne
12Goals conceded (last 5)2
Carrick RangersLarne

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal84%
Carrick RangersLarne
17%2 goals58%
Carrick RangersLarne
11%3 goals16%
Carrick RangersLarne
6%4 goals11%
Carrick RangersLarne

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal37%
Carrick RangersLarne
56%2 goals5%
Carrick RangersLarne
22%3 goals0%
Carrick RangersLarne
0%4 goals0%
Carrick RangersLarne

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time5%
Carrick RangersLarne
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Carrick RangersLarne
11%Scored in both halves26%
Carrick RangersLarne

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS16%
Carrick RangersLarne
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
Carrick RangersLarne
100%BTTS - last 540%
Carrick RangersLarne

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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Carrick RangersLarne
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Carrick RangersLarne
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Carrick RangersLarne

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Carrick RangersLarne
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Carrick RangersLarne
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Carrick RangersLarne

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.

Larne is 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Carrick Rangers · 1.79 pts / match - Larne

Carrick Rangers - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing
Larne - half-time state
47% leading37% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)1.79
Carrick RangersLarne
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Carrick RangersLarne
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.26
Carrick RangersLarne
1.33Average goals (1st half)1
Carrick RangersLarne
39%Clean sheet before half-time79%
Carrick RangersLarne
50%No goal before half-time47%
Carrick RangersLarne

After half-time (2nd half)

0.94Points per match (2nd half)2
Carrick RangersLarne
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
Carrick RangersLarne
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.16
Carrick RangersLarne
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Carrick RangersLarne
44%Clean sheet after half-time84%
Carrick RangersLarne
56%No goal after half-time42%
Carrick RangersLarne

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

17% W44% D39% L
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 28%. 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.

Larne - second-half results

58% W26% D16% L
34
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 74%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Carrick Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.42.0
Average goals in match1.02.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Larne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.00.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

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

Larne
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
6
2
31-45
8
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 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.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Larne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
28%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 RangersLigaLarne
Average goals in match 2.722.76 2.11
Both teams scored 61%50% 26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 32%
Clean sheets 22%26% 63%
Goal before half-time 83%76% 68%
Goal after half-time 72%78% 74%

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

2.76
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
20%
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. Carrick RangersSubstitutionOn: Seanan ClucasOff: Kyle Cherry
  2. LarneYellow cardLeroy Millar
  3. Carrick RangersGoalPaul Heatley
  4. LarneSubstitutionOn: Tiarnan O'ConnorOff: Benjamin Magee
  5. LarneYellow cardChristopher Gallagher
  6. Carrick RangersSubstitutionOn: Jack ScottOff: Ryan McKay
  7. LarneSubstitutionOn: Kobei MooreOff: Logan Wallace
  8. LarneGoalPaul O'Neill
  9. LarneYellow cardPaul O'Neill

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Carrick Rangers 0 - 0 - 1 Larne. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Larne FC
2 : 0
Carrick Rangers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Carrick Rangers vs Larne?

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

Carrick Rangers score 1.17 goals per game on average and Larne 1.68. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Carrick Rangers's matches and 26% of Larne's.

What form are Carrick Rangers and Larne in?

Over the last 5 games Carrick Rangers have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Larne 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Carrick Rangers vs Larne: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.