Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 23 July 2026

Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers: match statistics

Glenavon crest
Glenavon
2 : 3half-time 1:0
Carrick Rangers crest
Carrick Rangers

Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Glenavon play Carrick Rangers in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 25 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Glenavon scores 0.97 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Carrick Rangers scores 1.67 and concedes 1.56. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glenavon 50%, Carrick Rangers 67%. Over 2.5: Glenavon 58%, Carrick Rangers 62%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Carrick Rangers has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.21. Glenavon: 9.0 shots per match, Carrick Rangers: 9.7.

Match halves

Glenavon: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.58. Carrick Rangers: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

Glenavon: 61-75 (10 goals). Carrick Rangers: 31-45+ (23 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: 1-0-2. Average goals 1.67, BTTS 33%.

Match description

Carrick Rangers appear to be the favorites: the visitors scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches while Glenavon only 2, and the points average over the last 5 fixtures is 2.0 for Carrick vs 0.6 for Glenavon. Away, Carrick averages 1.61 goals, registers 4.28 shots on target and has a conversion rate of 16%, whereas Glenavon at home has 1.00 goal per game, 3.28 shots on target and an 11% conversion. Defensively the hosts concede 1.56 goals per home match and fail to score in 44% of games, while Carrick concede 1.39 away and have only 17% of matches without scoring, giving the visitors an edge in stability. xG are similar (1.24 xG for Glenavon at home vs 1.30 xG for Carrick away), but the visitors convert chances better (1.61 vs 1.00), so their efficiency supports a win. Additionally, Glenavon have a home goal difference of -10, while Carrick are +4 away and sit 7th in the table versus the hosts’ 12th, which confirms the visitors’ advantage.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
10Shots11
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
4Shots on target7
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.37xG1.57
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
5Corners7
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
64Dangerous attacks53
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
8Fouls11
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0Cards3
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

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.

GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0.97Goals scored / match1.67
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.82Goals conceded / match1.56
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
48%Average possession44%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
3.24Shots on target / match4.1
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9Shots per match9.72
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
3.24Shots on target4.1
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
10.8%Shot conversion17.2%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
48%Possession44%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.21xG for1.32
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.53xG against1.44
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

Shooting quality

Glenavon: BalancedCarrick Rangers: Counter-attacking
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)36%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.41

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.

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

Glenavon
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W11% R68% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-26
0.74 pts / match · goal difference -32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-12
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
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 away (W-D-L)
8-4-8
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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 72% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - Glenavon · 1.67 goals / match - Carrick Rangers

Carrick Rangers is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Glenavon · 1.56 goals / match - Carrick Rangers

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 58% of matches (22 of 38 matches), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 39 matches).

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 85% of matches (33 of 39 matches), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)65
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
69Goals conceded (season)61
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
2.79Average goals in match3.23
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
4Goals scored (last 5)10
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
6Goals conceded (last 5)9
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal85%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
26%2 goals38%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
13%3 goals26%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0%4 goals10%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal79%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
55%2 goals49%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
24%3 goals18%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
8%4 goals3%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

* 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

13%BTTS at half-time33%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
3%BTTS in both halves8%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
18%Scored in both halves23%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
60%BTTS - last 580%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

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-time82%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time51%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

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 78% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.82 pts / match - Glenavon · 1.46 pts / match - Carrick Rangers

Glenavon - half-time state
18% leading26% draw55% trailing
Carrick Rangers - half-time state
36% leading38% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.82Points per match (1st half)1.46
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.97
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.67
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
37%Clean sheet before half-time44%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
68%No goal before half-time41%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.1
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.03Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.56
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
37%Clean sheet after half-time44%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers
55%No goal after half-time51%
GlenavonCarrick Rangers

Glenavon - second-half results

24% W29% R47% P
31
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 21%. 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 - 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.

Glenavon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
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

* 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.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
19
31-45
4
9
46-60
10
11
61-75
8
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -11 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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
1.3 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

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.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
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%

* 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

GlenavonLigaCarrick Rangers
Average goals in match 2.792.94 3.23
Both teams scored 50%52% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%56% 62%
Clean sheets 11%26% 21%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 82%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 77%

^ 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): Glenavon 1 - 0 - 2 Carrick Rangers. Average goals 1.67, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Carrick Rangers FC
2 : 1
Glenavon FC
Glenavon FC
1 : 0
Carrick Rangers FC
Carrick Rangers FC
1 : 0
Glenavon FC

FAQ

What was the result of Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers?

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

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Glenavon won 1, Carrick Rangers won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

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

Glenavon score 0.97 goals per game on average and Carrick Rangers 1.67. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Glenavon's matches and 67% of Carrick Rangers's.

What form are Glenavon and Carrick Rangers in?

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

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

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