Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipThe ShowgroundsData current as of 13 August 2026

Limavady United vs Carrick Rangers: match statistics

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Limavady United vs Carrick Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Limavady United play Carrick Rangers in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 15 August 2026. Venue: The Showgrounds.

Current form

Limavady United: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Carrick Rangers: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Limavady United scores 0.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Carrick Rangers scores 1.00 and concedes 0.00. League average: 2.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Limavady United 0%, Carrick Rangers 0%. Over 2.5: Limavady United 0%, Carrick Rangers 0%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Carrick Rangers has higher xG: 1.88 vs 0.80. Limavady United: 9.0 shots per match, Carrick Rangers: 16.0.

Match halves

Limavady United: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Carrick Rangers: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Limavady United: 0-15 (0 goals). Carrick Rangers: 61-75 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.60 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.95)
(3.55)
(2.12)

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.

Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Goals scored / match1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Goals conceded / match0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
25%Average possession60%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
1Shots on target / match3
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9Shots per match16
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
1Shots on target3
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Shot conversion6.3%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
25%Possession60%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0.8xG for1.88
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
1.72xG against0.66
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

Shooting quality

Limavady United: BalancedCarrick Rangers: Dominant
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)11%19%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.090.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.33

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.

Limavady United
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Carrick Rangers
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 0.66BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Limavady United scoring profile: more difficult

Limavady United scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Carrick Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 matches).

Carrick Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Carrick Rangers scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Limavady United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

0Goals scored (season)1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Goals conceded (season)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Average goals in match1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Goals scored (last 5)1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Goals conceded (last 5)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

How often they score at least...

0%1 goal100%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%2 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%3 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%4 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
100%2 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%3 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%4 goals0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick 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.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Scored in both halves0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%BTTS - last 50%
Limavady UnitedCarrick 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

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick 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.

Limavady United - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Carrick Rangers - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Goals scored (1st half)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Average goals (1st half)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
100%No goal before half-time100%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)3
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0Goals scored (2nd half)1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
2Average goals (2nd half)1
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers
100%No goal after half-time0%
Limavady UnitedCarrick Rangers

Limavady United - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+2.0

Concedes 2.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Carrick Rangers - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Limavady United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.02.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Carrick Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Limavady United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
0
0
76-90

Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Carrick Rangers
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
58%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
0%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Limavady United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.92
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.08
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.
-0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Carrick Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
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.
-0.88
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

Limavady UnitedLigaCarrick Rangers
Average goals in match 2.002.60 1.00
Both teams scored 0%40% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%60% 0%
Clean sheets 0%30% 100%
Goal before half-time 0%60% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%100% 100%

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

2.60
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+-14%
Home attack advantage
+-17%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
0%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
100%
1 goal
80%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Limavady United and Carrick Rangers play?

Limavady United face Carrick Rangers on 15 August 2026 in NIFL Premiership at The Showgrounds. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Limavady United vs Carrick Rangers?

Limavady United score 0.00 goals per game on average and Carrick Rangers 1.00. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Limavady United's matches and 0% of Carrick Rangers's.

What form are Limavady United and Carrick Rangers in?

Over the last 5 games Limavady United have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Carrick Rangers 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

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