Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers: result 3-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 16, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The Showgrounds, Ballymena
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What was the result of Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers?
Ballymena United won 3-1 on December 16, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 45′Eamon McAllisterCarrick Rangers
- 72′K. OwensBallymena United
- 74′C. McCloskeyBallymena United
- 85′M. ShevlinBallymena United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ballymena United have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Carrick Rangers have 2, 1 and 12.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2017 | Ballinamallard United(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Cliftonville FC(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Ards(home) | 3-2 | League Cup |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Linfield(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2017 | Coleraine FC(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Crusaders FC(away) | 1-7 | Premiership |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Cliftonville FC(home) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Warrenpoint Town(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Ballymena United win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Carrick Rangers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2017 | Carrick Rangers 1-1 Ballymena United | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Carrick Rangers vs Ballymena United on Aug 15, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Ballymena United score 1.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Carrick Rangers score 0.5 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Carrick Rangers | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Ballymena United sit 8th in Premiership (3 points from 3 matches) and Carrick Rangers sit 6th (6 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Carrick Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy