Carrick Rangers vs Bangor: prediction and stats
PremiershipRegular Season - 18Kick-off on November 28, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Loughview Leisure Arena, Carrickfergus
The Footlab AI model makes Carrick Rangers the favourite at 61%, against 21% for a draw and 18% for Bangor. The most likely score is 2-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.4% of the 2,695 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 18, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Carrick Rangers vs Bangor?
Carrick Rangers starts as the favourite with a 158-point Elo edge (1,598 vs 1,440).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Carrick Rangers vs Bangor
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Carrick Rangers
4-3-3- 9D. Gibson
- 10A. Lecky
- 22P. Heatley
- 5J. Forsythe
- 14Aidan Daniel Steele
- 6J. Callacher
- 15B. Buchanan-Rolleston
- 3K. Nelson
- 30C. Hawthorne
- 12L. McCullough
- 1N. Gartside
Bangor
4-3-3- 8T. Mulvenna
- 9B. Arthurs
- 20L. McRoberts
- 7L. Hassin
- 6L. Harrison
- 18O. Devlin
- 4L. Francis
- 29Iestyn Tomos Hughes
- 3R. Neale
- 12S. McCullough
- 1G. Deane
Computed on October 18, 2026 at 04:46 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Carrick Rangers have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Bangor have 2, 4 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | Linfield(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Dungannon Swifts(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Crusaders FC(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Glentoran(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Larne(home) | 2-5 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Linfield(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Coleraine FC(home) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Crusaders FC(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Portadown(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Carrick Rangers wins, 1 draw, 1 Bangor win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Bangor 0-4 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Bangor 0-3 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Carrick Rangers 1-1 Bangor | Premiership |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Carrick Rangers 3-2 Bangor | Premiership |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Bangor 0-1 Carrick Rangers | Premiership |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Carrick Rangers 1-3 Bangor | Friendlies Clubs |
Last archived meeting: Bangor vs Carrick Rangers on Aug 29, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Carrick Rangers score 2.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bangor score 0.9 and concede 1.8. The model gives a 62% probability of over 2.5 goals and 58% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrick Rangers | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Bangor | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Carrick Rangers sit 5th in Premiership (17 points from 12 matches) and Bangor sit 11th (6 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Carrick Rangers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| 11 | Bangor | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Carrick Rangers vs Bangor?
- The Footlab AI model makes Carrick Rangers the favourite at 61%, against 21% for a draw and 18% for Bangor.
- Where and when is Carrick Rangers vs Bangor played?
- Carrick Rangers vs Bangor is played on November 28, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at Loughview Leisure Arena, in the Premiership.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 62% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.4% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.