Carrick Rangers vs Linfield Prediction 13 January 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Carrick Rangers and Linfield are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 19:45. The tournament match Premiership will take place in the city of Belfast at the Loughshore Hotel Arena stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Linfield being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 29 November 2025 and ended with a score of 3:1. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Linfield):
- ball possession percentage: 53% vs 47%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 0.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Carrick Rangers and Linfield:
- played 32 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 1, for the away team - 28, draws - 3;
- number of goals - 17 against 86;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.31, in the 2nd half - 1.91;
- average total goals in the match - 3.22.
Head-to-head statistics Carrick Rangers - Linfield

Carrick Rangers Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 10 January 2026 as part of the Irish Cup tournament (home team - Carrick Rangers, away team - Queens University). The match concluded with a scoreline of 5:1.
Here are the game statistics (Carrick Rangers vs Queens University):
- ball possession: 65% vs 35%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 10 vs 3.
- 5 wins,
- 12 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Carrick Rangers stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 23% and a loss percentage of 55%.
⚽️Carrick Rangers has scored a total of 24 goals. On the defensive end, Carrick Rangers has allowed 39 goals over the season.
Match Results: Carrick Rangers

Linfield Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 10 January 2026 as part of the Irish Cup tournament (home team - Linfield, away - Bangor). The match ended with a score of 1:0.
Here are the game statistics (Linfield vs Bangor):
- ball possession: 70% vs 30%;
- corner kicks: 11 vs 2;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 1.
- 11 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Linfield stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 52% and a loss percentage of 24%.
⚽Linfield has scored a total of 35 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 16 goals over the season.
Match Results: Linfield
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 32;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 2; for visitors away - 6; number of draws - 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.31;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.22, while the visitors net 1.09.
First-Half Stats: Carrick Rangers (home) vs Linfield (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 10 vs 10;
- wins: 1 (10%) vs 2 (20%);
- losses: 4 (40%) vs 2 (20%);
- draws: 5 (50%) vs 6 (60%);
- Average goals scored: 1.2 vs 0.6;
- Average goals conceded: 0.9 vs 0.2.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 5 vs 6;
- losses: 2 vs 1;
- draws: 3 vs 3;
- Average first-half total: 1.6 (scored - 0.8, conceded - 0.8) vs 0.9 (scored - 0.8, conceded - 0.1).
- Linfield have drawn in the 1st half in last 5 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 32;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 28, draws - 3.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Linfield
- matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 21;
- wins: 5 vs 11;
- win percentage: 23% vs 52%;
- losses: 12 vs 5;
- draws: 5 vs 5.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 2 vs 6;
- losses: 5 vs 3;
- draws: 3 vs 1.
- Carrick Rangers have lost in 5 of last 6 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.53, the guests - 2.69;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.22;
- both teams scored: overall - 13; at the home team's field - 6.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Linfield
- average total in the tournament: 2.86 vs 2.43;
- average total goals scored: 1.09 vs 1.67;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.59 vs 0.62;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.5 vs 1.05;
- Carrick Rangers: average total at home in the tournament - 1;
- Linfield: average total away in the tournament - 0.9;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.6 (home - 1.83) vs 2 (away - 1.25).
- Carrick Rangers have scored in 9 of last 10 games.
Prediction on corners
- Under 10.5 corners in last 5 Carrick Rangers games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 32;
- both teams scored all-time - 13 times;
- on the home team’s field - 6 times.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Linfield
- number of matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 21;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 13 vs 8;
- number of BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 6 (60%);
- number of BTTS matches for Linfield away - 4 (40%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 9 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 5 (83%);
- BTTS matches for Linfield away - 3 (75%).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 home games.
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (15/134, 11.2%);
- Carrick Rangers at home most often finish matches: 1:2 (5/10, 50%);
- Linfield away most often play: 0:0 (2/10, 20%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:2 - 10.04% (odds 7.5)
0:1 - 9.93% (odds 7)
1:1 - 9.45% (odds 7.5)
Editorial Prediction
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 home games.