Carrick Rangers vs Linfield Prediction 20 March 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 13 January 2026 and ended with a score of 0:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Carrick Rangers):
- ball possession percentage: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 1 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Carrick Rangers and Linfield:
- played 33 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 1, for the away team - 28, draws - 4;
- number of goals - 17 against 86;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.27, in the 2nd half - 1.85;
- average total goals in the match - 3.12.
Head-to-head statistics Carrick Rangers - Linfield

Carrick Rangers Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 14 March 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Ballymena United, away team - Carrick Rangers). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here are the game statistics (Carrick Rangers vs Ballymena United):
- ball possession: 54% vs 46%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 5 vs 4;
- shots on target: 2 vs 3.
- 11 wins,
- 14 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Carrick Rangers stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 34% and a loss percentage of 44%.
⚽️Carrick Rangers has scored a total of 47 goals. On the defensive end, Carrick Rangers has allowed 51 goals over the season.
Match Results: Carrick Rangers

Linfield Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 15 March 2026 during the Northern Ireland League Cup tournament (home team - Glentoran, away team - Linfield). The game concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match statistics (Linfield vs Glentoran):
- corner kicks: 5 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1.
- 18 wins,
- 6 losses,
- 8 draws.
📈Currently, Linfield stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 56% and a loss percentage of 19%.
⚽Linfield has scored a total of 56 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 22 goals over the season.
Match Results: Linfield
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 33;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 2; for visitors away - 6; number of draws - 6;
- Average first-half total: 1.27;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.21, while the visitors net 1.06.
First-Half Stats: Carrick Rangers (home) vs Linfield (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 16;
- wins: 4 (25%) vs 4 (25%);
- losses: 4 (25%) vs 3 (18.75%);
- draws: 8 (50%) vs 9 (56.25%);
- Average goals scored: 1.5 vs 0.69;
- Average goals conceded: 0.75 vs 0.25.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 5 vs 3;
- losses: 1 vs 2;
- draws: 4 vs 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.9 (scored - 1.5, conceded - 0.4) vs 1 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.4).
- Carrick Rangers scored in the 1st half in last 5 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 33;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 28, draws - 4.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Linfield
- matches played in the tournament: 32 vs 32;
- wins: 11 vs 18;
- win percentage: 34% vs 56%;
- losses: 14 vs 6;
- draws: 7 vs 8.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 5 vs 7;
- losses: 3 vs 2;
- draws: 2 vs 1.
- Carrick Rangers won with a +1.5 handicap in 15 of last 16 home games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers won with a +1.5 handicap in 13 of last 14 games.
- Carrick Rangers won with a +1.5 handicap in last 11 games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers won with a +1.5 handicap in 8 of last 9 home games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.52, the guests - 2.61;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.12;
- both teams scored: overall - 13; at the home team's field - 6.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Linfield
- average total in the tournament: 3.06 vs 2.44;
- average total goals scored: 1.47 vs 1.75;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.97 vs 0.63;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.5 vs 1.13;
- Carrick Rangers: average total at home in the tournament - 1.38;
- Linfield: average total away in the tournament - 1.13;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2 (home - 2.17) vs 2.1 (away - 1.5).
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Linfield away games.
Prediction on corners
- Under 11.5 corners in 10 of last 11 Carrick Rangers home games.
- Under 11.5 corners in 7 of last 8 Carrick Rangers games.
- Under 11.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Carrick Rangers games (Premiership).
- Under 11.5 corners in 13 of last 14 Linfield games (Premiership).
- Under 11.5 corners in 10 of last 11 Linfield games.
- Under 11.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Linfield away games (Premiership).
- Under 11.5 corners in last 5 Linfield away games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 33;
- 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: 32 vs 32;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 21 vs 12;
- number of BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 11 (69%);
- number of BTTS matches for Linfield away - 6 (38%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 8 vs 4;
- BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 6 (100%);
- BTTS matches for Linfield away - 2 (33%).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in last 5 home games (Premiership).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (21/192, 10.9%), 2:1 (21/192, 10.9%);
- Carrick Rangers at home most often finish matches: 1:2 (5/16, 31.3%);
- Linfield away most often play: 0:0 (3/16, 18.8%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
0:1 - 11.06% (odds 6.35)
1:1 - 10.78% (odds 6.5)
1:2 - 10.29% (odds 7.1)
Editorial Prediction
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (Premiership).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in last 5 home games (Premiership).