Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders Prediction 28 March 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Carrick Rangers and Crusaders are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 15:00. 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 Carrick Rangers being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 30 December 2025 and ended with a score of 2:2. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Crusaders):
- ball possession percentage: 49% vs 51%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Carrick Rangers and Crusaders:
- played 38 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 29, draws - 4;
- number of goals - 38 against 119;
- average total in the 1st half - 2.05, in the 2nd half - 2.08;
- average total goals in the match - 4.13.
Head-to-head statistics Carrick Rangers - Crusaders

Carrick Rangers Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 20 March 2026 as part of the Premiership tournament (home team - Carrick Rangers, away team - Linfield). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:0.
Here are the game statistics (Carrick Rangers vs Linfield):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 1.
- 12 wins,
- 14 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Carrick Rangers stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 36% and a loss percentage of 42%.
⚽️Carrick Rangers has scored a total of 49 goals. On the defensive end, Carrick Rangers has allowed 51 goals over the season.
Match Results: Carrick Rangers

Crusaders Team Overview
- 7 wins,
- 21 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Crusaders stands at a mid-tier position within the Premiership standings, with a win percentage of 21% and a loss percentage of 64%.
⚽Crusaders has scored a total of 38 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 72 goals over the season.
Match Results: Crusaders
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 38;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 3; for visitors away - 10; number of draws - 5;
- Average first-half total: 2.05;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.58, while the visitors net 1.47.
First-Half Stats: Carrick Rangers (home) vs Crusaders (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 17;
- wins: 5 (29.41%) vs 7 (41.18%);
- losses: 4 (23.53%) vs 7 (41.18%);
- draws: 8 (47.06%) vs 3 (17.65%);
- Average goals scored: 1.47 vs 1.29;
- Average goals conceded: 0.71 vs 0.65.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 5 vs 1;
- losses: 1 vs 5;
- draws: 4 vs 4;
- Average first-half total: 1.7 (scored - 1.3, conceded - 0.4) vs 1 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.7).
- Carrick Rangers scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 38;
- home team wins - 5, away team wins - 29, draws - 4.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders
- matches played in the tournament: 33 vs 33;
- wins: 12 vs 7;
- win percentage: 36% vs 21%;
- losses: 14 vs 21;
- draws: 7 vs 5.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 5 vs 0;
- losses: 3 vs 8;
- draws: 2 vs 2.
- Carrick Rangers have not lost in 9 of last 10 home games.
- Carrick Rangers have not lost in last 7 home games (Premiership).
- Crusaders have not won in last 11 games.
- Crusaders have not won in last 10 games (Premiership).
- Crusaders have not won in 9 of last 10 away games.
- Crusaders have not won in 8 of last 9 away games (Premiership).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1, the guests - 3.13;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 4.13;
- both teams scored: overall - 21; at the home team's field - 10.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders
- average total in the tournament: 3.03 vs 3.33;
- average total goals scored: 1.48 vs 1.15;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.97 vs 0.58;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.52 vs 0.58;
- Carrick Rangers: average total at home in the tournament - 1.41;
- Crusaders: average total away in the tournament - 1.18;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.7 (home - 1.67) vs 0.8 (away - 0.8).
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Carrick Rangers games (Premiership).
Prediction on corners
- Carrick Rangers have taken under 6.5 corners in 19 of last 20 home games.
- Carrick Rangers have taken under 6.5 corners in 14 of last 15 home games (Premiership).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 38;
- both teams scored all-time - 21 times;
- on the home team’s field - 10 times.
Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders
- number of matches played in the tournament: 33 vs 33;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 21 vs 16;
- number of BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 11 (65%);
- number of BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 9 (53%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 7 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Carrick Rangers at home - 5 (83%);
- BTTS matches for Crusaders away - 3 (60%).
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games.
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (21/198, 10.6%), 2:1 (21/198, 10.6%);
- Carrick Rangers at home most often finish matches: 1:2 (5/17, 29.4%);
- Crusaders away most often play: 1:2 , 2:0 , 2:1 , 4:0 , 5:1 (2/17, 11.8%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
2:1 - 10.19% (odds 6.5)
1:1 - 9.62% (odds 6.5)
2:0 - 8.05% (odds 7)
Editorial Prediction
- Carrick Rangers have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games.