Match Report
Ballymena United went into the game 10th in the table on 5 points; Carrick Rangers sat 7th on 10 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Ballymena United were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.67, Carrick Rangers 1.29 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
16 meetings are on record — 8 won by Ballymena United, 5 by Carrick Rangers, 3 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Only 31% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The Showgrounds staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,200. The referee was L. Thompson, with 21 matches in our database and 0.9 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Ballymena United: Igor Rutkowski (47') · Carrick Rangers: Aidan Steele (54')
Key stats
Possession: Ballymena United 62% · Carrick Rangers 38% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 7-2