About Match
Ballymena United go into the game 9th in the table on 4 points; Carrick Rangers sit 5th on 9 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Ballymena United score 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Carrick Rangers 1.4 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Ballymena United on 7 points and up to 7th, other results permitting.
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 in Ballymena stages the fixture, a ground that holds 5,200.