Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Cliftonville 4th with 6, Carrick Rangers 1st with 10. On recent form Cliftonville sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Cliftonville were scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.2, Carrick Rangers 3 and 1.4, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Carrick Rangers had not won in 10 games.
13 meetings are on record — 12 won by Cliftonville, 1 by Carrick Rangers, 0 drawn, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 69% of the meetings.
The venue was Solitude, with room for 3,000 spectators. Carrick Rangers led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cliftonville: Brian Healy (10') · Carrick Rangers: Danny Purkis (51'), Danny Purkis (39'), Paul Heatley (44'), Danny Purkis (45')
Key stats
Possession: Cliftonville 58% · Carrick Rangers 42% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 4-8