Match Report
Level on 10 points, Crusaders (2nd) and Carrick Rangers (1st) met as equals in the table. On recent form Crusaders sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Crusaders ran at 2 scored and 1.8 conceded, Carrick Rangers at 3 and 1.4.
7 games without a win framed Carrick Rangers's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Crusaders, 2 draws and 2 for Carrick Rangers, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings.
The match was played at Seaview (capacity 3,383). Carrick Rangers led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Crusaders: Fraser Bryden (25'), Kurtis Forsythe (48') · Carrick Rangers: Jack Scott (31'), Billy Joe Burns (36')
Key stats
Possession: Crusaders 49% · Carrick Rangers 51% · Total shots: 9-20 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 3-5