About Match
Carrick Rangers go into the game 8th in the table on 10 points; Dungannon Swifts sit 4th on 13 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Carrick Rangers 1.38 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Dungannon Swifts 1.13 and 1, with the league averaging 1.34. Victory would move Carrick Rangers to 13 points and up to 4th, overtaking Dungannon Swifts, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 6 Carrick Rangers wins, 6 for Dungannon Swifts, 1 draw, at 3.85 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 62% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 77% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 69%.
The venue is Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena in Carrickfergus.