Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Linfield 3rd with 12, Carrick Rangers 5th with 9. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Linfield ran at 1.2 scored and 0.8 conceded, Carrick Rangers at 1.4 and 0.8.
Linfield came in having won three on the spin.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 8 Linfield wins, 2 for Carrick Rangers, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
The referee was E. Boyce, with 33 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. Windsor Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,614. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Linfield: Ben Hall (55')
Key stats
Possession: Linfield 64% · Carrick Rangers 36% · Total shots: 13-4 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 9-2