Carrick Rangers FC vs Coleraine FC Prediction: Coleraine must bounce back to winning ways

In the 12th round of the Northern Ireland Premiership, Coleraine will take on Carrick Rangers at the Loughshore Hotel Arena for their 12th round of matches. Carrick Rangers is in terrible shape as they’ve only won 2 games from the 10 games played this season. Coleraine on the other hand has suffered two consecutive league defeats and they’ll be hoping to bounce back to winning ways on Saturday. We believe Coleraine will keep it. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in the League: WLLLL

Carrick Rangers secured a shocking victory in their last league game against Cliftonville winning the game by a 2-0 margin. That victory against Cliftonville became Carrick Rangers' second league victory this season since the start of the season. Their overall league statistics are 8 losses and 2 wins from 10 games played. Can they recreate last week's performance against Coleraine on Saturday?

Form in the League: LLWDW

It is now two consecutive league defeats for Coleraine as they lost to Crusaders in their most recent league game. This defeat is Coleraine's third defeat in the league this season. Coleraine has now won 2 games, and 2 draws, and suffered a loss in their last 5 league games. 

Coleraine is now 8th placed in the league with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from 8 games played and Matthew Shevlin is the team's top scorer with 5 goals scored in the league. 

Coleraine currently leads in their head-to-head stats with 16 wins while Carrick Rangers plays catch up with 2 wins and 2 draws. 

Coleraine is the clear favorite for the win here as they are better in terms of historical data and recent form although Carrick Rangers have recently secured a shocking win in their last league game against Cliftonville, we still do not count them a worthy opponent for Coleraine. Our prediction is a win and a total of over 1.5 goals for Coleraine. We also expect both teams to find the net and a total of over 2.5 goals here.