Carrick Rangers FC vs Glentoran FC Prediction: The Glens are at it again

The Glens will take on Carrick Rangers at the Loughshore Hotel Arena for the 32nd round of their Northern Ireland Premier League game. Glentoran continues to fight for a top 2 place in the Northern Ireland Premier League, while Carrick Rangers continues to languish at the bottom of the league table, and they will fight for their place next season in the relegation playoff zone. The last time they met, the game ended in a 1-1 draw, but we envisage a different result at the Loughshore Hotel Arena on Saturday. Let’s analyze both teams’ forms, their key stats, and my expert opinion. 

Carrick Rangers FC (11th)

Form in the League: LWDLL

Carrick Rangers continue to drown in their failures this season, and it will continue as they prepare to take on Linfield on Saturday. With the look of things, they’ll have to fight for a place next season in the relegation playoffs as their fate this season is sealed. Their most recent league game against Portadown ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat. Their overall league statistics are 6 victories, 8 draws, and 17 losses from 31 games. 

Glentoran FC (2nd)

Form in the League: DWLDW

Glentoran is now second placed in the league with an 18-point margin between them and the league leaders Linfield. As the regular season nears its conclusion, Glentoran is well-prepared and positioned for the next phase, which is the Championship phase. However, they came back from 2 goals down to secure a 3-3 draw in their most recent league game against Carrick Rangers. Jordan Jenkins was instrumental in that game, with a brace to his name. We are familiar with Glentoran's style of play, which is very offensive, and I believe they’ll go all out for goals against their Carrick Rangers. 

They are currently in second place on the league table, with overall league statistics of 15 wins, 7 draws, and 8 losses from the 30 league games played. Jordan Jenkins is Glentoran's man in front of the goal, with 8 goals to his name this season.

Head-To-Head Statistics

A critical look at their last 10 encounters produced 6 wins for Glentoran, 2 draws, and 2 wins for Carrick Rangers. 

Expert Betting Tips

Glentoran is in good shape as they remain in second place in the league table. Glentoran has not lost to Carrick Rangers in their last 5 meetings, and we do not think they’ll suffer a defeat to a bottom-table Rangers on Saturday. I’ll go with a win or draw and a total of over 1.5 goals for Glentoran. Glentoran will get a minimum of two goals in this game, and we can bank on it. Glentoran has also won the first half in their last 7 meetings, and I don’t see any reason this cannot happen on Saturday. Please see some of their head-to-head stats below;

• There have been no losses for Glentoran in their last 5 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 5 of their last 7 meetings
• Glentoran has scored first in 9 of their last 10 meetings
• Glentoran has won the first half in their last 7 meetings

Our first prediction is a total of over 1.5 goals for Glentoran for 2.16 odds at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is for Glentoran to win for 1.94 odds at Betway.

Our third prediction is over 2.5 goals for 2.05 odds at Bet365.