📏 Form Guide

Carrick Rangers

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Carrick Rangers will be hoping for a better result following a 1-4 Irish Cup loss in their previous game against Coleraine.

The only scorer from Carrick Rangers was Adam Lecky (82'). Ben Wylie (45') and Matthew Shevlin (92', 105', 113') scored for Coleraine. Coleraine ran out winners in extra time.

Carrick Rangers have been unlocking defences at will in recent times, putting 20 goals past the opposition over the course of their previous six outings. In those games, Carrick Rangers have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 5.

Going into this one, Carrick Rangers have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches at home.

Glenavon

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Cliftonville in Irish Cup action, Glenavon will be aiming to make amends here.

The stats don’t lie, and Glenavon have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals overall. At the back, Glenavon have been far from perfect. We will find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Coming into this clash, Glenavon have not won away from home in their last 13 league matches. They must be getting so desperate.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings going back to 10/08/2024 tells us that Carrick Rangers have won 2 of them and Glenavon 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

13 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from The Gers and 8 for The Lurgan Blues. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Premiership match day 12 on 18/10/2025 when it finished Glenavon 1-0 Carrick Rangers.

The referee was Chris Morrison.

ℹ️ Team News: Carrick Rangers

Ethan Boyle (Knee surgery) and Cameron Stewart (surgery) won’t be available for Carrick Rangers gaffer Stephen Baxter.

ℹ️ Team News: Glenavon

In an otherwise full-strength group, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Glenavon boss Michael O'Connor to contend with. Kris Lowe (Calf injury) misses out for this game.

💭 Prediction

Our thinking is that Carrick Rangers will more than likely fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding when they face Glenavon, who won’t find it easy getting on the scoresheet.

We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 2-0 winning score for Carrick Rangers at full-time.

Andre Moura, 19:12 10/02/2026