Ballymena Joined go into this match after a 2-2 Prevalence impasse versus Newry City.
Ryan Waide (6′, 64′) was the only Ballymena United player to score. Newry City got goals from James Teelan (42′) and Donal Scullion (67′).
Ballymena United, coached by David Jeffrey, have scored eight times in their last six games. Seven goals have been scored against them at the other end during the same time period.
Carrick Rangers and their visiting fans will be hoping for a better outcome here after losing their previous Premiership contest against Glenavon.
Nedas Maciulaitis (62′) was the only Carrick Rangers player to score. Glenavon received goals from Cohen Henderson (94′), Matthew Fitzpatrick (50′), and Andrew Doyle (32′).
In their last six games, Carrick Rangers’ attacking players have worked hard to score goals, resulting in a poor return of just 4. The Gers have also seen their opponents score a total of 15 goals in those games. That being said, we’ll simply need to see whether that example will be kept up with in this forthcoming game.
Carrick Rangers haven’t won in two league games away from home before this one.
Match Details :
- Ballymena United – Carrick Rangers
- NIFL Premiership Northern Ireland
- Date – 29/04/2023
- Starting time – 16:30 UTC
Prediction :
Carrick Rangers and Ballymena United, in our opinion, have the potential to tie this game up, with both teams scoring.
There ought to be minimal in it, and an attract seems to be a seriously sensible outcome. We’re subsequently tipping a hard-battled 1-1 score draw toward the finish of this game.
Head to head :
A glance at their latest no holds barred gatherings tracing all the way back to 25/01/2022 shows us that Ballymena Joined have won 2 of these and Carrick Officers 3, with the count of drawn matches remaining at 1.
During those games, they combined to score 12 goals, with 6 going to the Sky Blues and 6 to The Gers. That amounts to an average of 2 goals scored per game.
On Premiership match day 28 on February 14, 2023, Carrick Rangers defeated Ballymena United 1-0 in the pair’s most recent league contest.
Team news :
David Jeffrey, manager of Ballymena United, has a full team to choose from, so he doesn’t have to worry about his players’ fitness ahead of this game.
Stuart King, the manager of Carrick Rangers, has only one fitness issue to worry about in a group that is otherwise at full strength. Curtis Allen will not participate due to ankle surgery.
Betting tips :
• Examining the most recent odds for this 90-minute match.
• Result market, marking on Ballymena Joined is best valued at 2.33, backing the draw is 3.5 and putting your cash on a success for Carrick Officers is 2.89.
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• For this match, our knowledgeable partners are backing under 3.5 goals.
Lineups :
| Carrick Rangers | ||
| G | 1 | Ross Glendinning |
| D | 5 | Jim Ervin |
| D | 23 | Reece Glendinning |
| D | 39 | Ben Tilney |
| D | 2 | Kurtis Forsythe |
| M | 7 | David Cushley |
| M | 8 | Andy Mitchell |
| M | 6 | Steven Gordon |
| M | 42 | Lloyd Anderson |
| A | 30 | Nedas Macuilaitis |
| A | 9 | Emmett McGuckin |
| Ballymena United | ||
| G | 21 | Sean O’Neill |
| D | 3 | Ross Redman |
| D | 11 | Steven McCullough |
| D | 5 | Scot Whiteside |
| M | 4 | Douglas Wilson |
| M | 2 | Kym Nelson |
| M | 8 | Joshua Kelly |
| M | 14 | Jack Henderson |
| A | 30 | Mikey Place |
| A | 10 | Ryan Strain |
| A | 18 | Jordan Gibson |
Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |