Ballymena United vs Carrick Rangers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
20/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • NIFL Premiership - Round 21
  • Referee: Dillon M. (Nir)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Ball Possession
53%47%
Total shots
105
Shots on target
32
Corner Kicks
43
Yellow Cards
11
Total shots
105
Shots on target
32
Shots off target
73
Corner Kicks
43

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 40', 0 - 1, Steele A. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 62', Thompson J. , O’Reilly J. ,
  • 65', 1 - 1, O'Conchubhair D. ,
  • 70', Cherry K. , Clucas S. ,
  • 71', Burns B. 🟨,
  • 74', Burns B. , Scott J. ,
  • 90+3', Lafferty D. 🟨,
  • 90+3', O'Conchubhair D. , Hood J. ,

Chances of winning


Ballymena United
38.3%
Draw
26.5%
Carrick Rangers
35.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
38.3% 28.3% 33.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

37.7% 27.9% 33.8%

Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.41
(2.4)
3.49
(3.25)
2.63
(2.76)
8.2%
(8.7%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
Preview Facts
  • The game will be played between two neighbours in the standings (ranked 9 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: ) and 10 in the zone NIFL Premiership (Relegation Group: ))
  • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 2.
  • Ballymena United has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
  • Carrick Rangers is going through a series of losses (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
  • In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
  • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ballymena United won 9 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 25:20. (average 1.3:1).
  • Including home matches between the teams, Ballymena United won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 5 matches, and goals 8:9. (average 0.9:1).
What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
The latest head-to-head matches between Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers were as follows:
04.10.2025 Carrick Rangers - Ballymena United 1:2
12.04.2025 Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers 1:1
18.01.2025 Carrick Rangers - Ballymena United 0:0
30.11.2024 Ballymena United - Carrick Rangers 1:2
17.09.2024 Carrick Rangers - Ballymena United 1:4
Latest results of Ballymena United
Latest results of Carrick Rangers
Northern Irish Premiership Table
2025/26
PlWDLDiffPts
1Larne ✔ 27196249:153463
2Coleraine28183757:263157
3Glentoran25155543:261750
4Linfield26147544:172749
5Dungannon271311332:47-1540
6Carrick Rangers271051241:44-335
7Cliftonville2497835:33234
8Bangor FC28941533:47-1431
9Portadown26911631:47-1628
10Ballymena25741429:39-1025
11Crusaders26731633:54-2124
12Glenavon27502222:54-3215

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