Carrick Rangers vs Newry City AFC Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Carrick Rangers' last four matches have brought just a single point, including a 2-5 home defeat to Larne and a 1-3 loss to Cliftonville. There have been some big scorelines both ways in their sample, which points to a side that can be generous at the back as often as they're clinical going forward.

Carrick Rangers: 20 completed matches; Newry City AFC: 20 completed matches.

Carrick Rangers

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

32

Difference

+12

Newry City AFC

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

26

Difference

+2

Newry City, by contrast, have avoided defeat in their last three Championship outings, drawing 1-1, 2-2 and 2-2. They've also picked up wins away at Institute, Rathfriland and Ballinamallard in recent weeks, showing a bit more consistency than their hosts right now.

Newry arrive with the steadier recent record, even if neither side is flying.

Comparative Team Statistics: Carrick Rangers vs Newry City AFC

A tight rivalry down the years

The head-to-head record between these two is close. Looking back over the last ten meetings across Premiership, League Cup and Irish Cup fixtures, Carrick have the slight edge with five wins to Newry's four, plus one draw.

That said, these games span several seasons and different competitions, so it's not a reliable guide to current form. The most recent meeting, an Irish Cup tie last January, went the way of Carrick Rangers 4-3.

How this one might play out

Carrick's defensive struggles in recent weeks stand out, having shipped five goals against Larne and conceded in bunches elsewhere. If that pattern continues, Newry's forward line could find space, especially given they've scored freely in their own recent wins.

Equally, Carrick have shown they can score goals too, netting four away at Bangor not long ago. A cup tie like this can throw up an open, back-and-forth game rather than a cagey one, given both teams' habit of leaking and scoring goals in recent matches.