Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on November 16th, 2024

Carrick Rangers and Crusaders will play on Saturday, November 16th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Premiership game to be held in Northern Ireland, check the Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders will occur

The game is set to be played in the Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena stadium, in the city of Carrickfergus.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.58 goals per match played.

Carrick Rangers last match

Carrick Rangers is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Portadown in a match valid for Premiership, and the match ended 1-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.30.

Crusaders last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Crusaders faced the Loughgall team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-1.

The odds of 1.45 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders h2h

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership. The meeting took place on 31-08-2024 and ended with a 2-1 win for Crusaders.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Crusaders team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Carrick Rangers its counterpart.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Carrick Rangers

Premiership leaderboard now

Carrick Rangers joins the match with 12 points. They rank in 11th place in the Premiership, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 3 games, losing 9, and scoring 3 draws.

This means that Loughgall team, in 12th place, is close behind in the 17th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Carrick Rangers comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the Premiership table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good performance.

Carrick Rangers analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Carrick Rangers: at the end of the round 16 it registers 15 goals scored against 28 taken by its goalkeeper.

With an average ball possession of 44.25% per game in the current league, Carrick Rangers cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Crusaders they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Carrick Rangers

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Daniel Purkis is the player to highlight. Helping Carrick Rangers with 4 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

The Crusaders team with 23 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 7 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 17th round, with the Dungannon Swifts team in hot pursuit at 6th place.

Crusaders analysis

Crusaders shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 16 games has only conceded goals on 14 occasions, and has scored in 18.

As we approach the Regular Season, Crusaders is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 1.79 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Premiership that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The Crusaders team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 56%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Crusaders, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw in the Premiership.

Crusaders is a more offensive team than Carrick Rangers, having 748 attacks vs. 461 from Carrick Rangers, having scored 18 times, in comparison, Carrick Rangers converted into goal 15 times.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Kieran Offord. He has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Crusaders come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Crusaders boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Carrick Rangers, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Carrick Rangers is Daniel Purkis, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Crusaders is Kieran Offord, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Crusaders has conceded 3 away goals in 6 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Crusaders will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-1, something to take into consideration.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Carrick Rangers 1.43 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Crusaders 1.17 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 2.06 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.56 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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