Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on December 30th, 2024

Carrick Rangers and Crusaders will face each other in a Premiership game in Northern Ireland on Monday, December 30th, 2024, at 19:45h (UTC), 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 takes place in the Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena stadium, in the city of Carrickfergus.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

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 2.52 goals per match played.

Carrick Rangers last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Carrick Rangers team. On that occasion they met Larne for the Premiership, and the match ended 0-0.

This draw (odd 3.80) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

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 Cliftonville team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-0.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.00.

Carrick Rangers vs Crusaders h2h

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 16-11-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and it ended with a 3-0 win for Carrick Rangers.

Carrick Rangers

Premiership leaderboard now

Ranking in 11th place in the Premiership, Carrick Rangers enters this match with 20 points, 5 wins, 10 losses, 5 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

In the 24th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points against Glenavon team who occupies position 10.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Northern Ireland Premiership without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Carrick Rangers will try to take full advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Carrick Rangers analysis

At the end of matchday 23 we see that Carrick Rangers conceded more goals than they scored, with 30 goals conceded and 20 scored.

With 45.15% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Carrick Rangers can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Crusaders they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Best goalscorer from Carrick Rangers

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Paul Heatley is the player to highlight. Helping Carrick Rangers with 5 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

With 30 points won, Crusaders is in 7th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 9 wins against 9 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 24th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Ballymena United team which is just above, in 6th place.

Crusaders analysis

After round 23 of Premiership we count 26 goals scored by Crusaders and 27 conceded.

While the average number of shots on goal by Crusaders is relatively low, in contrast, the shooting accuracy of the forwards is very high. In fact, the team has an average value of 2.52 per game, but has 1.24 goals scored per match. In other words, it scored a goal in 40% of the circumstances in which it kicked at goal.

Crusaders is a more offensive team than Carrick Rangers, having 1412 attacks vs. 662 from Carrick Rangers, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Carrick Rangers converted into goal 20 times.

Navigating a hectic schedule with multiple games in a short period of time could prove to be a daunting task for Crusaders. Despite the odds suggesting a tight matchup, the team's busy schedule could be a critical factor in determining the eventual winner between Carrick Rangers and Crusaders.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Kieran Offord is the player to highlight. Helping Crusaders with 10 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

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 Paul Heatley, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Crusaders is Kieran Offord, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Carrick Rangers 1.3 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Crusaders 1 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 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 2.56 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.87 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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