Crusaders vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on August 31st, 2024

Crusaders and Carrick Rangers will meet each other in a football match counting for Premiership on August 31st, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in Northern Ireland, check the Crusaders vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Crusaders vs Carrick Rangers will occur

The game will be played in the small Seaview stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 3383 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Crusaders vs Carrick Rangers 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 2.6 goals per match played.

Crusaders last match

Crusaders arrives from a draw in the last match they played. The contest against Cliftonville, valid for the Premiership, ended with a score of 1-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.25.

Carrick Rangers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premiership, Carrick Rangers faced the Glentoran team, and the score ended with a 2-3 for their rivals.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.10, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Crusaders vs Carrick Rangers h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Premiership match, on 01-05-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 3-1 win for Crusaders.

Crusaders

Premiership leaderboard now

The Crusaders team with 7 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

This means that in the 5th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Glentoran team that is in the 4th place.

Crusaders analysis

After 4 rounds, Crusaders has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 3 goals for and 1 conceded.

It is true that the average number of shots towards the target is not high, but the shooting accuracy of the Crusaders players, in contrast, is remarkable. The club averaged 2 shots per match, with 1 goals scored in each match: thus, the team scored 2 goals for every 5 shots kicked toward the goal.

Crusaders is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 48.5%. In the next match against Carrick Rangers a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Crusaders will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Crusaders

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Kieran Offord. The Attacker scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Crusaders to achieve victory in several disputes.

Carrick Rangers

Premiership leaderboard now

With 3 points won, Carrick Rangers is in 8th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 2 losses, plus 0 draws.

This means that, in the 5th round, the team has the same score that the Glenavon team that is just behind in 9th place.

The Carrick Rangers positioned in the middle of the league table in the Premiership competition in Northern Ireland, without high aspirations, or relegation concerns will try to get a win away from home to maintain regularity at the time.

Carrick Rangers analysis

Carrick Rangers, with 4 goals scored and 6 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 4 rounds.

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.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 1.34 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 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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