Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on January 25th, 2025

Glenavon and Carrick Rangers are scheduled to play against each other on January 25th, 2025, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in a Premiership match to be held in Northern Ireland, check the Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers will occur

The game takes place in the small Mourneview Park stadium, in the city of Lurgan, with a capacity for 5000 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 Glenavon 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 2.53 goals per match played.

Glenavon last match

In the last match they played, Glenavon collected a win. The opposing team was Dungannon Swifts, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-3 - was valid for Premiership.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.20.

Carrick Rangers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Premiership, Carrick Rangers faced the Ballymena United team, and the score ended with a 0-0 draw.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.40.

Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers h2h

Their last Premiership game of 2024/2025 season which took place on 26-10-2024 game ended in a staggering 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Glenavon team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Carrick Rangers team, which has no wins recently.

Glenavon

Premiership leaderboard now

However, Glenavon enters this game with 28 points and ranking in 10th place in the Premiership, the team has a negative balance of 10 lost games, won 7, and drawing in 7.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 2 points over Coleraine team who holds the 9th place in the 27th round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Northern Ireland Premiership without high aspirations or fears of relegating, the Glenavon will try to take full advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Glenavon analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Glenavon: at the end of the round 26 it registers 24 goals scored against 32 taken by its goalkeeper.

It appears that Glenavon is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

While the average number of shots on goal by Glenavon is relatively low, in contrast, the shooting accuracy of the forwards is very high. In fact, the team has an average value of 2.13 per game, but has 1 goals scored per match. In other words, it scored a goal in 40% of the circumstances in which it kicked at goal.

Glenavon has a ball possession average of 49.17% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Glenavon vs Carrick Rangers 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

In comparison to Carrick Rangers 986 attacks and 20 goals, Glenavon has had 1151 attacks and 24 goals.

Best goalscorer from Glenavon

In this season, the individual highlight is David McDaid that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Glenavon achieved in several matches.

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

Carrick Rangers

Premiership leaderboard now

With 22 points won, Carrick Rangers is in 11th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 5 wins against 11 losses, plus 7 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 6 points against Glenavon who occupies position 10, the team starts the 27th round.

Carrick Rangers analysis

Carrick Rangers, with 20 goals scored and 33 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 26 rounds.

Carrick Rangers is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 0.87 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.

Best goalscorer from Carrick Rangers

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Paul Heatley. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Carrick Rangers come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Glenavon is David McDaid, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Carrick Rangers is Paul Heatley, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 2.76 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.73 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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