Premiership · Regular Season - 5 September 05, 2026 16:00 Windsor Park, Belfast

Linfield

#2 · 32 pts

1 – 0

Final score

Carrick Rangers

#5 · 18 pts

B. Hall 55'

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Carrick Rangers a 43% win probability (draw 26%, Linfield 29%). The final result was Linfield 1–0 Carrick Rangers. In 4 previous meetings, Linfield have won 1 times, with 2 draws and 1 wins for Carrick Rangers.

Match statistics

Match Events

26'

K. Nelson / B. Burns ↕

42'

K. Cherry / M. Snoddy ↕

48'

J. Callacher

⚽B. Hall

55'

↕ I. Baird / D. Wells

64'

↕ K. Moore / K. Nelson

64'

D. McCullough

85'

C. Shields

88'

90'+1

90'+1

90'+3

P. Heatley

Pre-match prediction

29.84%

Linfield ←

26.98%

X

43.18%

Carrick

we assigned to the actual result (Linfield) 29.84% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Linfield

1.05

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Carrick

3.52

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Coleraine FC	13	34
2	Linfield	13	32
3	Larne	11	23
4	Glentoran	12	20
5	Carrick Rangers	13	18
6	Ballymena United	11	15
7	Cliftonville FC	13	15
8	Crusaders FC	13	15
9	Dungannon Swifts	12	14
10	Limavady United	13	14
11	Portadown	13	8
12	Bangor	13	6