The kick off for the match between Carrick Rangers and Ballymena United will take place at 15:00 (UK time) - Saturday, 10/04 - at the Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. This clash of the 2025/26 NIFL Premiership looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Carrick Rangers vs Ballymena United

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Over 1.5 Goals

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👉 Our prediction is: Carrick Rangers to win the 1st half

Carrick Rangers has been a strong home team overall this season, and the statistics point to them being particularly quick to pounce in the opening 45 minutes. Whether that aggressive mentality is due to the energy of the home crowd or an intentional plan on the part of the manager, it has proven to be very effective.

We foresee that plan paying off once again in their match against Ballymena United, so our top tip is for Carrick Rangers to win the first half.

👉 Our prediction is: Carrick Rangers to win

Carrick Rangers to win is our top betting tip for this upcoming match against Ballymena United. Carrick Rangers's odds in the online betting sites have them heavily favoured at home, where they have been quite strong all season.

And our expert analysts fancy their chances as well given their current form and overall statistics.

Carrick Rangers preview

Carrick Rangers has played 7 matches in the NIFL Premiership so far, with 3 wins, 1 draws, and 3 losses. This results in an average of 1.43 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draws, and 3 losses. Carrick Rangers's attack has scored 10 goals, 10 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.43 goals per league match and 1.43 goals per match across the entire season.

Daniel Purkis is the team’s top scorer with 2 goals, while Luke McCullough leads the team in assists with 1. Defensively, Carrick Rangers has conceded 10 goals in the league (an average of 1.43) and 10 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.43 over 7 matches).

Ballymena United preview

In 9 NIFL Premiership matches, Ballymena United has recorded 4 wins, 1 draws, and 4 losses, with an average of 1.44 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 4 wins in 9 matches. The team has scored 12 goals, 12 of them in the NIFL Premiership (an average of 1.33 goals per match), with Donal Rocks being the team's top scorer with 2 goals and Matthew Clarke providing 1 assists.

Defensively, Ballymena United has conceded 10 goals in the league and 10 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.11 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Carrick Rangers vs Ballymena United

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Carrick Rangers

Northern Ireland - NIFL Premiership

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L L D W W

1.43

Home W

1.5

Away L L D W W

1.4

Away Team

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Ballymena United

Northern Ireland - NIFL Premiership

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D W L L L

1.44

Home W L W

1.5

Away D L L W W

1.4

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