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Carrick Rangers v Linfield

Carrick Rangers
2–2Full time
Linfield

Premiership · SAT 17 OCT · Taylors Avenue

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Carrick Rangers 2–2 Linfield LINFIELD WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG0–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Linfield win53%
The market said51%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.943
The market’s Brier score0.884

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay17 notes · 22 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Linfield win at 53%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Linfield was 53% before kick-off and our model makes it 52% now. 0–0 · 25–23–52
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Carrick Rangers v Linfield
  4. 8′Much as we predicted: Linfield was 53% before kick-off and our model makes it 51% now. 0–0 · 25–24–51
  5. 12′Linfield score on 11′ to make it 0–1. 0–1 · 8–16–75
  6. 12′We published Linfield at 53%. Our model now makes it 75%. 0–1 · 8–16–75
  7. 12′⚽ GOAL · 11' Carrick Rangers 0–1 Linfield
  8. 12′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 12' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 75% now
  9. 24′Carrick Rangers find the net on 24′. 1–1. 1–1 · 24–29–47
  10. 24′⚽ GOAL · 24' Carrick Rangers 1–1 Linfield
  11. 24′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 24' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 47% now
  12. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
  13. 41′A goal for Linfield on 40′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 6–17–77
  14. 41′⚽ GOAL · 40' Carrick Rangers 1–2 Linfield
  15. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 41' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 77% now
  16. 42′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 1–2 · 5–17–78
  17. 45′HALF-TIME Carrick Rangers 1–2 Linfield
  18. 46′SECOND HALF Carrick Rangers 1–2 Linfield
  19. 52′Carrick Rangers score on 52′ to make it 2–2. 2–2 · 21–42–37
  20. 52′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 37%. 2–2 · 21–42–37
  21. 52′4 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 21–42–37
  22. 52′⚽ GOAL · 52' Carrick Rangers 2–2 Linfield
  23. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 52' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 37% now
  24. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Draw is now our likeliest result at 42% (was Linfield win 37%)
  25. 58′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 2–2 · 19–47–34
  26. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 59' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 33% now
  27. 62′PENALTY MISSED · 61' Linfield
  28. 66′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 2–2 · 17–54–29
  29. 72′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 2–2 · 14–62–24
  30. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 23% now
  31. 77′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 2–2 · 11–70–19
  32. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Linfield · On: A. Frizzell · Off: K. Nelson
  33. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Linfield · On: D. Wells · Off: R. Brennan
  34. 81′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 2–2 · 9–77–14
  35. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
  36. 82′🟨 YELLOW · 82' Linfield
  37. 85′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 2–2 · 6–85–9
  38. 91′We said Linfield at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–2 · 3–93–4
  39. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Linfield win: 53% at kick-off, 3% now
  40. FTFULL TIME Carrick Rangers 2–2 Linfield
  41. FTCarrick Rangers 2–2 Linfield · Linfield win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 0–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Linfield are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Carrick Rangers 25%, draw 22%, Linfield 53%. Over 2.5 goals 51%, both teams to score 52%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Carrick Rangers win25%
Draw22%
Linfield win53%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 12

VenueTaylors Avenue

Line-ups

Carrick Rangers

Linfield

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Carrick Rangers

Linfield

7Days since last match7

Last match: 10 Oct · the Northern Irish Premiership

Last match: 10 Oct · the Northern Irish Premiership

2Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
2Linfield10+825
5Carrick Rangers11+216

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Carrick Rangers

Formation not confirmed

1 N. Gartside

3 K. Nelson

5 J. Forsythe

6 J. Callacher

9 D. Gibson

10 A. Lecky

14 A. Steele

15 B. Buchanan-Rolleston

19 J. Crowe

22 P. Heatley

24 M. Snoddy

Coach · Stephen Baxter

Substitutes

25 · D. Agnew

7 · D. O'Conchubhair

8 · S. Clucas

11 · N. Maciulaitis

17 · J. Moore

20 · K. Cherry

30 · C. Hawthorne

Linfield

Formation not confirmed

1 C. Johns

5 C. Shields

19 R. Brennan

8 K. McClean

29 M. Fitzpatrick

15 B. Hall

26 I. Baird

27 E. McGee

14 K. Nelson

30 K. Moore

34 D. McCullough

Coach · David Healy

Substitutes

18 · A. Glavin

4 · R. Nolan

16 · D. Wells

24 · S. Brown

22 · J. Mulgrew

10 · A. Frizzell

66 · C. Chapman

Our number · linfield winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 17 Oct 14:11 · locked at kick-off
53% The market51%
Us53%
Market51%

We make Linfield a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 51%. We are within 2 points of the market. The model expects 1.1–1.7.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Carrick Rangers v Linfield1.06 – 1.68
Form · last six in Premiership this season · since 5 SeptW2 D1 L3 · W5 D1 L0
Table places · points 16 v 255 v 2
The market · Linfield win51% · ours 53%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
45%50%55% 11 OCT 04:0417 OCT 14:11
Our probability · Linfield win The market, margin stripped

Published at 52%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 51% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Carrick Rangers win25%24%+1
Draw22%25%−3
Linfield win53%51%+2
Over 2.5 goals51%54%−3
Both teams to score52%56%−4
Over 1.5 goals75%77%−2
Over 3.5 goals30%33%−3
Carrick Rangers or draw47%49%−2
Carrick Rangers clean sheet19%––
Linfield clean sheet35%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–1 at 11.8%
0123450 5.7 11.8 9.0 5.1 2.2 1 7.9 10.4 9.4 5.3 2.3 2 3.7 6.0 5.0 2.8 3 2.2 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Carrick Rangers down, Linfield across0–5 goals a side shown (99.0% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.90
Over 2.56 of 10
Both scored5 of 10
Last meetingsLIN 1–0 CAR · CAR 2–0 LIN · CAR 0–0 LIN · LIN 3–1 CAR

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premiership this season · since 5 Sept

CARRICK RANGERS

LDLLWW1–3 · 1–1 · 2–5 · 0–2 · 4–0 · 4–2

LINFIELD

WWDWWW1–0 · 1–0 · 1–1 · 1–0 · 3–1 · 2–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Coleraine FC12+1431
2Linfield10+825
3Larne8+1119
4Glentoran11+517
5Carrick Rangers11+216
6Crusaders FC11−615
7Dungannon Swifts10−313
8Ballymena United10+112
9Cliftonville FC11−112
10Limavady United10−512
11Portadown11−125
12Bangor11−145

The competition's standings before kick-off.