UK football, rugby, cricket & F1: fixtures, results and predictions
Linfield are 2nd in the table on 25 points from 10 games (8 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost, goals 14–6), last 5: WWWDW. Carrick are 5th in the table on 16 points from 11 games (5 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost, goals 19–17), last 5: WWLLD. 3 places separate them before kick-off.
Last 5 league games before this match, latest first. O/U 2.5 = games with 3+ goals · BTTS = both teams scored · CS = clean sheets.
Linfield
Carrick| # | Team | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coleraine | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | Linfield | +8 | 25 |
| 3 |  Larne | +12 | 19 |
| 4 |  Glentoran | +5 | 17 |
| 5 | Carrick | +2 | 16 |
| 6 |  Crusaders | -6 | 15 |
| 7 |  Dungannon | -3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Ballymena United | +1 | 12 |
| 9 |  Cliftonville | -1 | 12 |
| 10 |  Limavady Utd. | -5 | 12 |
| 11 |  Portadown | -12 | 5 |
| 12 |  Bangor | -14 | 5 |