Both sides were involved in 5-goal games last weekend, Saturday’s hosts on the receiving end of a 5-0 defeat to Cliftonville, with Carrick recording their 7th league win of the season, defeating Portadown 4-1 at Taylors Avenue.
‘Gers boss Stephen Baxter will have taken a number of positives from that performance and result last weekend, with the return of Reece Glendinning and Curtis Allen to First Team action, along with a solid display from Jack O’Reilly, in his 2nd start for the Club, on the left-wing, and Danny Gibson twice finding the net, including from the penalty spot.
The last time these sides met at the Showgrounds was back in November. The ‘Gers finished with 10-men on that occasion, Ross Glendinning sent off for handling the ball outside his area, but Carrick dug deep to leave with all three points, the winning goal coming from Nedas Maciulaitis with a fine strike from distance in to the top left corner of the goal.
Looking ahead to Saturday, it remains a period of injury management for ‘Gers, with Luke McCullough, Seanan Clucas, Paul Heatley and Ethan Boyle all missing from last Saturday’s win. Boss Baxter will hope to be able to recall this experience to the ranks in the coming weeks, as the season reaches its climax.
Your support, as always, would be greatly appreciated and below, you can find information for ticketing and travel arrangements.
A cash gate will also be in operation with prices of £15 Standard, £10 Concession.
Away Travel
The Spirit of '76 Supporters Club bus departs Taylors Avenue at 1:45pm on Saturday afternoon.
Seats must be reserved online and can be done so by clicking here.
Coverage
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@CarrickRangers on Twitter / X.
For fans outside UK and Ireland, the game will be streamed on
OneFootball.
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Sportsound on BBC Radio Ulster.
H2H Form (Last 5)
18/01/25 (H) // D 0-0 //
30/11/24 (A) // W 1-2 // Danny Gibson, Nedas Maciulaitis
17/09/24 (H) // L 1-4 // Steven Gordon
13/04/24 (H) // W 2-1 // Ben Tilney, Danny Gibson
16/03/24 (A) // W 0-2 // James Teelan, Nedas Maciulaitis
Officials
Referee: Declan Hassan
Assistant Referee: Paul Robinson
Assistant Referee: Kristian Hanna
4th Official: Ian McNabb