The two sides are yet to meet this campaign, with the initial meeting postponed in August due to Linfield's involvement in the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs. That tie has since been rescheduled for Tuesday 13th January.
For the 'Gers, it has been back to back league defeats to Crusaders and Portadown, and Stephen Baxter's men go into Saturday's tie aiming to pick up the first points at Windsor Park in just over 2 years, when a Danny Gibson brace and strike from David Cushley helped the 'Gers to a 3-3 draw.
For Saturday's hosts, they recorded a 1-0 over Crusaders at Windsor Park on Tuesday evening, Chris McKee with the strike just before half-time enough to earn the win.
The playing panel remains without Ethan Boyle, Nedas Maciulaitis (both knee), and Cameron Stewart for Saturday's fixture. Loanee Ryan McKay is also ineligible to play against his parent club.
Your support, as always, would be greatly appreciated and below, you can find information for ticketing arrangements.
Away Travel
The Spirit of '76 Supporters Club bus departs Taylors Avenue at 2:00pm on Saturday afternoon.
Seats must be reserved online and can be done so by clicking here.
Coverage
For live updates throughout Matchday, be sure to follow
@CarrickRangers on Twitter / X.
For fans outside UK and Ireland, the game will be streamed on
OneFootball.
For coverage and build-up from all the games in the Sports Direct Premiership, tune in to Sportsound on BBC Radio Ulster.
H2H Form (Last 5)
11/01/25 (A) // L 0-3
03/11/24 (H) // L 1-2 // Joe Crowe
21/09/24 (A) // L 0-1
02/04/24 (H) // L 2-3 // Nedas Maciulaitis, Curtis Allen
13/10/23 (H) // L 1-2 // Emmett McGuckin
Officials
Referee: TBC
Assistant Referee: TBC
Assistant Referee: TBC
4th Official: TBC
