Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dungannon Swifts & Ards face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's look for an animated match!
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Dungannon Swifts have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 6 defeats from 11 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Dungannon shared the glory with Portadown in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Newry City AFC.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Dungannon Swifts here at Stangmore Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Dungannon Swifts's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ards form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Ards playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Ards played 1-1 against Dundela in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Knockbreda's place.Ards have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 21 goals from 10 away matches. For Ards, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Ards have won at least one point in the last 4 games (2-2-0) facing Dungannon.Top Goalscorers
  J. Knowles 4 goals | R. Campbell 4 goals | R. Mayse 2 goals |
Dungannon Swifts missing players
Ards missing players
| Dungannon Swifts | Ards | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 25 | 50 | ||
| 54 | 15 | Conceded | C | 27 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | ||
| 9.7 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Linfield | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 42 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 35 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 23 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 33 | -33 | 14 |
| 12 | Portadown | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 31 | -46 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Loughgall | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Dundela | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Ards | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Institute | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Ballinamallard United | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 9 | Newington Youth | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | H&W Welders | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 20 |
| 11 | Knockbreda | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | Dergview | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
