Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Knockbreda & Dungannon Swifts face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Knockbreda have less rest than Dungannon Swifts in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Warrenpoint Town, so at least Knockbreda are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Knockbreda form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Knockbreda have to build on here at Breda Park in the Championship.
Knockbreda lost their last game at Warrenpoint Town after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Knockbreda suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Ballyclare Comrades and winning 2-1.Knockbreda are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
There's been little loot from Dungannon Swifts's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 13 away games in the Premiership. Dungannon Swifts only have 0 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 1 draw.
O'Connor was the last player to score for the away team. Dungannon Swifts haven't scored a league goal in the last 207 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Coleraine with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that match, the Dungannon Swifts manager Shiels faced defeat when travelling to Glentoran and losing 0-6.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Dungannon's away games in the league this season with only {5 goals} from 13 matches. There are big problems for the Dungannon Swifts defense as they have conceded 41 goals in 13 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Knowles 4 goals | ![]() R. Campbell 4 goals | ![]() R. Mayse 2 goals |
Knockbreda missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Knockbreda | Dungannon Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | ||
| 51 | 18 | Conceded | C | 36 | 54 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 60% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.1 | 6.9 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 23% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | ||
| 12.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 52 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 51 |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Dundela | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Ards | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | H&W Welders | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Ballinamallard United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 9 | Institute | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Dergview | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 11 | Newington Youth | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 24 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -26 | 20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 56 |
| 2 | Larne | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 53 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 52 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 49 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 44 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | -43 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | -56 | 5 |