Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Limavady United & Dungannon Swifts face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Irish League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This promises to be an absorbing game with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Limavady United form and stats
Limavady United have not come this way in the Irish League Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Larne. Last season, Limavady United's Irish League Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Limavady are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Larne. Limavady United were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that match was a Irish League Cup defeat to Crusaders (1-4).Dungannon Swifts form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Armagh City in order to reach 3rd round of Irish League Cup. They also participated in Irish League Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Things could have gone better for Dungannon Swifts in their Premiership away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Dungannon Swifts might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Larne proved too strong as Dungannon Swifts slumped to a 2-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Stangmore Park. As you can tell from the result, the match against Larne was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting Ballymena United's place.The schedule is very tough for Dungannon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Glenavon is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Dungannon Swifts has scored 7 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding seven meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Limavady United, two draws and four wins for Dungannon Swifts. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  C. McGinty 2 goals | R. Mayse 2 goals | R. Campbell 2 goals |
Limavady United missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Limavady United | Dungannon Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Lost | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 50 | 34 | Conceded | C | 23 | 55 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 68% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 79% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Larne | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Linfield | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Portadown | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 3 |