Football tips: Dungannon Swifts vs Ballymena United - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stangmore Park (2154 seats)

It's the first game of the new season for Dungannon Swifts and Ballymena United. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.

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Dungannon Swifts form and stats

The manager K. Lindsay will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Institute in only three days.

Dungannon Swifts have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and two practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Dungannon Swifts scored 8 goals and let in 2 goals during these two games.

Last season, Dungannon Swifts's league statistics were 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Premiership. Over these five matches they scored 7 goals and conceded 9. Playing at home last season Dungannon Swifts managed 1-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with 3 goals and 3 conceded.

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Ballymena United form and stats

A new game in only three days for Ballymena United, the Premiership home match versus Linfield. Busy days.

It's a day of discovery for Ballymena United as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Ballymena United have played two with the results W2-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Ballymena United has scored 3 goals and conceded 1 time.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Dungannon Swifts victories, 3 draws and 4 Ballymena United wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Dungannon Swifts missing players

Ballymena United missing players

Dungannon Swifts Ballymena United
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Dungannon Swifts Last season Ballymena United
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   18 38
11 8   Won   10 23
9 4   Drew   3 6
18 7   Lost   5 9
44 23   Scored   37 80
65 30   Conceded   25 50
95% 95%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
79% 84%   Over 1.5   89% 89%
55% 53%   Over 2.5   72% 74%
24% 21%   Over 3.5   44% 37%
16% 16%   Over 4.5   22% 21%
61% 58%   BTTS   67% 66%
13% 16%   Clean Sheets   22% 21%
32% 32%   Failed To Score   11% 13%
 
4.6 4.7   Corners For (avg)   4.9 5.6
5.1 5.2   Corners Against (avg)   5.5 5.1
1.5 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.5 1.4
6 5   Red Cards   1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Ballymena United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Dungannon Swifts
All Irish League Cup Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-04-19 PR Warrenpoint Town 5 - 3 Dungannon Swifts
23-04-19 PR Ards 1 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
27-04-19 PR Newry City AFC 0 - 1 Dungannon Swifts
20-07-19 CF Dungannon Swifts 3 - 2 H&W Welders
27-07-19 CF Loughgall 0 - 5 Dungannon Swifts
10-08-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Ballymena United
13-08-19 PR Institute 18:45 Dungannon Swifts
17-08-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Glentoran
24-08-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Glenavon
27-08-19 ILC Dungannon Swifts 18:45 Dergview
Ballymena United
All Irish League Cup Premiership Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
22-06-19 CF Ballymena United 2 - 1 Barry Town United
27-06-19 EL Ballymena United 2 - 0 NSI
04-07-19 EL NSI 0 - 0 Ballymena United
11-07-19 EL Malmö FF 7 - 0 Ballymena United
18-07-19 EL Ballymena United 0 - 4 Malmö FF
10-08-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Ballymena United
13-08-19 PR Ballymena United 18:45 Linfield
17-08-19 PR Larne 14:00 Ballymena United
24-08-19 PR Ballymena United 14:00 Glentoran
27-08-19 ILC Ballymena United 18:45 Newington Youth

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Glentoran 5 3 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 11
2 Ards 5 2 2 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 -1 8
3 Newry City AFC 5 2 0 3 8 7 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 6
4 Dungannon Swifts 5 2 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 6
5 Institute 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 6
6 Warrenpoint Town 5 1 2 2 11 12 3 1 1 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 5

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