The visiting Ballymena United side should be favourites in this visit to Dungannon Swifts, as the away team holds a 5 point advantage from their nine league games this season.
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership
- Ballymena United has the most clean sheets (3) away in Premiership
Dungannon have less rest than Ballymena United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premiership game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Portadown, was also a home game here at Stangmore Park. The away team is better rested.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Dungannon Swifts, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership, at their home stadium (Stangmore Park) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Coleraine.
Dungannon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Ballymena United form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in Premiership, are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
Ballymena have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jordan Williamson. It's been 360 minutes since they last conceded in Premiership.
Ballymena United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Portadown for a Premiership game that ended a draw (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Carrick Rangers.
Ballymena find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. The Ballymena defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Dungannon Swifts, three draws and four wins for Ballymena United. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Dungannon Swifts missing players
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| Dungannon Swifts | Ballymena United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 45% | 41% |
- All of Dungannon Swifts's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ballymena United has the most clean sheets (3) away in Premiership
- Ballymena United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the the worst goal difference (-11) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dungannon Swifts haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Portadown | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 10 | Coleraine | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Glentoran | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 4 |