All you need to know about the Dungannon Swifts - Cliftonville game:

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stangmore Park (5000 seats)

Dungannon Swifts hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 11th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Cliftonville holds 5th place with 13 pts.

Insights:
  • Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals (26) in Premiership
  • Cliftonville have yet to win a game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has grass, which is not Cliftonville's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Cliftonville have performed like this: Played 40 matches resulting in 14 wins, 6 draws and 20 defeats with the goal stats 50-60 (scored/conceded).

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Dungannon Swifts form and stats

When playing at home in the Premiership, Dungannon Swifts, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Premiership, have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Dungannon has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager K. Lindsay and the players. Dungannon Swifts are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stangmore Park, having lost their two previous games here.

Dungannon are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Linfield. Preceding that match was the home game against Ballymena United that was lost 1-5.

Dungannon were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Dungannon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. Dungannon are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played).

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Cliftonville form and stats

As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Cliftonville have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far.

Cliftonville might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Coleraine proved too strong as Cliftonville slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Solitude. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Glenavon.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cliftonville's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. As opposed to that, Cliftonville have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Dungannon - Cliftonville 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Dungannon wins - draws - Cliftonville wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Dungannon Swifts missing players

Cliftonville missing players

Dungannon Swifts Cliftonville
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 0 5 11
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
7 3 1 Lost L 0 4 6
7 5 2 Scored S 0 2 14
26 11 2 Conceded C 0 7 13
82% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
82% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 73%
64% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 45%
36% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 18%
18% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 18%
27% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 36%
55% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.7 4.4 3.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.8 7.4
2.1 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3.8
30% 45% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 33%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • All of Dungannon Swifts's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cliftonville have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cliftonville have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cliftonville have yet to win a game away.
  • Cliftonville haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals (11) at home in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals (26) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dungannon Swifts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cliftonville have scored away.
  • Dungannon Swifts haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Dungannon Swifts is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Larne 10 8 2 0 18 5 6 6 0 0 13 3 4 2 2 0 5 2 13 26
2 Linfield 11 8 1 2 27 13 6 5 1 0 18 5 5 3 0 2 9 8 14 25
3 Crusaders 10 7 0 3 20 9 5 5 0 0 12 1 5 2 0 3 8 8 11 21
4 Ballymena United 11 5 2 4 18 13 6 2 1 3 8 10 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 17
5 Cliftonville 11 4 1 6 14 13 6 4 0 2 12 6 5 0 1 4 2 7 1 13
6 Glenavon 10 3 4 3 16 16 5 1 3 1 10 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 13
7 Coleraine 10 4 1 5 13 14 5 2 0 3 4 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 -1 13
8 Warrenpoint Town 11 3 3 5 11 14 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 2 1 3 6 8 -3 12
9 Glentoran 10 2 5 3 17 11 5 2 3 0 12 2 5 0 2 3 5 9 6 11
10 Portadown 9 2 2 5 10 22 3 0 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 3 9 17 -12 8
11 Dungannon Swifts 11 2 2 7 7 26 5 2 0 3 5 11 6 0 2 4 2 15 -19 8
12 Carrick Rangers 8 1 1 6 7 22 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 0 0 4 1 16 -15 4