Premiership match preview: Dungannon Swifts believed to be the weaker party when Coleraine pays a visit

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stangmore Park (5000 seats)

Dungannon Swifts want to have lots of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 11th spot in the Premiership table. Opponents Coleraine hold 5th place with 47 pts.

Insights:
  • Dungannon Swifts have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Premiership
  • Coleraine is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premiership

It's no vacation for neither Dungannon Swifts nor Coleraine as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Dungannon Swifts form and stats

Dungannon Swifts have collected 16 points from their Premiership home games so far after 5-1-6. Ever since the Cliftonville game Dungannon Swifts has been unbeatable here at Stangmore Park producing four straight wins.

Dungannon lost their last game at Glentoran (placed 6th) after a 0-6 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Dungannon Swifts suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Before that, Dungannon Swifts had a home game versus Glenavon which ended with a victory 2-1.

It should be noted that a look at the 21 most recent league games reveals that 16 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

On the other hand, Dungannon have conceded 16 goals.

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Coleraine form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership. In general it has been a productive period now for Coleraine as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Coleraine won their last game, 1-0 versus Carrick Rangers played at home. Which player has bagged at least one goal three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Shevlin and that is impressive stuff!

A 2-2 draw at Cliftonville's stadium before that.

Coleraine are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

Coleraine have won every one of the 7 latest games versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?

The newest archived meeting between these sides is the Coleraine - Dungannon Swifts 2-0 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

ColeraineM. Shevlin
M. Shevlin
17 goals
DungannonJ. Knowles
J. Knowles
4 goals
Dungannon SwiftsR. Campbell
R. Campbell
4 goals

Dungannon Swifts missing players

Coleraine missing players

Dungannon Swifts Coleraine
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 4 12 25
5 5 2 Won W 4 6 14
2 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
18 6 2 Lost L 0 3 6
17 12 4 Scored S 9 19 43
57 16 5 Conceded C 3 10 21
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 84%
80% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 72%
48% 25% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 44%
36% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 32%
24% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 16%
28% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 36%
16% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 56%
60% 50% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 24%
 
3.3 4.2 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 5
6 5.8 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 4
2.3 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.2 2.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
6.7 8.8 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.2 8.5
3.7 4.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 4 4.3
18% 20% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 40% 39%
 
9.6 7.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 8.4 8
5.4 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.1
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Coleraine have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Coleraine have scored more than double the goals of Dungannon Swifts.
  • Coleraine have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
  • Coleraine have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Premiership
  • Coleraine is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dungannon Swifts have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Premiership
  • Dungannon Swifts have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Cliftonville 25 16 5 4 46 32 12 9 3 0 26 10 13 7 2 4 20 22 14 53
2 Larne 24 16 4 4 42 15 12 8 3 1 23 4 12 8 1 3 19 11 27 52
3 Linfield 25 15 4 6 47 21 12 7 3 2 22 11 13 8 1 4 25 10 26 49
4 Crusaders 25 15 4 6 51 29 13 11 1 1 35 10 12 4 3 5 16 19 22 49
5 Coleraine 25 14 5 6 43 21 13 8 2 3 24 11 12 6 3 3 19 10 22 47
6 Glentoran 22 13 2 7 42 15 10 7 0 3 26 6 12 6 2 4 16 9 27 41
7 Ballymena United 23 9 3 11 28 32 12 6 2 4 18 13 11 3 1 7 10 19 -4 30
8 Glenavon 23 7 5 11 40 45 14 6 2 6 26 28 9 1 3 5 14 17 -5 26
9 Carrick Rangers 23 7 3 13 30 46 12 6 1 5 20 19 11 1 2 8 10 27 -16 24
10 Newry City AFC 24 6 1 17 25 47 11 4 0 7 15 18 13 2 1 10 10 29 -22 19
11 Dungannon Swifts 25 5 2 18 17 57 12 5 1 6 12 16 13 0 1 12 5 41 -40 17
12 Portadown 24 1 2 21 8 59 11 1 2 8 4 22 13 0 0 13 4 37 -51 5