Dungannon Swifts hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 12th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Glentoran holds 6th place with 27 pts.
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals (11) in Premiership
- Glentoran has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Dungannon nor Glentoran 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.
Dungannon are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Glentoran are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
With 2 Premiership wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Dungannon Swifts, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Premiership, are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's been an uphill battle for Dungannon Swifts in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Coleraine game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Dungannon fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at Stangmore Park: A 1-2 defeat against Glenavon (placed 8th). Before that, Dungannon Swifts played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Warrenpoint Town.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dungannon as they are travelling to their away game against Warrenpoint Town in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.
Dungannon Swifts have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Dungannon Swifts are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).
Glentoran form and stats
Glentoran, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premiership, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 2-3-4 (9 played). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Glentoran, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Two travels in a row for Glentoran, whose manager M. McDermott could celebrate last time after the Premiership win against Linfield. Prior to that result Glentoran won their away game at Portadown. The scoreline was 3-1.
The end of the last match, against Linfield, was very satisfying as C. McMenamin scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Linfield in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Glentoran have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Glentoran have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Glentoran - Dungannon 5-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Dungannon wins - draws - Glentoran wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Donnelly 8 goals | R. McDaid 8 goals |  R. Campbell 4 goals |
Dungannon Swifts missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Dungannon Swifts | Glentoran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 38 | 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 35% |
| 22% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 24% |
| 11% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 35% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 25 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 12 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 29% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 30% |
- All of Dungannon Swifts's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals (11) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts has the the worst goal difference (-27) in Premiership
- Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dungannon Swifts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dungannon Swifts haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Glentoran has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premiership
- Glentoran has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Glentoran has the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premiership
- Glentoran have scored more than double the goals of Dungannon Swifts.
- Glentoran haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Glentoran is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linfield | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Larne | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 17 |
| 10 | Portadown | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -20 | 12 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -27 | 12 |