Dungannon Swifts will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 38 points behind Linfield.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
Dungannon Swifts have collected 25 points from their home games so far after 7-4-5. Dungannon Swifts are on a three game winning streak in their home games.In their previous game, the manager K. Lindsay led his Dungannon Swifts to a defeat in the Premiership match away at Glenavon. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stangmore Park. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Newry City AFC in a game that was won 2-1.
The Dungannon Swifts fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 20 in 32 matches. 22 goals have been conceded.
Linfield form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses.Linfield won their last game, 2-0 versus Institute played at home. A 0-2 defeat away at Glenavon before that.
Linfield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 26 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dungannon Swifts - Linfield 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Dungannon Swifts, 2 draws and 8 wins for Linfield.Top Goalscorers
  A. Waterworth 12 goals |  J. Stewart 9 goals |   D. Hughes 8 goals |
Dungannon Swifts missing players
Linfield missing players
| Dungannon Swifts | Linfield | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | Played | 16 | 32 |
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 91% |
| 81% | 81% | Over 1.5 | 81% | 75% |
| 53% | 44% | Over 2.5 | 69% | 50% |
| 22% | 19% | Over 3.5 | 44% | 28% |
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 19% |
| 62% | 56% | Both teams to score | 50% | 41% |
| 12% | 19% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 31% | Failed To Score | 12% | 12% |
| 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 | Linfield | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 | Ballymena United | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 63 |
| 4 | Glenavon | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 51 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | Institute | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -28 | 31 |
| 11 | Newry City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | -30 | 17 |
| 11 | Ards | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 18 |
| 12 | Newry City AFC | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -37 | 17 |
