Can Dungannon Swifts beat Linfield in Stangmore Park clash?

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Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Sat 12.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stangmore Park (2154 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Dungannon Swifts in 8th and Linfield in 5th place.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Dungannon Swifts form and stats

The story so far in the Premiership for Dungannon Swifts at their home stadium (Stangmore Park) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

The Dungannon Swifts crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Linfield here at Stangmore Park in a Irish League Cup match. Prior to that, an away loss at Warrenpoint Town in the Premiership.

Dungannon Swifts have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stangmore Park with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Linfield form and stats

Linfield, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premiership, have six points from their first three away games in the Premiership, meaning two victories and a loss.

Linfield play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Dungannon Swifts (placed 8th). A 0-1 defeat away at Crusaders before that.

Linfield have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Linfield are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 0 - 1 - 9 (Dungannon Swifts wins - draws - Linfield wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Lavery
4 goals
S. Clucas
3 goals
M. Carvill
3 goals

Dungannon Swifts missing players

Linfield missing players

Dungannon Swifts Linfield
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 0 3 7
4 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
4 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 9 5 Scored S 0 4 17
23 9 3 Conceded C 0 1 6
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 57%
90% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 57%
60% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 43%
30% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 29%
60% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 29%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 57%
40% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 14%
 
1.8 4 4 Corners For (avg) C F 0 6.5 6.8
5.2 3 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3.7
2.6 5 5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • All of Dungannon Swifts's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Dungannon Swifts have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Dungannon Swifts have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Dungannon Swifts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dungannon Swifts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Linfield have scored away.
  • Dungannon Swifts have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dungannon Swifts haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Linfield have created more than twice as many corners as Dungannon Swifts.
  • Linfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Linfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Dungannon Swifts
All Irish League Cup Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-09-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 0 - 4 Cliftonville
21-09-19 PR Larne 0 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
28-09-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 2 - 1 Carrick Rangers
05-10-19 PR Warrenpoint Town 4 - 3 Dungannon Swifts
08-10-19 ILC Dungannon Swifts 0 - 4 Linfield
12-10-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Linfield
19-10-19 PR Carrick Rangers 14:00 Dungannon Swifts
26-10-19 PR Cliftonville 14:00 Dungannon Swifts
02-11-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 15:00 Coleraine
09-11-19 PR Linfield 15:00 Dungannon Swifts
Linfield
All Irish League Cup Champions League Premiership Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-09-19 ILC Ballinamallard United 3 - 3 Linfield
23-09-19 PR Carrick Rangers 0 - 3 Linfield
28-09-19 PR Linfield 7 - 0 Glenavon
04-10-19 PR Crusaders 1 - 0 Linfield
08-10-19 ILC Dungannon Swifts 0 - 4 Linfield
12-10-19 PR Dungannon Swifts 14:00 Linfield
19-10-19 PR Linfield 14:00 Ballymena United
22-10-19 PR Linfield 18:45 Warrenpoint Town
26-10-19 PR Coleraine 14:00 Linfield
02-11-19 PR Linfield 15:00 Carrick Rangers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crusaders 10 8 1 1 31 10 7 6 1 0 21 6 3 2 0 1 10 4 21 25
2 Coleraine 10 5 5 0 25 9 5 2 3 0 10 3 5 3 2 0 15 6 16 20
3 Cliftonville 10 6 1 3 17 8 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 4 1 1 13 4 9 19
4 Larne 9 4 3 2 23 10 4 2 1 1 14 4 5 2 2 1 9 6 13 15
5 Linfield 7 5 0 2 17 6 4 3 0 1 13 5 3 2 0 1 4 1 11 15
6 Ballymena United 9 4 3 2 17 12 4 2 1 1 8 4 5 2 2 1 9 8 5 15
7 Glentoran 10 4 2 4 16 16 5 3 1 1 10 5 5 1 1 3 6 11 0 14
8 Dungannon Swifts 10 4 2 4 15 23 5 3 1 1 9 9 5 1 1 3 6 14 -8 14
9 Glenavon 9 2 1 6 10 27 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 0 0 5 4 21 -17 7
10 Carrick Rangers 9 2 0 7 8 16 5 0 0 5 2 11 4 2 0 2 6 5 -8 6
11 Institute 10 1 2 7 8 25 5 0 1 4 4 16 5 1 1 3 4 9 -17 5
12 Warrenpoint Town 9 1 0 8 7 32 4 1 0 3 6 14 5 0 0 5 1 18 -25 3

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