This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership, Warrenpoint Town holding 10th place and Dungannon Swifts lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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!
Warrenpoint Town form and stats
Warrenpoint Town's struggle is real here at Milltown Playing Fields with only 15 points collected from 17 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 4-3-10. It's been an uphill battle for Warrenpoint Town in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Institute game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.The Warrenpoint Town fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at Milltown Playing Fields: A 2-4 defeat against Newry City AFC. Heartbreak before that as Warrenpoint Town lost 1-2 at Institute's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Warrenpoint Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Warrenpoint Town as a small favourite), we find two games. Warrenpoint Town has won 0 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Warrenpoint Town are traveling soon after this match as the Premiership match at Glentoran awaits in three days.
Warrenpoint Town has scored 20 goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Warrenpoint Town have conceded 39 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Dungannon Swifts form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dungannon Swifts so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-9 (win-draw-lose). Dungannon Swifts has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.Dungannon Swifts won their last game, 2-1 versus Institute played at home. A loss against Glentoran was the result prior to that, in a home game.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dungannon Swifts playing away and similar expectations, we found 45 relevant matches. Results were 11 Dungannon Swifts wins, 10 draws and 24 defeats.
Dungannon Swifts has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against Ards in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Dungannon Swifts find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures. In the opposite end, Dungannon Swifts have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Dungannon Swifts - Warrenpoint Town 4-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Warrenpoint Town won 2, Dungannon Swifts won 6 and 2 draws.Warrenpoint Town missing players
Dungannon Swifts missing players
| Warrenpoint Town | Dungannon Swifts | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | Played | 16 | 35 |
| 43 | 22 | Scored | 17 | 40 |
| 73 | 43 | Conceded | 29 | 59 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 94% |
| 89% | 83% | Over 1.5 | 81% | 83% |
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 62% | 57% |
| 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 23% |
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 14% |
| 63% | 61% | Both teams to score | 69% | 63% |
| 14% | 11% | Clean Sheet | 6% | 11% |
| 23% | 28% | Failed To Score | 31% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 10 | 6 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 6 |
- Warrenpoint Town hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Dungannon Swifts is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Warrenpoint Town is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 77 |
| 2 | Ballymena United | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 68 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 | Glenavon | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Institute | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 65 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -20 | 38 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 36 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -27 | 34 |
| 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 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 19 |
| 12 | Newry City AFC | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -38 | 17 |
