Glenavon vs Dungannon Swifts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Glenavon play Dungannon Swifts in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 30 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Glenavon: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Dungannon Swifts: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Glenavon scores 0.97 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Dungannon Swifts scores 1.17 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glenavon 50%, Dungannon Swifts 44%. Over 2.5: Glenavon 58%, Dungannon Swifts 59%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Dungannon Swifts has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.21. Glenavon: 9.0 shots per match, Dungannon Swifts: 10.8.

Match halves

Glenavon: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.58. Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.49.

Goals by minute

Glenavon: 61-75 (10 goals). Dungannon Swifts: 16-30 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.94 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
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13Shots14
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2Shots on target9
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1.35xG1.94
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5Corners8
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54Dangerous attacks60
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9Fouls11
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1Cards3
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

GlenavonDungannon Swifts
0.97Goals scored / match1.17
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1.82Goals conceded / match2
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48%Average possession53%
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3.24Shots on target / match4.22
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9Shots per match10.78
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3.24Shots on target4.22
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10.8%Shot conversion10.9%
GlenavonDungannon Swifts
48%Possession53%
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1.21xG for1.42
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1.53xG against1.41
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Shooting quality

Glenavon: BalancedDungannon Swifts: Balanced
GlenavonDungannon Swifts
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Dungannon Swifts is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Glenavon · 1.2 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glenavon
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W11% R68% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-26
0.74 pts / match · goal difference -32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-12
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Dungannon Swifts
LLWWL
Season result split
41% W2% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-1-23
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -34
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-1-14
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dungannon Swifts is 21% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - Glenavon · 1.17 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glenavon is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Glenavon · 2 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glenavon scoring profile: strong

Glenavon scores in 58% of matches (22 of 38 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 22% (9 of 41 matches).

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: very strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 66% of matches (27 of 41 matches), while Glenavon keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)48
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69Goals conceded (season)82
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2.79Average goals in match3.17
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4Goals scored (last 5)6
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6Goals conceded (last 5)14
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How often they score at least...

58%1 goal66%
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26%2 goals34%
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13%3 goals15%
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0%4 goals2%
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How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal78%
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55%2 goals56%
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24%3 goals29%
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8%4 goals17%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

44%
Dungannon Swifts - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 41 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time27%
GlenavonDungannon Swifts
3%BTTS in both halves5%
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18%Scored in both halves12%
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BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
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13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
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60%BTTS - last 560%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
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26%Min. 2 goals before half-time63%
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5%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
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2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
GlenavonDungannon Swifts
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
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24%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dungannon Swifts is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.82 pts / match - Glenavon · 1.02 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glenavon - half-time state
18% leading26% draw55% trailing
Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
20% leading44% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.82Points per match (1st half)1.02
GlenavonDungannon Swifts
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.68
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0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.93
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1.18Average goals (1st half)1.61
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37%Clean sheet before half-time39%
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68%No goal before half-time54%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0.95
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0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.49
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1.03Goals conceded (2nd half)1.07
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1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.56
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37%Clean sheet after half-time41%
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55%No goal after half-time68%
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Glenavon - second-half results

24% W29% R47% P
31
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

24% W22% R54% P
42
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.02
PPG before half-time
Lead holding205%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Glenavon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Dungannon Swifts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.6
Average goals in match1.62.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-4-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Glenavon
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
19
31-45
4
9
46-60
10
11
61-75
8
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -11 - late phases are a weakness.

Dungannon Swifts
ScoredConceded
9
9
0-15
10
16
16-30
9
13
31-45
3
13
46-60
7
20
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (20). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Glenavon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Dungannon Swifts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+20.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NIFL Premiership).

Teams vs league

GlenavonLigaDungannon Swifts
Average goals in match 2.792.94 3.17
Both teams scored 50%52% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%56% 59%
Clean sheets 11%26% 22%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 80%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.94
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Glenavon 0 - 0 - 2 Dungannon Swifts. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Dungannon Swifts FC
1 : 0
Glenavon FC
Glenavon FC
0 : 2
Dungannon Swifts FC

FAQ

What was the result of Glenavon vs Dungannon Swifts?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Glenavon 0:1 Dungannon Swifts. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Glenavon won 0, Dungannon Swifts won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Glenavon vs Dungannon Swifts?

Glenavon score 0.97 goals per game on average and Dungannon Swifts 1.17. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Glenavon's matches and 44% of Dungannon Swifts's.

What form are Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts in?

Over the last 5 games Glenavon have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Dungannon Swifts 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Glenavon vs Dungannon Swifts?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.