Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipStangmore ParkData current as of 21 October 2026

Dungannon Swifts vs Cliftonville: match statistics

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Dungannon Swifts vs Cliftonville: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dungannon Swifts play Cliftonville in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Stangmore Park.

Current form

Dungannon Swifts: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Cliftonville: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dungannon Swifts scores 1.00 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Cliftonville scores 1.08 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dungannon Swifts 27%, Cliftonville 42%. Over 2.5: Dungannon Swifts 27%, Cliftonville 50%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Dungannon Swifts has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.35. Dungannon Swifts: 11.3 shots per match, Cliftonville: 10.7.

Match halves

Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.55. Cliftonville: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.42.

Goals by minute

Dungannon Swifts: 61-75 (4 goals). Cliftonville: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 4-0-2. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.90)
(3.52)
(3.38)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1Goals scored / match1.08
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1.27Goals conceded / match1.25
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
55%Average possession57%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
4.55Shots on target / match4.08
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.27Shots per match10.67
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
4.55Shots on target4.08
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
8.9%Shot conversion10.2%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
55%Possession57%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1.49xG for1.35
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1.23xG against1.43
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

Shooting quality

Dungannon Swifts: BalancedCliftonville: Balanced
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
Accuracy (shots on target)40%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.26

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Dungannon Swifts
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W18% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-5
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cliftonville
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W0% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Cliftonville is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.08 goals / match - Cliftonville

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: very strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 64% of matches (7 of 11 matches), while Cliftonville keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 12 matches).

Cliftonville scoring profile: mixed

Cliftonville scores in 50% of matches (6 of 12 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 45% (5 of 11 matches).

11Goals scored (season)13
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
14Goals conceded (season)15
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
2.27Average goals in match2.33
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
3Goals scored (last 5)2
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal50%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
36%2 goals33%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0%3 goals25%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0%4 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal92%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
36%2 goals33%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
27%3 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
9%4 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time17%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
9%BTTS in both halves0%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
27%Scored in both halves33%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
40%BTTS - last 540%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Cliftonville is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.33 pts / match - Cliftonville

Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
27% leading45% draw27% trailing
Cliftonville - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.33
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1Average goals (1st half)1.25
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
64%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
55%No goal before half-time58%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.42
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
1.27Average goals (2nd half)1.08
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
55%Clean sheet after half-time42%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville
55%No goal after half-time58%
Dungannon SwiftsCliftonville

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

27% W36% D36% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 36%. 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.

Cliftonville - second-half results

17% W50% D33% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dungannon Swifts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cliftonville - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Dungannon Swifts
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Cliftonville
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
4
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
3
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.30
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dungannon Swifts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
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.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Cliftonville

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Dungannon SwiftsLigaCliftonville
Average goals in match▼ 2.272.71▼ 2.33
Both teams scored▼ 27%49%▼ 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 27%53%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▲ 45%28%▼ 8%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%69%▲ 75%
Goal after half-time▼ 73%84%▼ 75%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+-2%
Home attack advantage
+-2%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Dungannon Swifts 4 - 0 - 2 Cliftonville. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Dungannon Swifts and Cliftonville play?

Dungannon Swifts face Cliftonville on 24 October 2026 in NIFL Premiership at Stangmore Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Dungannon Swifts won 4, Cliftonville won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Dungannon Swifts score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cliftonville 1.08. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 27% of Dungannon Swifts's matches and 42% of Cliftonville's.

What form are Dungannon Swifts and Cliftonville in?

Over the last 5 games Dungannon Swifts have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Cliftonville 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

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

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