Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipData current as of 08 September 2026

Dungannon Swifts vs Linfield: match statistics

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Dungannon Swifts vs Linfield: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dungannon Swifts play Linfield in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 12 September 2026.

Current form

Dungannon Swifts: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Linfield: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dungannon Swifts scores 1.60 and concedes 0.60 goals per match. Linfield scores 1.20 and concedes 0.80. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dungannon Swifts 20%, Linfield 20%. Over 2.5: Dungannon Swifts 20%, Linfield 40%. League level: BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Linfield has higher xG: 1.86 vs 1.75. Dungannon Swifts: 14.4 shots per match, Linfield: 15.8.

Match halves

Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 1.00. Linfield: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Dungannon Swifts: 61-75 (4 goals). Linfield: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 41%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-5. Average goals 4.40, BTTS 60%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.30)
(3.50)
(1.88)

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.

Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
1.6Goals scored / match1.2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0.6Goals conceded / match0.8
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
51%Average possession54%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
5.2Shots on target / match5.2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.4Shots per match15.8
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
5.2Shots on target5.2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
11.1%Shot conversion7.6%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
51%Possession54%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
1.75xG for1.86
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
1.42xG against0.93
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

Shooting quality

Dungannon Swifts: AttackingLinfield: Attacking
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
Accuracy (shots on target)36%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.23

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
LWWWW
Season result split
80% W0% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Linfield
LWWWW
Season result split
80% W0% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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 33% better for: goals scored per match.

1.6 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.2 goals / match - Linfield

Dungannon Swifts is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.6 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts · 0.8 goals / match - Linfield

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 100% of matches (5 of 5 matches), while Linfield keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 matches).

Linfield scoring profile: mixed

Linfield scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 80% (4 of 5 matches).

8Goals scored (season)6
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
3Goals conceded (season)4
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
2.2Average goals in match2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal80%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
60%2 goals40%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%3 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%4 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

How often they concede at least...

20%1 goal40%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
20%2 goals20%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
20%3 goals20%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%4 goals0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

* 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.

41%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
40%Scored in both halves40%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
20%BTTS - last 520%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

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 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.6 pts / match - Linfield

Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
60% leading20% draw20% trailing
Linfield - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)1.6
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0.2Goals conceded (1st half)0.2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0.8Average goals (1st half)0.6
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
80%Clean sheet before half-time80%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
40%No goal before half-time60%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)2
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
80%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield
20%No goal after half-time20%
Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

60% W20% R20% P
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 80%. 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.

Linfield - second-half results

60% W20% R20% P
8
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dungannon Swifts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Linfield - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
80%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
20%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+110%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.67
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.82
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
144%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
39%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Linfield

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.93
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.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
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.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

Dungannon SwiftsLigaLinfield
Average goals in match 2.202.63 2.00
Both teams scored 20%41% 20%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%56% 40%
Clean sheets 80%31% 60%
Goal before half-time 80%67% 60%
Goal after half-time 80%89% 100%

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

2.63
Average goals per match
41%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.11
Home goals / match
1.52
Away goals / match
+-27%
Home attack advantage
+-37%
Home defence advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Dungannon Swifts 0 - 0 - 5 Linfield. Average goals 4.40, both teams scored in 60% matches.

FAQ

When do Dungannon Swifts and Linfield play?

Dungannon Swifts face Linfield on 12 September 2026 in NIFL Premiership. 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 Linfield?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Dungannon Swifts won 0, Linfield won 5 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

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

Dungannon Swifts score 1.60 goals per game on average and Linfield 1.20. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 20% of Dungannon Swifts's matches and 20% of Linfield's.

What form are Dungannon Swifts and Linfield in?

Over the last 5 games Dungannon Swifts have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Linfield 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Dungannon Swifts vs Linfield: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.