Dungannon Swifts vs Portadown: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dungannon Swifts play Portadown in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

Dungannon Swifts: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Portadown: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dungannon Swifts scores 1.17 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Portadown scores 1.16 and concedes 1.74. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dungannon Swifts 44%, Portadown 53%. Over 2.5: Dungannon Swifts 59%, Portadown 61%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Dungannon Swifts has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.19. Dungannon Swifts: 10.8 shots per match, Portadown: 8.8.

Match halves

Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.49. Portadown: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Dungannon Swifts: 16-30 (10 goals). Portadown: 76-90+ (13 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 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

4 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
14Shots10
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
7Shots on target4
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.91xG1.39
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
5Corners2
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
74Dangerous attacks66
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
-1Fouls-1
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
0Cards2
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

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 SwiftsPortadown
1.17Goals scored / match1.16
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
2Goals conceded / match1.74
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
53%Average possession45%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
4.22Shots on target / match3.58
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.78Shots per match8.84
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
4.22Shots on target3.58
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
10.9%Shot conversion13.1%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
53%Possession45%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.42xG for1.19
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.41xG against1.61
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

Shooting quality

Dungannon Swifts: BalancedPortadown: Counter-attacking
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.32

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.

Portadown is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.6 pts / match - Portadown

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 at home (W-D-L)
11-0-9
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Portadown
DDLWW
Season result split
34% W13% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-20
1.16 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-12
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Portadown is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.74 goals / match - Portadown

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: very strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 66% of matches (27 of 41 matches), while Portadown keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

Portadown scoring profile: strong

Portadown scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 22% (9 of 41 matches).

48Goals scored (season)44
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
82Goals conceded (season)66
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
3.17Average goals in match2.89
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
14Goals conceded (last 5)9
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal66%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
34%2 goals32%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
15%3 goals11%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
2%4 goals8%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal84%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
56%2 goals47%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
29%3 goals29%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
17%4 goals13%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

* 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

27%BTTS at half-time16%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
5%BTTS in both halves3%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
12%Scored in both halves16%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
60%BTTS - last 580%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

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-time66%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
63%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

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.

Portadown is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.02 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts · 1.34 pts / match - Portadown

Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
20% leading44% draw37% trailing
Portadown - half-time state
32% leading39% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.02Points per match (1st half)1.34
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
0.93Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.61Average goals (1st half)1.16
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
39%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
54%No goal before half-time61%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per match (2nd half)1.03
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
0.49Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.07Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.74
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
41%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown
68%No goal after half-time58%
Dungannon SwiftsPortadown

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.

Portadown - second-half results

26% W24% R50% P
51
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding106%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 34%. 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 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
Portadown - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.400.80
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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
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.

Portadown
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
5
11
16-30
8
9
31-45
5
14
46-60
8
13
61-75
13
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). 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

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-1%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
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.
+0.01
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.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
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%

Portadown

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.42
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
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.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 SwiftsLigaPortadown
Average goals in match 3.172.94 2.89
Both teams scored 44%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%56% 61%
Clean sheets 22%26% 16%
Goal before half-time 80%76% 66%
Goal after half-time 80%80% 87%

^ 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): Dungannon Swifts 0 - 0 - 2 Portadown. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Portadown FC
1 : 0
Dungannon Swifts FC
Dungannon Swifts FC
1 : 4
Portadown FC

FAQ

What was the result of Dungannon Swifts vs Portadown?

The NIFL Premiership match finished Dungannon Swifts 4:2 Portadown. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Dungannon Swifts won 0, Portadown won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Dungannon Swifts score 1.17 goals per game on average and Portadown 1.16. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Dungannon Swifts's matches and 53% of Portadown's.

What form are Dungannon Swifts and Portadown in?

Over the last 5 games Dungannon Swifts have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Portadown 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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.