Glentoran vs Dungannon Swifts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Glentoran played Dungannon Swifts in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match was played on 21 November 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Glentoran: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Dungannon Swifts: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Glentoran scores 1.62 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Dungannon Swifts scores 1.07 and concedes 1.60. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Glentoran 54%, Dungannon Swifts 27%. Over 2.5: Glentoran 38%, Dungannon Swifts 47%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Dungannon Swifts has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.48. Glentoran: 11.2 shots per match, Dungannon Swifts: 11.3.

Match halves

Glentoran: half-time lead 69%, second-half goals 0.69. Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Glentoran: 31-45+ (6 goals). Dungannon Swifts: 16-30 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
5Shots6
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1Shots on target2
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.71xG0.75
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
5Corners3
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
45Dangerous attacks32
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15Fouls10
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3Cards2
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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.

GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1.62Goals scored / match1.07
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.92Goals conceded / match1.6
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
53%Average possession54%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
4.23Shots on target / match4.33
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.23Shots per match11.27
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
4.23Shots on target4.33
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
14.4%Shot conversion9.5%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
53%Possession54%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1.48xG for1.58
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1.09xG against1.32
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Shooting quality

Glentoran: Efficient finishingDungannon Swifts: Balanced
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
Accuracy (shots on target)38%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.25

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.

Glentoran
LWWWL
Season result split
69% W15% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-2
2.23 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WDDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Dungannon Swifts
WLWWL
Season result split
47% W0% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-0-8
1.40 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 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.

Glentoran is 51% better for: goals scored per match.

1.62 goals / match - Glentoran · 1.07 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glentoran is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - Glentoran · 1.6 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glentoran scoring profile: very strong

Glentoran scores in 100% of matches (13 of 13 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: mixed

Dungannon Swifts scores in 60% of matches (9 of 15 matches), while Glentoran keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 matches).

21Goals scored (season)16
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
12Goals conceded (season)24
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
2.54Average goals in match2.67
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
9Goals scored (last 5)6
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal60%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
54%2 goals40%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
8%3 goals7%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0%4 goals0%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal67%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
23%2 goals53%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
15%3 goals27%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0%4 goals13%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

* 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.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time13%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
31%Scored in both halves0%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
80%BTTS - last 520%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

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

92%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

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.

Glentoran is 76% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.23 pts / match - Glentoran · 1.27 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts

Glentoran - half-time state
69% leading15% draw15% trailing
Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
33% leading27% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.23Points per match (1st half)1.27
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.92Goals scored (1st half)0.73
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.31Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1.23Average goals (1st half)1.53
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
77%Clean sheet before half-time53%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
23%No goal before half-time53%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per match (2nd half)0.8
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
1.31Average goals (2nd half)1.13
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
62%Clean sheet after half-time53%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts
46%No goal after half-time87%
GlentoranDungannon Swifts

Glentoran - second-half results

31% W54% D15% L
29
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 69% of matches and wins 69%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

13% W40% D47% L
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Glentoran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Dungannon Swifts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2+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

* 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.

Glentoran
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
4
1
16-30
6
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Dungannon Swifts
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
4
2
31-45
0
5
46-60
2
5
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.61
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+54%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
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

Glentoran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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.
-0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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

GlentoranLigaDungannon Swifts
Average goals in match 2.542.71 2.67
Both teams scored 54%45% 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%49% 47%
Clean sheets 46%29% 33%
Goal before half-time 92%78% 80%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 60%

^ 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
45%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. GlentoranSubstitutionOn: Joshua KellyOff: Ryan Thomas Cooney
  2. Dungannon SwiftsSubstitutionOn: Peter MaguireOff: Caolan Marron
  3. GlentoranYellow cardJordan Stewart
  4. GlentoranGoalJames Singleton
  5. Dungannon SwiftsYellow cardTiernan Kelly
  6. Dungannon SwiftsSubstitutionOn: Ladislau Leonel Ucha AlvesOff: James Knowles
  7. GlentoranRed cardJonathan Russell
  8. Dungannon SwiftsYellow cardSean McAllister

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Glentoran 0 - 0 - 1 Dungannon Swifts. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Dungannon Swifts FC
3 : 1
Glentoran FC

FAQ

What was the result of Glentoran vs Dungannon Swifts?

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

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

Glentoran score 1.62 goals per game on average and Dungannon Swifts 1.07. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Glentoran's matches and 27% of Dungannon Swifts's.

What form are Glentoran and Dungannon Swifts in?

Over the last 5 games Glentoran have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Dungannon Swifts 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Glentoran 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.