Northern Ireland - NIFL PremiershipThe ShowgroundsData current as of 03 September 2026

Limavady United vs Dungannon Swifts: match statistics

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Limavady United vs Dungannon Swifts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Limavady United play Dungannon Swifts in NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: The Showgrounds.

Current form

Limavady United: 0-0-3, 0.00 points/match. Dungannon Swifts: 3-0-1, 2.25 points/match.

Goal statistics

Limavady United scores 0.33 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Dungannon Swifts scores 1.50 and concedes 0.75. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Limavady United 33%, Dungannon Swifts 25%. Over 2.5: Limavady United 33%, Dungannon Swifts 25%. League level: BTTS 33%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Dungannon Swifts has higher xG: 1.69 vs 0.74. Limavady United: 8.7 shots per match, Dungannon Swifts: 14.3.

Match halves

Limavady United: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.33. Dungannon Swifts: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Limavady United: 46-60 (1 goals). Dungannon Swifts: 61-75 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NIFL Premiership: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 33%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.50)
(2.15)
(2.70)

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.

Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0.33Goals scored / match1.5
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
2Goals conceded / match0.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
42%Average possession48%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
3Shots on target / match4.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.67Shots per match14.25
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
3Shots on target4.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
3.8%Shot conversion10.5%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
42%Possession48%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0.74xG for1.69
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1.78xG against1.32
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

Shooting quality

Limavady United: BalancedDungannon Swifts: Attacking
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.090.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.110.32

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.

Limavady United
LLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.74Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Dungannon Swifts
LWWW
Season result split
75% W0% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

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 355% better for: goals scored per match.

0.33 goals / match - Limavady United · 1.5 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Dungannon Swifts is 167% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Limavady United · 0.75 goals / match - Dungannon Swifts

Limavady United scoring profile: more difficult

Limavady United scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Dungannon Swifts keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 matches).

Dungannon Swifts scoring profile: very strong

Dungannon Swifts scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Limavady United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

1Goals scored (season)6
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
6Goals conceded (season)3
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
2.33Average goals in match2.25
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1Goals scored (last 5)6
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal100%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%2 goals50%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%3 goals0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%4 goals0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
100%2 goals25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%3 goals25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%4 goals0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon 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.

33%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%Scored in both halves25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
33%BTTS - last 525%
Limavady UnitedDungannon 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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon 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.

Dungannon Swifts is 430% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.33 pts / match - Limavady United · 1.75 pts / match - Dungannon Swifts

Limavady United - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing
Dungannon Swifts - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.33Points per match (1st half)1.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1Average goals (1st half)0.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
33%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
100%No goal before half-time50%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.75
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)1
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
33%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts
67%No goal after half-time25%
Limavady UnitedDungannon Swifts

Limavady United - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dungannon Swifts - second-half results

50% W25% R25% P
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 75%. 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.

Limavady United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.331.00
Goals scored / match0.00.3
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.3
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%33%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Dungannon Swifts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.751.75
Goals scored / match0.51.0
Goals conceded / match0.30.5
Average goals in match0.81.5
1 goal75%75%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%75%
No goal50%25%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 25% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% 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.

Limavady United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
3
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
3
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (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

2.29
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
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

Limavady United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
38%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
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.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Dungannon Swifts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% 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

Limavady UnitedLigaDungannon Swifts
Average goals in match 2.332.48 2.25
Both teams scored 33%33% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%52% 25%
Clean sheets 0%36% 75%
Goal before half-time 67%67% 75%
Goal after half-time 100%86% 75%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
33%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
36%
Clean sheets
0.86
Home goals / match
1.62
Away goals / match
+-47%
Home attack advantage
+-88%
Home defence advantage
+-19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Limavady United and Dungannon Swifts play?

Limavady United face Dungannon Swifts on 5 September 2026 in NIFL Premiership at The Showgrounds. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Limavady United vs Dungannon Swifts?

Limavady United score 0.33 goals per game on average and Dungannon Swifts 1.50. The NIFL Premiership average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Limavady United's matches and 25% of Dungannon Swifts's.

What form are Limavady United and Dungannon Swifts in?

Over the last 5 games Limavady United have a 0-0-3 record (0.00 points per game) and Dungannon Swifts 3-0-1 (2.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Limavady United 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.