Match Report
In the standings it was Dungannon Swifts 2nd on 12 points, Coleraine 1st on 13 — separated by 1. Scoring rates set the scale: Dungannon Swifts 1.6 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Coleraine 2.4 and 0.4, with the league averaging 1.29.
Dungannon Swifts carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Coleraine, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 3 for Dungannon Swifts, 6 for Coleraine and 4 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. 62% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Stangmore Park (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Coleraine led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Dungannon Swifts: Sean McAllister (69') · Coleraine: Jay Henderson (45'), Ben Doherty (55'), Matthew Shevlin (78')
Key stats
Possession: Dungannon Swifts 48% · Coleraine 52% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 5-10