Match Report
Linfield (2nd, 22 pts) visited Dungannon Swifts (4th, 13 pts) with 9 points between them. Per game in the league, Dungannon Swifts were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1, Linfield 1.33 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Dungannon Swifts, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Linfield entered with four wins in a row.
19 meetings are on record — 1 won by Dungannon Swifts, 18 by Linfield, 0 drawn, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 74% of the meetings.
Stangmore Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Linfield: Kyle McClean (83')
Key stats
Possession: Dungannon Swifts 47% · Linfield 53% · Total shots: 3-7 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-6