Match Report
Dungannon Swifts U20 went into the game 12th in the table on 0 points; Linfield U20 sat 1st on 10 — a 10-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Dungannon Swifts U20 1.25 scored and 2.25 conceded per game, Linfield U20 3 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.95.
6 matches unbeaten backed Linfield U20's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Dungannon Swifts U20 had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Linfield U20, 13.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 1 for Dungannon Swifts U20, 9 for Linfield U20 and 1 drawn, at 5.82 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 91% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 91%.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Linfield U20: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Dungannon Swifts U20 43% · Linfield U20 57% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 7-7