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Dungannon Swifts

Vs

Linfield

Since 01/10/2022

DS wins

Draws

LIN wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Dunganno… · 46 Linfield

Goals per game

3.80

both sides combined

Over 1.5

87%

of meetings

Over 2.5

80%

of meetings

BTTS

47%

of meetings

Last meeting

3-1

12 May 2026

Next game

12 Sep

Saturday, Northern-Ireland - Premi

Dungannon Swifts vs Linfield: the head-to-head

Linfield have dominated the recent chapter of this rivalry, winning every encounter since 2022 and ending the latest fixture with a 3-1 triumph over Dungannon Swifts on 12 May 2026. The record spans 15 meetings, beginning in 2022, with Linfield securing 14 victories, Dungannon Swifts one win, and no draws. Across these games, 57 goals have been scored, averaging 3.8 per match, and the teams have produced a high-scoring atmosphere: 87% of games featured at least two goals, 80% saw three or more, and both sides scored in 47% of the fixtures. Dungannon Swifts have netted 11 goals to Linfield’s 46. When Dungannon Swifts host, they have lost all seven home matches, while away they have managed a single win from eight outings. Their next clash is scheduled for 12 September 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Dungannon Swifts vs Linfield

Saturday 12 September 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Premiership

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Dungannon Swifts

Linfield

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 15 games between these two clubs

win %

93%

3.80

avg goals

3.80

87%

over 1.5 %

87%

80%

over 2.5 %

80%

60%

over 3.5 %

60%

0.73

scored

3.07

conceded

0.73

47%

btts

47%

clean sheet

53%

Top three rows are this fixture: 15 meetings, 1 to Dungannon Swifts, 0 drawn, 14 to Linfield, at 3.80 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Dungannon Swifts

Won at home

0 of 7 home meetings

Won away

12%

1 of 8 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 15 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Linfield

Won at home

88%

7 of 8 home meetings

Won away

100%

7 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 15 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Dungannon…
12 May 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-1	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
07 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	1-3	Linfield	L	view
17 Feb 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	1-4	Linfield	L	view
10 Feb 2026	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	6-0	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
10 Aug 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-0	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
12 Apr 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	2-0	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
24 Mar 2025	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	0-3	Linfield	L	view
17 Dec 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	0-1	Linfield	L	view
17 Aug 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	3-1	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
27 Jan 2024	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	1-2	Dungannon Swifts	W	view
09 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	4-3	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
12 Aug 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	2-3	Linfield	L	view
24 Mar 2023	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	0-5	Linfield	L	view
17 Dec 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Linfield	4-0	Dungannon Swifts	L	view
01 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Premiership	Dungannon Swifts	0-1	Linfield	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Dungannon Swifts · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.4

Avg scored

1.2

Avg conceded

2.2

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.27	2.03	1.64	1.64	0.94	2.38
vs Stronger (10)	0.60	3.50	0.75	2.75	0.50	4.00
vs Similar (20)	1.60	1.30	2.00	1.20	1.20	1.40
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-6pp vs league)

Linfield · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.3

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.43 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.67	1.00	1.94	1.00	1.31	1.00
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (13)	0.62	1.23	0.62	1.12	0.60	1.40
vs Weaker (17)	2.47	0.82	3.11	0.89	1.75	0.75
Clean sheet %	37% (+7pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Dungannon Swifts

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Last 10: 12 scored, 22 conceded.

Linfield

DWLLLWLWWW

Last 10: 13 scored, 14 conceded.

Dungannon Swifts

Home · last 10

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4 won · 15 scored, 19 conceded

Away · last 10

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3 won · 7 scored, 27 conceded

Linfield

Home · last 10

WWWLLLWLWW

6 won · 17 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

DWWWDLLDWW

5 won · 15 scored, 8 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Dungannon Swifts

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded26% / 74%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 5 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 5 of 15 meetings have goal timings on record. See Dungannon Swifts's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Linfield

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored26% / 74%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 5 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 5 of 15 meetings have goal timings on record. See Linfield's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Coleraine FC	4	10	75%	2.5	8	1	+7	2.2	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	2.0	0.2	-
2	Carrick Rangers	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.8	0.8	-
3	Dungannon Swifts	4	9	75%	2.2	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	25%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	0	1	1	1.5	0.8	-
4	Crusaders FC	4	9	75%	2.2	8	6	+2	3.5	100%	100%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	2.0	1.5	-
5	Linfield	4	9	75%	2.2	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
6	Glentoran	4	6	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	3	1	1	1	1.5	1.0	-
7	Cliftonville FC	4	6	50%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.2	1.0	-
8	Ballymena United	3	3	33%	1.0	4	4	+0	2.7	100%	67%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	1	1	1	1.3	1.3	-
9	Larne	1	1	0%	1.0	0	0	+0	0.0	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	-
10	Limavady United	3	0	0%	0.0	1	6	-5	2.3	100%	33%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.3	2.0	-
11	Portadown	4	0	0%	0.0	2	8	-6	2.5	50%	50%	25%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	1	0	1	0.5	2.0	-
12	Bangor	3	0	0%	0.0	0	9	-9	3.0	100%	67%	33%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	0	1	1	0.0	3.0	-

Northern-Ireland - Premiership 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Premiership stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Dungannon SwiftsLinfield

€2.6m

squad value

€2.4m

€2.2m

attack

€2.9m

€1.1m

midfield

€2.3m

€4.8m

defence

€4.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Dungannon Swifts carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Dungannon Swifts

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	@ Glentoran	0-5	L
18 Apr	@ Cliftonville FC	0-1	L
25 Apr	@ Larne	0-8	L
06 May	vs Carrick Rangers	3-1	W
09 May	@ Cliftonville FC	2-1	W
12 May	@ Linfield	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Coleraine FC	1-3	L
15 Aug	@ Portadown	1-0	W
22 Aug	vs Bangor	2-0	W
29 Aug	@ Cliftonville FC	2-0	W

Linfield

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Glentoran	1-1	D
07 Apr	@ Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
11 Apr	vs Larne	0-2	L
18 Apr	vs Coleraine FC	0-3	L
25 Apr	vs Cliftonville FC	1-2	L
12 May	vs Dungannon Swifts	3-1	W
08 Aug	vs Ballymena United	0-3	L
15 Aug	vs Glentoran	2-1	W
21 Aug	vs Cliftonville FC	1-0	W
29 Aug	@ Limavady United	2-0	W