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Coleraine face off with guests Dungannon Swifts at Coleraine Showgrounds in this Premiership clash on Saturday.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts are shown on this page including the latest game odds.
๐ Form Guide
Coleraine
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Coleraine enter this match following a 1-1 Premiership draw versus Crusaders.
The only scorer from Coleraine was Josh Carson (29'). Jordan Forsythe (69') was the scorer for Crusaders.
Over their last 6 games, Oran Kearney's Coleraine have hit the target a combined total of 8 times which gives them an average number of goals per match of 1.33.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Coleraine:
- have not registered a win against Dungannon Swifts in their last 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.
Dungannon Swifts
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Glentoran in Premiership action, Dungannon Swifts will be aiming to make amends here.
Shay McCartan (17'), Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe (30') and Niall McGinn (60') scored for Glentoran.
The numbers tell their own story, and Dungannon Swifts have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 15 goals in total. Defensively, Dungannon Swifts have seen their frailties exposed.
Ahead of this meeting, Dungannon Swifts are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes stretching back to 08/02/2022 tells us that Coleraine have won 4 of them and Dungannon Swifts 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.
21 goals were scored between them in these games, with 16 for The Bannsiders and 5 created by The Swifts. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.
The previous league contest featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 21 on 16/12/2023 and the score finished Coleraine 2-3 Dungannon Swifts.
The referee was Ben McMaster.
๐๏ธ Team News: Coleraine
Rodney Brown (Knock) and Adam Mullan (Fitness) will not be taking part for Coleraine gaffer Oran Kearney.
โน๏ธ Team News: Dungannon Swifts
Dungannon Swifts boss Rodney McAree has some current player fitness concerns. Matthew Lusty (Broken collarbone), Niall Owens (Knock) and Rhyss Campbell (Cruciate ligament injury) are not able to play.
๐ก Prediction
Weโve got the feeling that Dungannon Swifts will likely be able to break down this Coleraine lineup, although that is unlikely to be as many as theyโll concede.
We are anticipating a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Coleraine after the 90. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 14:03 23/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Coleraine
Formed: 1927
Stadium: Coleraine Showgrounds (4,843)
Captain: Stephen O'Donnell
Chairman: Colin McKendry
Manager: Oran Kearney
Competitions: Premiership position 6
๐ Star Player: Josh Carson
Mostly used in the Centre Midfield position, Josh Carson was born in N. Ireland. After having played his first senior match for Ipswich Town in the 2010 - 2011 season, the accomplished Midfielder has accumulated 4 league goals in the Premiership 2023 - 2024 season to date from a total of 16 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 77 | WWWDW |
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32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 75 | DLWWW |
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32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 70 | WWLLW |
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32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 53 | WLDLW |
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32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 52 | DWWWD |
6 |
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32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 40 | LWWDD |
7 |
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32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 38 | DWDLW |
8 |
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32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 36 | DLDWL |
9 |
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32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | -19 | 34 | LLDWL |
10 |
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32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 31 | DLWLL |
11 |
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32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | -39 | 19 | DLLLL |
12 |
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32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -60 | 17 | DLLWL |
Linfield |
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Glentoran |
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Cliftonville |
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Crusaders |
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Larne |
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Loughgall |
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Carrick Rangers |
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Glentoran |
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Linfield |
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Carrick Rangers |
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Loughgall |
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Linfield |
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Ballymena United |
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Loughgall |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 54 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 2.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 2.2 |
Time first goal scored | 35 |
Time first goal conceded | 34 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 4-2 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Matthew Shevlin | 12 |
Conor McKendry | 11 |
Josh Carson | 4 |
Jamie McGonigle | 4 |
David McDaid | 3 |
Ben Gallagher | 9 |
Matthew Lusty | 9 |
Tomas Galvin | 7 |
Kealan Dillon | 5 |
Joe Moore | 4 |
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