Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premiership match on January 17th, 2025

Dungannon Swifts and Glenavon will face each other in a Premiership game in Northern Ireland on Friday, January 17th, 2025, at 19:45h (UTC), check the Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stangmore Park stadium, in the city of Dungannon, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon betting tip 2024/2025

The Premiership has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.11 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.52 goals per match played.

Dungannon Swifts last match

Dungannon Swifts is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Crusaders in a match valid for Premiership, and the match ended 1-5.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.50, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Glenavon last match

Glenavon appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Premiership game, the team faced Ballymena United, and the score ended with a 0-2.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.50, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon h2h

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 16-11-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Premiership, and it ended with a 2-0 win for Dungannon Swifts.

Dungannon Swifts

Premiership leaderboard now

The Dungannon Swifts team with 39 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 12 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses.

Which means that in the 26th round, the team has 1 point in advantage, over Glentoran team who is in the position 3.

Dungannon Swifts analysis

At the end of round 25 of Premiership, Dungannon Swifts collected 33 goals scored and 27 goals conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Dungannon Swifts is not among the best, with only 3.46 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

his average possession rate in the league is 48.82%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Dungannon Swifts vs Glenavon 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 7 wins versus 4 losses, and 1 draw. They won 5 games playing as the visiting team.

While Glenavon has only managed to convert 21 of their 1043 attacks into goals, Dungannon Swifts has been much more successful with 1511 attacks and 33 goals.

Best goalscorer from Dungannon Swifts

In this season, the individual highlight is John McGovern that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 8 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Dungannon Swifts achieved in several matches.

Glenavon

Premiership leaderboard now

With 25 points won, Glenavon is in 10th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 6 wins against 10 losses, plus 7 draws.

Which means that, with an advantage of 4 points, the team is ahead the Carrick Rangers team closing in at the 11th place in the 26th round.

Glenavon analysis

We have reached matchday 25 in Premiership and at the moment Glenavon has made 21 goals and conceded 30.

Recent games have demonstrated that Glenavon is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.91 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Glenavon

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is David McDaid. He has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Glenavon come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Dungannon Swifts is John McGovern, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Glenavon is David McDaid, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Dungannon Swifts 1.33 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Glenavon 0.55 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 3.38 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.36 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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