Cliftonville FC vs Dungannon Swifts FC Prediction: The Reds can still make it to the championship round

Dungannon and Cliftonville will clash at Solitude Park for their outstanding round 24 of the Northern Ireland Premiership. Surprisingly, Cliftonville is 3 points away from making it to the top 6, which automatically qualifies them for the championship round. A win here would technically take them to the 6th position. On the other hand, Dungannon Swifts sits pretty in 4th place, and they cannot afford a defeat at this critical point in the league. We envisage a very tough encounter with both teams finding the net. Let’s analyze both teams’ forms, their key stats, and my expert opinion. 

Cliftonville FC (8th)

Form in the League: WLWDD

The Reds thrashed the Crusaders in their last league game with a 2-0 scoreline. They had a great game in that game, with both goals coming in the second half and Ryan Curran also getting on the scoresheet. 

Cliftonville has had a fair run in their last five league games with a defeat, 2 draws, and 2 wins in their last 5 league games. Cliftonville is currently in 8th place in the Northern Ireland League table with 12 wins, 6 draws, and 11 losses from the 29 games played in the league this season. This match is of utmost importance to Cliftonville if they intend to make it to the championship round with three games left to the end of the regular season. Joe Gormley is Cliftonville’s current top scorer with 16 goals already to his name this season. 

Dungannon Swifts FC (4th)

Form in the League: WLWDD

The Swifts bounced back to winning ways in their last league game with a 0-3 victory over Ballymena United. The Swifts outclassed Ballymena United in that game, and they got the well-deserved victory. The Swifts are currently 4th placed in the league, and with the regular season coming to an end, they’ll be hoping to finish in good shape. They have been amazing all through the league this season, and this isn’t the time to back down as their dreams of finishing in the top three are still on the line. Their overall league statistics are 14 wins, 4 draws, and 12 losses from the 30 league games played.

Head-To-Head Statistics

Cliftonville currently leads in their head-to-head stats with 6 wins and 4 wins for Dungannon Swifts.  

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams will be aiming for victory here on Wednesday. They’ve met twice this season, and Cliftonville emerged victorious in those two meetings with a 1-0 victory in the first leg and a 1-4 victory in the second leg for Cliftonville. The Swifts will try their best to avoid another defeat to Cliftonville for the 3rd time this season, and Cliftonville appears to still be our favorite for the win as they are in good form, and they also have the home advantage. There have been more than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 8 meetings, and we can also expect a similar outcome on Wednesday. Please see some of their head-to-head stats below;

• More than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 8 meetings
• The Swifts have scored first in 4 of their last 5 meetings

Our first prediction is a total of under 10.5 corners for 1.60 odds at 1xBet.

Our second prediction is a win or draw for Cliftonville and a total of over 1.5 goals for 1.60 odds at Betway.

Our third prediction is for both teams to score, for 1.69 odds at Bet365.