Bangor host Dungannon Swifts in the Northern Ireland Premiership. Bangor have had a tough time of it lately, while Dungannon sit in a healthier spot in the table overall.
These two have already met once this season, back in August, and the head-to-head between them over the past couple of years has been fairly evenly shared. That makes it worth digging into how each side has actually been playing rather than just where they sit on paper.
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Form: two very different recent runs
Bangor's Premiership form has been rough. Across their last eight league games they've managed just the one win, with heavy defeats to Carrick Rangers and Cliftonville mixed in among draws and narrow losses.
Bangor: 20 completed matches; Dungannon Swifts: 20 completed matches.
Bangor
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 35
- Difference
- -3
Dungannon Swifts
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +16
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Crusaders FC | Bangor | 26.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Portadown | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Bangor | 15.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Glentoran | Bangor | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Larne | Bangor | 08.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Ballymena United | 05.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Carrick Rangers | 29.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Cliftonville FC | 15.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Dergview | Bangor | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Ballymena United | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Crusaders FC | Dungannon Swifts | 15.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Linfield | 12.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | Limavady United | Dungannon Swifts | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Cliftonville FC | Dungannon Swifts | 29.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Portadown | Dungannon Swifts | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Coleraine FC | 08.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Moyola Park | Dungannon Swifts | 01.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | H&W Welders | Dungannon Swifts | 25.07.2026 | 1-1 |
Dungannon's overall form looks stronger on the surface, but their away form in particular has been poor. In their last four league matches on the road they've lost every time and haven't scored a single goal in any of them.
Dungannon's home form has held up better than their away form, and this one is away from home.
Comparative Team Statistics: Bangor vs Dungannon Swifts
Head-to-head: honours fairly shared
Across the last five meetings between these two, Dungannon have won three and Bangor two. It's been a fairly competitive fixture historically, without one side dominating.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 21.03.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | Dungannon Swifts | Bangor | 26.12.2025 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Bangor | Dungannon Swifts | 30.08.2025 | 2-1 |
| Irish Cup | Bangor | Dungannon Swifts | 29.03.2025 | 0-2 |
The most recent meeting came in August, when Dungannon won 2-0, though that was played at Dungannon's ground rather than Bangor's.
Standings: a decent gap between them
Bangor are down in 11th place with just 5 points from their 8 league games so far. Dungannon are up in 4th with 13 points from the same number of matches, a healthy points cushion at this stage.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Glentoran | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13/10 | 13 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9/8 | 13 |
| 7 | Cliftonville FC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12/11 | 12 |
| 10 | Limavady United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7/11 | 9 |
| 11 | Bangor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8/19 | 5 |
| 12 | Portadown | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5/19 | 1 |
That gap suggests Dungannon have generally had the better of this campaign, even allowing for their recent away struggles.
What might shape the goals
Bangor have leaked goals at home this season, including a 0-4 defeat to Carrick Rangers and a 0-3 loss to Cliftonville, so they're not exactly watertight at the back on their own patch.
Dungannon, though, haven't scored at all in their last four away league games. If that drought continues, it could cancel out some of Bangor's defensive frailty and keep this one tighter than the table might suggest.
Dungannon ending their away scoring drought would be the key swing factor here.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ferguson | Northern Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. McArthur | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Mathieson | Northern Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Halliday | Northern Ireland | 47 | Attacker | 178 cm | 71 kg |
| B. Cushnie | Northern Ireland | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Harrison | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| G. Beattie | Northern Ireland | 35 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| B. Arthurs | Northern Ireland | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Hume | Northern Ireland | 34 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Orbinson | Northern Ireland | 31 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Harris | Northern Ireland | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Neale | Northern Ireland | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Walker | Northern Ireland | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Mulvenna | Northern Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Watterson | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | 168 cm | n/a |
| C. Craig | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Gray | Northern Ireland | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Reid | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Redford | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. McKee | Northern Ireland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Bigirimana | Burundi | 32 | Midfielder | 173 | 71 |
| S. McAllister | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | 179 | n/a |
Bangor's struggles at home are real, but so is Dungannon's inability to score on the road lately, and those two things could easily cancel each other out.
With no clear market angle to weigh against the mixed evidence, this is one to watch rather than back.
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