Dundela host Moyola Park in the Northern Ireland League Cup. Both sides have had a mixed few months, with more draws and defeats than wins showing up in their recent matches.
The two clubs actually met just last month, sharing the points in a 2-2 draw, so this is a fairly fresh rivalry heading into the cup tie.
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Two sides short on wins
Dundela's last 20 matches read oddly: only 3 wins but 11 draws, meaning they rarely lose outright but just as rarely find a way to win. Their goal difference is level at best, scoring 30 and conceding 37 across that sample of Championship and friendly fixtures.
Dundela: 20 completed matches; Moyola Park: 20 completed matches.
Dundela
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 50% 10 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- -5
Moyola Park
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- -12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Armagh City | Dundela | 26.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Dundela | Strabane Athletic | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Newington Youth | Dundela | 12.09.2026 | 5-5 |
| Championship | Dundela | Glenavon FC | 05.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Championship | H&W Welders | Dundela | 28.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Ballinamallard United | Dundela | 22.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Dundela | Annagh United | 15.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Ards | Dundela | 11.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Dundela | Moyola Park | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Crusaders FC | Dundela | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Queen's University | Moyola Park | 26.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Moyola Park | Ards | 19.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Warrenpoint Town | Moyola Park | 12.09.2026 | 6-2 |
| Championship | Moyola Park | H&W Welders | 05.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Championship | Moyola Park | Armagh City | 28.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Annagh United | Moyola Park | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Moyola Park | Ballinamallard United | 15.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Moyola Park | Strabane Athletic | 11.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Dundela | Moyola Park | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Moyola Park | Dungannon Swifts | 01.08.2026 | 0-3 |
Moyola Park's record over the same length of sample is more up and down. Five wins and 12 losses points to inconsistency, and shipping 37 goals in 20 games suggests defensive fragility keeps cropping up, whoever they're facing.
Both teams have conceded exactly 37 goals in their last 20 matches, which hints at defensive issues on both sides rather than one clearly tighter unit.
Comparative Team Statistics: Dundela vs Moyola Park

A recent draw, but history is patchy
The most relevant meeting is from this August, when Dundela and Moyola Park drew 2-2 in the Championship. That's about as current as head-to-head evidence gets, and it points to two sides who were closely matched at the time.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Dundela | Moyola Park | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Dundela | Moyola Park | 05.07.2022 | 4-1 |
| Premier Intermediate League | Moyola Park | Dundela | 24.04.2018 | 0-2 |
| Premier Intermediate League | Dundela | Moyola Park | 17.04.2018 | 2-0 |
| Premier Intermediate League | Moyola Park | Dundela | 20.03.2018 | 1-1 |
Older meetings go back to a 2022 friendly, which Dundela won 4-1, and a couple of Premier Intermediate League games from 2018 that were split between the two. Those results are from a different era for both clubs, so they don't tell us much about the current squads.

Could this end up tight and open?
Dundela's habit of drawing so often, combined with that recent 2-2 head-to-head result, hints that a close contest wouldn't be a surprise here. Neither side has looked settled at the back this season.
Moyola Park's away form shows they can score goals but also concede plenty, so if Dundela's attack turns up, there could be goals at both ends. It's just as easy to picture a cagier, low-scoring version of the same story though, given how many of Dundela's games have finished level.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Smyth | Northern Ireland | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Jenkins | Northern Ireland | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Kalla | Northern Ireland | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. McMaster | Northern Ireland | 37 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Harvey | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Prendergast | Northern Ireland | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Withers | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Munn | Northern Ireland | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Smith | Northern Ireland | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Duncan | England | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Donaldson | Northern Ireland | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| N. Lecky | Northern Ireland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Patton | Northern Ireland | 37 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Dornan | Northern Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Rea | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Hall | Northern Ireland | 37 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. White | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | 186 cm | n/a |
| J. McGovern | Northern Ireland | 37 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T.J. Murray | Northern Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Corbett | Northern Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Wan | Northern Ireland | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. McNeill | Northern Ireland | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Kane | Northern Ireland | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Lee Harkin | Northern Ireland | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Millar | Northern Ireland | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. McLaughlin | Northern Ireland | 36 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Kelly | Northern Ireland | 36 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Stinson | Northern Ireland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Sullivan | Northern Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Patchett | Northern Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | 181 cm | n/a |
| C. McKeever | Northern Ireland | 27 | Midfielder | 181 cm | n/a |
| C. Gillan | Northern Ireland | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Gray | Northern Ireland | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. McIlveen | Northern Ireland | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Graham | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Francis | Northern Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Best | Northern Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Vauls | Northern Ireland | 36 | Defender | 180 cm | n/a |
| R. McLean | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
With no odds to assess and both sides showing patchy, drawn-heavy form, there isn't a clear enough edge to back a particular outcome here.
The August draw between these two suggests another tight game is plausible, but that's a description of likely tempo rather than a case for any specific selection.
