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Cliftonville vs Dungannon: Northern Ireland Championship Match Prediction
Cliftonville and Dungannon will play in the 24th round of the Northern Irish Premier League. The visitors are in second place in the league table, but they are unlikely to be able to fight for the championship, because Linfield has already pulled away by 12 points. The hosts are currently only in fifth place and are five points behind today opponent. Who will be able to score important tournament points on December 30? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Cliftonville
N. IrelandCurrent form
Cliftonville is used to finishing in the top three and regularly participating in European competitions, but now the club is only in fifth place in the Premier League standings. The team is already four points behind third place. At the beginning of the season, the club failed to perform well in the Conference League, losing in the opening qualifying round to Latvian Auda (0:2, 1:2). The last rounds of the championship were extremely unsuccessful for the hosts - the team from Belfast lost to Portadown (0:2), Glentoran (1:2) and Crusaders (0:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the next round of the Premier League.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have had red cards in three of their last five matches
- The team has managed to score only one goal in the last three matches
Dungannon Swifts
N. IrelandCurrent form
Dungannon doesn't often fight for medals in Northern Ireland, usually finishing the season in the bottom half of the table. Now Swifts have a great chance to finally achieve something significant. The visitors occupy second place in the league table, but the gap from the competitors is not large yet. The club is only two points ahead of fourth Portadown. In the last round, the team managed to beat Loughgall (2:1) on its home field, although before that it lost to the championship leader, Linfield (0:1), and a participant of the Conference League, Larne (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in regulation time in the last four away matches
- The visitors have managed to score in only one of their last three matches
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
The hosts have won three of their last five home games by that score
7.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the last four away matches
1.95Tip and bets
The hosts have not played their best matches in recent games. Cliftonville are keen to end their losing streak, which has now reached three games, but they are up against a medal contender who does not often lose away from home. The visitors need points to stay in second place, so we should not expect a lack of enthusiasm from Dungannon. We think the Swifts will be able to compete with their opponents.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+1) on "Dangannon" for 1.64
Bet on total
Both teams have not been able to please their fans with attacking successes lately, and the opponents have spent most of the last rounds without scoring any goals. Most likely, the clubs will not be able to fully demonstrate their attacking potential in the face-to-face match either.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.95
Bet on corners
This is a game where both teams are likely to be defensive, so we're unlikely to see many corner kicks.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.70
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