The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Magpies will try to edge Dundalk in their own ballpark.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Magpies form and stats
Last season, Magpies's Europa Conference League journey ended in the 1st qualifying round against Crusaders.The home club members witnessed a 1-1 draw versus Lincoln Red Imps in the Gibraltar Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that, Magpies played out a Premier Division draw 0-0 when visiting Glacis United.Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk was sent out of Europa Conference League in the 3rd qualifying round last season, when Vitesse turned out to be too strong.The visitors are W5-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
Dundalk lost away at Bohemians (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Shamrock Rovers in the Premier Division.Dundalk have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 10 goals | J. Martin 4 goals | D. Kelly 3 goals |
Magpies missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Magpies | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 6.5 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Derry City | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Cork City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -14 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -48 | 9 |
