Inter Club d'Escaldes and Dundalk get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round fixture.
These teams have little in common geographically as Dundalk have to travel 1900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Inter Club d'Escaldes form and stats
d'Escaldes lost their last game at Drita after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Inter Club d'Escaldes won a home game hosting Sant Julia (3-0).
Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Dundalk seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It's the second away game in a row for Dundalk, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Cobh Ramblers in the FAI Cup last time out. It was a Premier Division defeat before that one as the away game against Sligo Rovers wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
The Dundalk manager F. Giovagnoli has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. In the opposite end, Dundalk have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 7 goals | M. Duffy 3 goals | J. Flores 2 goals |
Inter Club d'Escaldes missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Inter Club d'Escaldes | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 257 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 111 | ||
| 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Derry City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | St Patrick's | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Cork City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -10 | 8 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 7 |