National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bohemians or Dundalk that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bohemians's stadium, Dalymount Park, has a grass surface. Dundalk have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Dundalk when playing on grass; 20 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses from 38 matches. They have scored 58 goals in these games and conceded 37.
Bohemians form and stats
Bohemians participated in FAI Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Bohemians have performed here at Dalymount Park this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3.
It's back home for Bohemians, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating St Patrick's away with the result 2-1. A. Wright and D. Grant found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Bohemians lost 0-2 at home to Finn Harps.
The Bohemians fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Bohemians have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk was sent out of FAI Cup in the final last season.As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, Dundalk have produced an overall stat of 4-1-4 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier Division home defeat versus Sligo Rovers with 0-2 on the scoreboard. It was a Europa League defeat before that one as the away game against Rapid Wien wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Dundalk's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Dundalk have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Bohemians won two, Dundalk won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 10 goals |  A. Wright 8 goals | D. Grant 7 goals |
Bohemians missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Bohemians | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 22 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 233 | 123 | Total Shots | T S | 116 | 192 | ||
| 91 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 72 | ||
| 44% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |