Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dundalk & Longford Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Dundalk form and stats
Last season, Dundalk's FAI Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.Dundalk have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier Division with 10 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
Dundalk's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Finn Harps. The home side are looking to build on that result. The 3-0 win against Finn Harps was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
1-1 away at St Patrick's before that.The Dundalk manager McDonnell has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. Dundalk have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Longford Town form and stats
Last season their FAI Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Longford Town playing as the away team in the First Division this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Longford Town, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Waterford United last time out. Late drama in the previous game, when Verdon scored the winning goal seven minutes into stoppage time to defeat Waterford United.
A 1-3 loss hosting Athlone Town before that.Longford Town find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Longford's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Dundalk won five games, four matches ended with a tie and Longford Town got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 8 goals | D. Kelly 6 goals |  S. Verdon 6 goals |
Dundalk missing players
Longford Town missing players
| Dundalk | Longford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 34% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Derry City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cork City | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 53 |
| 2 | Galway United | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -20 | 21 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -35 | 12 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 8 |
