Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Finn Harps & Shamrock Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Finn Harps form and stats
Last season, Finn Harps's FAI Cup journey ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the Premier Division, Finn Harps have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
The Harps supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Waterford United in Premier Division and win 1-0. Preceding that match was a Premier Division defeat to Shamrock Rovers (0-2).
Harps have scored 6 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Harps's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Shamrock Rovers, as they won the FAI Cup.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Shamrock Rovers so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier Division statistics. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Shamrock's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Dundalk game.
The Shamrock goalkeeper Alan Mannus is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 563 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Shamrock, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Shelbourne in the Premier Division last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Derry City in the Premier Division.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Shamrock are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Shamrock are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Harps, zero draws and ten wins for Shamrock Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Byrne 9 goals |  G. Burke 8 goals |  A. Greene 7 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Finn Harps | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 23 | 52 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 129 | 65 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 256 | ||
| 57 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 115 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| 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 |