National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Longford Town or St Patrick's that keep their silverware dream alive.
St Patrick's could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three sleeps ago.
Longford Town form and stats
Last season, Longford's FAI Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Longford Town have collected 15 points from their First Division home games so far after 4-3-5.
Longford Town's last game was hosting Kerry and winning 2-1. Manager Henderson felt very clever after Magerusan scored the winning goal against Kerry, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 66th minute.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Waterford United that finished 2-2.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Longford have been in this position before, they have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 5 from 8 games. 3 defeats by at least two goals.
Longford Town have conceded 15 in these home matches.
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's's mission in FAI Cup last season failed in the 1st round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Europa Conference League home loss versus F91 Dudelange with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
A loss, in the Europa Conference League away at F91 Dudelange, before that.
Patrick's are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. St Patrick's's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's have won all of the 5 latest battles versus this side. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 11 goals |  J. Mulraney 6 goals |   J. Giurgi 5 goals |
Longford Town missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Longford Town | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 21 | 48 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | ||
| 10.3 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 | Galway United | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 51 | 62 |
| 2 | Waterford United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 46 |
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Athlone Town | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 30 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | -7 | 28 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 8 | Longford Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -24 | 25 |
| 10 | Kerry | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -46 | 6 |
| 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 | Bohemians | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Cork City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -50 | 9 |
