Perhaps a welcome break from league football as St. Michaels & Waterford United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
St. Michaels and Waterford United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
St. Michaels form and stats
St. Michaels was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the FAI Cup.The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Glengad United in the FAI Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United was sent out of FAI Cup in the semi-finals last season.Waterford United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Waterford United collect 22 points from their 10 away matches in the First Division. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Waterford United played 2-2 against Longford Town in their previous match.
It was a First Division defeat before that one as the away game against Cobh Ramblers wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The Waterford manager Long has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 10 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
St. Michaels missing players
Waterford United missing players
| St. Michaels | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 1 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 27 | 66 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| 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 |
