Perhaps a welcome break from league football as UCD & Cockhill Celtic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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!
UCD form and stats
Last season, UCD's FAI Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.With 0 Premier Division wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, UCD are certainly not brimming with confidence.
UCD suffered a surprising defeat 0-2 against Shelbourne in their previous game, also a home game.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier Division match versus Sligo Rovers with a 2-0 scoreline.UCD aren't scoring a lot here at UCD Bowl in the league, with only 6 goals from 12 games. UCD have conceded 19 from these games.
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Cockhill Celtic form and stats
Last season their FAI Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Two away matches in a row for Cockhill, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Longford Town in the League Cup.
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Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Whelan 4 goals |  S. Todd 2 goals | A. Nolan 2 goals |
UCD missing players
Cockhill Celtic missing players
| UCD | Cockhill Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 15 | ||
| 49 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 43% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 11.9 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 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 | 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 |
