National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's UCD or Sligo Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
UCD form and stats
Last season, UCD's FAI Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.UCD have played 4 First Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at UCD Bowl.
A good away victory last time out for UCD, who won 3-0 against Cabinteely. Before that, UCD had a First Division home game versus Athlone Town which ended with a victory 2-1.
The UCD fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. UCD have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
They also participated in FAI Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sligo Rovers playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
R. De Vries, R. Donelon and J. Ogedi-Uzokwe scored in Rovers's previous match, the home game against Dundalk that ended 3-1. Before that, Rovers secured a home win against Waterford United with the score 2-1.
Sligo Rovers are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Sligo Rovers struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): UCD one win, zero draws and Sligo Rovers nine victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Mahdy 5 goals |  C. Whelan 3 goals |  R. Coughlin 3 goals |
UCD missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| UCD | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 63 | 19 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 153 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 118 | 226 | ||
| 66 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 101 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cabinteely | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | UCD | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers II | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Wexford Youths | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 9 | Galway United | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 5 | Derry City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 10 | Cork City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -10 | 7 |