Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wexford Youths & Dundalk face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
12-17-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Dundalk when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 41 matches are 63-54 (scored/conceded).
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Wexford Youths form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FAI Cup for Wexford Youths, as the manager Ryan led his troops to eliminate Sligo Rovers, and reach the 2nd Round. Wexford Youths was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the FAI Cup.4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Wexford Youths have to build on here at Ferrycarrig Park in the First Division.
Wexford Youths faced defeat in their previous match, away at Longford Town (0-1).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cobh Ramblers that ended 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 Wexford have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 9 from 9 games. 5 defeats by at least two goals.
Wexford Youths are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
Dundalk form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Longford Town in order to reach 2nd round of FAI Cup. They also participated in FAI Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.3 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Dundalk playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Dundalk, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Shamrock Rovers.
Preceding that game was the away Premier Division victory against Bohemians with the score of 1-0.As mentioned earlier, Dundalk will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 4 wins (3 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 0 surprising defeats.
Dundalk have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Premier Division game versus Sligo Rovers. A grim programme for them!
The attacking power of Dundalk when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games featuring these sides have all finished as Dundalk wins. More of the same or streak broken?Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 9 goals |  A. Dobbs 7 goals | D. Kelly 6 goals |
Wexford Youths missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Wexford Youths | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 33% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cork City | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | Galway United | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 53 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 26 | 48 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -22 | 24 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -38 | 13 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -33 | 11 |
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 56 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Derry City | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 31 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -23 | 18 |
| 10 | UCD | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -34 | 16 |
