Can Bray Wanderers knock Longford Town in Carlisle Grounds clash?

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Carlisle Grounds (3250 seats)

Bray Wanderers - Longford Town in First Division: Data, team sheets, matches, trends and headlines. Read our broad guide!

Insights:
  • Bray Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (22) in First Division
  • Longford Town have the most points from losing position (17) in First Division

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!

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Bray Wanderers form and stats

With 1 First Division win, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Bray Wanderers are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Bray Wanderers's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 0-3 against Shelbourne (in FAI Cup).

A First Division defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Cobh Ramblers.

Take note that 10 of the latest 13 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.

Wanderers aren't scoring a lot here at Carlisle Grounds in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. Bray Wanderers are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (28 from 12 played).

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Longford Town form and stats

Playing away, Longford Town have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the First Division this season.

The supporters enjoyed Longford's previous match versus Cobh Ramblers (placed 8th), a 2-0 win played at home.

Longford Town have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Longford have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also played each other earlier on this season: Longford Town - Bray Wanderers 1-1. Massey (Wanderers) was sent off when these teams previously met this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bray Wanderers six wins, two draws and Longford Town two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

WanderersD. Lynch
D. Lynch
6 goals
Longford TownS. Verdon
S. Verdon
6 goals
Bray WanderersK. Byrne
K. Byrne
5 goals

Bray Wanderers missing players

Longford Town missing players

Bray Wanderers Longford Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 2 11 24
4 1 0 Won W 2 5 11
9 4 3 Drew D 0 2 6
11 7 1 Lost L 0 4 7
22 11 2 Scored S 6 16 32
42 28 4 Conceded C 3 17 29
88% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 88%
75% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 88%
50% 67% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 54%
33% 50% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 12%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 8%
58% 58% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 54%
21% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 33%
33% 33% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 25%
 
4.7 5.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 5.7
5 4.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.4 4.4
2.2 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.4 2
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8.3 10.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8 9.9
3.4 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3 4
27% 22% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 48% 34%
 
9.8 9.2 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.7 9.4
4.2 4.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 4
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Bray Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Bray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bray Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (22) in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (12) in First Division
  • Longford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Longford Town have the most points from losing position (17) in First Division
  • Longford Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 23 17 5 1 52 11 11 7 3 1 23 5 12 10 2 0 29 6 41 56
2 Galway United 24 16 5 3 46 17 12 7 4 1 19 7 12 9 1 2 27 10 29 53
3 Waterford United 23 14 2 7 50 25 11 6 1 4 17 12 12 8 1 3 33 13 25 44
4 Longford Town 24 11 6 7 32 29 13 6 4 3 16 12 11 5 2 4 16 17 3 39
5 Treaty United 24 8 9 7 30 33 12 5 3 4 18 21 12 3 6 3 12 12 -3 33
6 Wexford Youths 24 8 7 9 35 38 12 4 2 6 14 23 12 4 5 3 21 15 -3 31
7 Bray Wanderers 24 4 9 11 22 42 12 1 4 7 11 28 12 3 5 4 11 14 -20 21
8 Cobh Ramblers 24 3 3 18 24 61 12 2 1 9 12 32 12 1 2 9 12 29 -37 12
9 Athlone Town 24 2 2 20 28 63 12 1 2 9 18 31 12 1 0 11 10 32 -35 8

Read more about First Division

The League of Ireland First Divsion, also known as the SSE Aitricity League First Division, is the second level division of football in the Republic of Ireland. It runs a summer league from February to October with ten teams. Each plays each other three times for a total of 27 fixtures to set the final league table.