First Division forecast and pre-match guide: Bray Wanderers odds-on favoured to subdue Wexford Youths

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 24.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Carlisle Grounds (3250 seats)

Bray Wanderers are ready to do battle with Wexford Youths in this First Division match. All you should know about the game is right here!

Insights:
  • Bray Wanderers have not yet lost a game.
  • Wexford Youths have yet to win a game away.

This could be an action-packed game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!

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Bray Wanderers form and stats

Only two First Division home games for Bray Wanderers so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

An away draw last time out for Wanderers, facing Waterford United in a game that ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Waterford United last time out, but a goal from Murphy completed a comeback to a draw result for Bray Wanderers.

Ahead of that result, a home win hosting Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bray Wanderers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.

Early season league goal statistics from Bray Wanderers's 2 home games: {3 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Wexford Youths form and stats

Still no away game victory in the First Division for Wexford Youths with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

McCann and Hanratty scored in Wexford Youths's previous match, the home game against Kerry that ended 2-1.

Before that, Wexford travelled to Finn Harps and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

We have checked recent matches where Wexford Youths have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Wexford Youths has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Wexford Youths have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) against Bray Wanderers.

Top Goalscorers

Wexford YouthsA. Robinson
A. Robinson
3 goals
Bray WanderersB. Feeney
B. Feeney
2 goals

Bray Wanderers missing players

Wexford Youths missing players

Bray Wanderers Wexford Youths
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
7 3 0 Scored S 1 1 6
4 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 6
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 40%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
20% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
6.6 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.5 5.2
2 0.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 5.6
3.2 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10 8.4
3.8 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 3.6
37% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 12% 33%
 
7 4.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 9.4
2.4 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3 4
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Bray Wanderers have not yet lost a game.
  • Bray Wanderers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Wexford Youths have yet to win a game away.
Bray Wanderers Last season Wexford Youths
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
6 2   Won W   5 10
9 4   Drew D   6 11
17 10   Lost L   5 11
30 14   Scored S   23 45
62 39   Conceded C   18 47
91% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
81% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 81%
56% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 59%
31% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 34%
16% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 12%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   56% 59%
19% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 19%
34% 38%   Failed to Score F T   25% 31%
 
4.2 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.5
5.1 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.7
2 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.2
5 3   Red cards R C   1 1
 
8 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9
3.3 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.2
29% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 34%
 
10.1 10.1   Shots against (avg) S A   8.3 8.5
4.4 5.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.8

  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 5 5 0 0 15 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 3 3 0 0 5 1 13 15
2 Cobh Ramblers 5 3 1 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 5 0 4 10
3 Bray Wanderers 5 2 3 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 9
4 Waterford United 5 2 2 1 7 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 8
5 Athlone Town 5 2 1 2 8 8 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
6 Wexford Youths 5 2 1 2 6 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 7
7 Finn Harps 5 1 2 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 5
8 Longford Town 5 0 3 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -3 3
9 Treaty United 5 0 2 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 -5 2
10 Kerry 5 0 1 4 4 17 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3 14 -13 1

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.