Bray Wanderers look to Carlisle Grounds supporters for inspiration before Wexford Youths match

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 25.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Carlisle Grounds (3250 seats)

Bray Wanderers prepare to fight against Wexford Youths in this First Division fixture. Everything you must learn about the game is found right here!

Insights:
  • Bray Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-7) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals (13) 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

All-inclusive First Division stats playing at home this season for Bray Wanderers, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) in First Division, are 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Bray Wanderers manager Devlin might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

It's back home for Wanderers, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cobh Ramblers away with the result 1-0. Lynch found the net in that victory.

Before that match, a win away at Longford Town.

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 five games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost three.

Early season league goal statistics from Bray Wanderers's 2 home games: 1 goal, 9 conceded.

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Wexford Youths form and stats

Wexford Youths are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First Division, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Wexford might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Longford Town proved too strong as Wexford Youths slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Ferrycarrig Park.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Waterford United's place.

Wexford Youths are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of five matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Wexford Youths has managed 4 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wanderers eight wins, zero draws and Wexford Youths two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bray WanderersD. Lynch
D. Lynch
1 goals
Bray WanderersH. Douglas
H. Douglas
1 goals
Bray WanderersP. Fox
P. Fox
1 goals

Bray Wanderers missing players

Wexford Youths missing players

Bray Wanderers Wexford Youths
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
4 1 0 Scored S 0 4 7
11 9 0 Conceded C 0 4 13
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
40% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
20% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 40%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
3.8 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 3.6
5.6 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 4.6
2.6 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 12
2.8 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.5 5.2
29% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 27%
 
9 8.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9.8
4.2 6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 4.8
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • All of Bray Wanderers's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Wexford Youths's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Bray Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bray Wanderers have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Bray Wanderers have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-7) in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in First Division
  • Bray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wexford Youths have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Wexford Youths have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals (13) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have the most matches over the total-line (4) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Bray Wanderers Last season Wexford Youths
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   14 27
10 5   Won W   2 6
11 5   Drew D   1 3
9 5   Lost L   11 18
37 16   Scored S   10 29
33 13   Conceded C   30 56
77% 67%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
60% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 78%
47% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 67%
23% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 37%
13% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 19%
43% 33%   BTTS BTTS   36% 52%
43% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 11%
37% 47%   Failed to Score F T   50% 41%
 
5.1 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.9
5.2 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 5.9
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
4 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
9 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 8.7
3.4 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.5
36% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 31%
 
8.9 7.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.1 11.3
3.9 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 5.1

  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 6 4 1 1 14 1 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 2 1 0 10 0 13 13
2 Galway United 5 4 1 0 10 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 3 0 0 6 2 5 13
3 Waterford United 5 3 1 1 10 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 7 6 3 10
4 Wexford Youths 5 2 0 3 7 13 3 1 0 2 3 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 -6 6
5 Bray Wanderers 5 2 0 3 4 11 2 0 0 2 1 9 3 2 0 1 3 2 -7 6
6 Longford Town 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 4
7 Treaty United 4 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 -1 4
8 Cobh Ramblers 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 4
9 Athlone Town 4 0 0 4 6 12 3 0 0 3 5 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 -6 0

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.