Nervous top table cliff-hanger in First Division as Galway United have come the 124 miles needed to challenge Cobh Ramblers at their St. Coleman's Park.
- Cobh Ramblers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Galway United have the fewest conceded goals (8) in First Division
Cobh Ramblers and Galway United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cobh Ramblers form and stats
Cobh Ramblers are steadily winning First Division games and points here at St. Coleman's Park. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Ramblers are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Cobh Ramblers enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Athlone Town's place. The match ended 3-2.
Before that, Cobh Ramblers had a home game versus Waterford United which ended with a victory 1-0.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 Cobh Ramblers have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 6 from 7 games. 3 defeats by at least two goals.
Ramblers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. Coleman's Park with 18 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Cobh Ramblers have conceded 12 goals.
Galway United form and stats
The away performances of Galway United have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the First Division. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Galway United hope to make it five in this match.
The Galway goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 400 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Galway United won their last game, 1-0 versus Kerry played at home.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Longford Town.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Galway United are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Galway United as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Galway United have managed a sequence of 9 consecutive games without losing (8-1-0) when playing Ramblers.The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Galway United - Cobh Ramblers 1-0 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Hurley 12 goals |  J. Doherty 8 goals | S. Walsh 8 goals |
Cobh Ramblers missing players
Galway United missing players
| Cobh Ramblers | Galway United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 22 | 58 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 71% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 52% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 8.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| 36% | 42% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 39% |
| 12.1 | 12.5 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.9 | 2 |
- Cobh Ramblers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cobh Ramblers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Galway United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Galway United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in First Division
- Galway United have the fewest conceded goals (8) in First Division
- Galway United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in First Division
- Galway United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in First Division
- Galway United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in First Division
- Galway United have the most clean sheets (13) in First Division
- Galway United have the most points (25) away in First Division
- Galway United have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in First Division
- Galway United have the the best goal difference (+50) in First Division
- Galway United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Galway United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Galway United is in the best form (5-1-0) in First Division
| 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 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 50 | 58 |
| 2 | Waterford United | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 45 |
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Athlone Town | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -6 | 25 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -25 | 21 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Kerry | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -44 | 6 |
