Wexford Youths have journeyed here for an intriguing battle versus the home side Cobh Ramblers. Prepare for the match with this thorough First Division preview!
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.
Cobh Ramblers form and stats
The season before, Cobh Ramblers's league results were 8 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, providing 8th place in the First Division. Over these 27 matches they scored 25 goals and let in 46. Playing as the home team in the last season Cobh Ramblers managed 4-2-7 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 20 conceded.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cobh Ramblers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost two.
Wexford Youths form and stats
Let's have a look at how Wexford Youths performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 3 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 11 with 10/30 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Ramblers won seven games, two matches ended with a tie and Wexford Youths managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneCobh Ramblers missing players
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| Cobh Ramblers | Wexford Youths | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cobh Ramblers | Last season | Wexford Youths | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 11 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 30 | 56 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 81% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 78% | ||
| 59% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 67% | ||
| 22% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 37% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 19% | ||
| 52% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 15% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 11% | ||
| 37% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 41% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | ||
| 8.7 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Treaty United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cobh Ramblers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Galway United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Longford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 8 | Wexford Youths | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| 9 | Bray Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | Galway United | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | UCD | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Treaty United | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Cork City | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -11 | 33 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -21 | 28 |
| 9 | Cabinteely | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -21 | 25 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 21 |