Football preview: Kerry vs Finn Harps - predictions and stats

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 28.Jul
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mount Hawk Park (1000 seats)

First Division: Tipsway are expecting an interesting and highly important scrap starring Kerry and Finn Harps at Mount Hawk Park. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Kerry have the fewest scored goals (17) in First Division
  • Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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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Kerry form and stats

Kerry's struggle is real here at Mount Hawk Park with only 2 points collected from 11 First Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-2-9. Kerry are slowly digging their own grave here at Mount Hawk Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts.

Kerry's previous match was a FAI Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-0 against Ringmahon Rangers. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.

Prior to that, an away loss at Longford Town in the First Division.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kerry here at Mount Hawk Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Kerry have allowed the opposition to score 30 goals here at Mount Hawk Park.

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Finn Harps form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Finn Harps playing as the away team in the First Division this season. When Finn Harps is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 3 matches. Finn Harps, Treaty United and Longford Town is teams we like to compare Kerry with.

Two travels in a row for Harps, whose manager Rogers could celebrate last time after the FAI Cup win against Kilbarrack United. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone three league matches without victory.

That result followed a home victory 4-3 versus Cobh Ramblers in the First Division.

Finn Harps find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Finn Harps are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 13 goals in these matches. When Harps is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Finn Harps, Treaty United and Longford Town.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other previously this season: Finn Harps - Kerry 0-0. Previous two meetings involving these squads: Kerry won zero, Finn Harps were winners in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Finn HarpsR. Flood
R. Flood
8 goals
KerryR. Kelliher
R. Kelliher
6 goals
KerryL. Gaxha
L. Gaxha
5 goals

Kerry missing players

Finn Harps missing players

Kerry Finn Harps
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
1 0 0 Won W 3 4 6
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 7
19 9 2 Lost L 0 6 10
17 7 5 Scored S 7 13 25
63 30 7 Conceded C 2 31 49
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 87%
78% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 74%
57% 45% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 52%
48% 45% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 55% 43%
39% 45% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 45% 30%
52% 45% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 55% 52%
4% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 27% 30%
48% 55% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 30%
 
3.7 4.2 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.5 4.4
6.3 5.2 7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 5.5 5.8
3.1 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 2.2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
5.9 5.1 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.8 7.1
2.5 2.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.1 3
30% 28% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 38% 36%
 
12.6 11 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 12.2 11.3
5.9 5.4 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.5 5.2
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Finn Harps have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Kerry have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kerry have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Kerry have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest clean sheets (1) in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest points (2) at home in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest points from losing position (0) in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest scored goals (17) in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in First Division
  • Kerry have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in First Division
  • Kerry have the most conceded goals (30) at home in First Division
  • Kerry have the most conceded goals (63) in First Division
  • Kerry have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in First Division
  • Kerry have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in First Division
  • Kerry have the the worst goal difference (-23) at home in First Division
  • Kerry have the the worst goal difference (-46) in First Division
  • Kerry have yet to win a game at home.
  • Kerry haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kerry is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 23 20 2 1 60 9 11 11 0 0 36 3 12 9 2 1 24 6 51 62
2 Waterford United 22 14 4 4 62 19 12 7 3 2 38 13 10 7 1 2 24 6 43 46
3 Cobh Ramblers 23 10 6 7 36 33 11 6 3 2 19 13 12 4 3 5 17 20 3 36
4 Athlone Town 23 10 2 11 39 35 12 5 1 6 19 17 11 5 1 5 20 18 4 32
5 Bray Wanderers 23 7 9 7 28 36 11 5 3 3 16 16 12 2 6 4 12 20 -8 30
6 Wexford Youths 23 8 4 11 28 35 11 3 2 6 10 21 12 5 2 5 18 14 -7 28
7 Treaty United 22 7 6 9 28 37 11 3 2 6 12 20 11 4 4 3 16 17 -9 27
8 Longford Town 23 6 7 10 24 31 12 4 3 5 12 15 11 2 4 5 12 16 -7 25
9 Finn Harps 23 6 7 10 25 49 12 2 6 4 12 18 11 4 1 6 13 31 -24 25
10 Kerry 23 1 3 19 17 63 11 0 2 9 7 30 12 1 1 10 10 33 -46 6

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.