Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Longford Town - Cabinteely!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Longford Town form and stats
Longford Town, who have the most clean sheets (5) in First Division, have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the First Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Longford are confident in defense, having played 338 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Longford Town in their previous game, a First Division match away at Galway United (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that match, a win away at Galway United.
Longford has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Longford Town have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cabinteely form and stats
Cabinteely, who have the the best goal difference (+9) in First Division, are happy with their away performances in the First Division so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Cabinteely have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 491 minutes since they last conceded in First Division.
Cabinteely are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the First Division against Cobh Ramblers (placed 7th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cobh Ramblers.
A new game in only four days for Cabinteely, the First Division home match versus UCD. Busy days.
Cabinteely has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Cabinteely are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Longford won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Cabinteely has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  S. Barnes 6 goals |  S. Verdon 3 goals | K. Dalton 2 goals |
Longford Town missing players
Cabinteely missing players
| Longford Town | Cabinteely | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 43% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 4.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 67% |
- All of Longford Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cabinteely has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
- Cabinteely has the the best goal difference (+4) away
- Cabinteely has the the best goal difference (+9)
- Cabinteely have not yet lost a game.
- Cabinteely have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cabinteely have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cabinteely is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Longford Town has the fewest conceded goals (2)
- Longford Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- Longford Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (0)
- Longford Town has the most clean sheets (5)
- Longford Town has the most matches under the total-line (5)
- Longford Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cabinteely | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Longford Town | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | UCD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Galway United | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 10 | Shamrock Rovers II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |