A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Longford Town fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Cobh Ramblers's 7th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Longford Town form and stats
Longford Town have collected 13 points from their First Division home games so far after 4-1-3.
A strong away win for Longford Town against Cabinteely the last match, as R. Manley (2) and M. O’Brien were on target. Before that game, the home loss against Galway United with the scoreline 2-6.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Longford matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, zero draws and one defeat (from one game).
A decent goal production from Longford in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Longford have conceded 14 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cobh Ramblers form and stats
Playing away, Cobh Ramblers, who have the fewest scored goals (8) away in First Division, have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the First Division this season. Ramblers love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Ramblers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Wexford Youths (placed 10th). A loss against Cabinteely was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As you can tell from the results above, Cobh Ramblers was very dominant against Wexford Youths, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with S. O'Leary, P. Phillips and C. Drinan providing the goals.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ramblers playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, one draw and zero home wins.
Ramblers have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ramblers are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cobh Ramblers - Longford 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Longford wins - draws - Cobh Ramblers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Manley 9 goals | S. Verdon 6 goals |  C. Lyons 4 goals |
Longford Town missing players
Cobh Ramblers missing players
| Longford Town | Cobh Ramblers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 20 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 31% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 44% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 62% | 44% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | 15 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 35 | 68 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 88% | 150% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 45% |
- All of Longford Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cobh Ramblers has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in First Division
- Cobh Ramblers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in First Division
- Cobh Ramblers has the fewest scored goals (8) away in First Division
- Longford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bray Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | UCD | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Cabinteely | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 6 | Galway United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -19 | 12 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers II | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -25 | 9 |