First Division: We're previewing an action-packed and crucial battle featuring Longford Town and Finn Harps at Bishopsgate Stadium. Both need the points!
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division
- Finn Harps have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in First Division
It's no vacation for neither Longford nor Finn Harps as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Longford Town form and stats
Longford Town's results here at Bishopsgate Stadium in the First Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. When Longford Town hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Treaty United, Longford Town and Kerry), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 296 minutes without scoring a league goal. O'Brien-Whitmarsh was the last player to find the net.
The club members are hoping that Longford Town will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Cobh Ramblers (placed 4th).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Athlone Town.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Longford Town handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
"Both teams to score yes/no" info: This side have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Longford here at Bishopsgate Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). Longford Town have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Finn Harps form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Harps aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. McLaughlin was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Finn Harps, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-6 versus Galway United. Harps lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Kerry.We have checked recent matches where Finn Harps have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
An interesting fact for sports gamblers looking to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
Harps are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Finn Harps have won at least one point in the last 7 games (4-3-0) facing Longford Town.Longford and Finn Harps have duelled before this season: Finn Harps - Longford Town 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Giurgi 5 goals |   R. Rainey 4 goals |  R. Flood 4 goals |
Longford Town missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Longford Town | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 23 | 37 |
| 83% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.3 | 7.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 31% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Finn Harps have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in First Division
- Finn Harps have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Longford Town have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in First Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division
- Longford Town have the most matches under the total-line (12) 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 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 49 |
| 2 | Waterford United | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 39 |
| 3 | Athlone Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 20 |
| 8 | Longford Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -20 | 18 |
| 10 | Kerry | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -41 | 6 |
