Catching up with the top teams is the target when these mid-table teams do battle. Both are trying to strenghten their league table standing, Treaty United in 6th and Longford Town in 4th place.
- Treaty United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Longford Town have the most points from losing position (14) in First Division
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.
Treaty United form and stats
The story so far in the First Division for Treaty United at their home stadium (Markets Field) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Treaty United are returning here after visiting Cobh Ramblers and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Armshaw scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the home loss against Cork City with the scoreline 0-5.The Treaty fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Treaty United have conceded 19 from these games.
Longford Town form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Longford Town playing as the away team in the First Division this season.
Longford Town had fun at their own home (Markets Field) last time out, beating Galway United 2-0. Măgerușan (2) scored. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Wexford Youths's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Longford Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Longford Town win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Longford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Longford Town have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged meeting featuring both these contenders is the Treaty United - Longford Town 0-0 played earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the prior two meetings): Treaty won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Longford Town have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  D. George 6 goals | E. Curran 5 goals |  D. Craven 4 goals |
Treaty United missing players
Longford Town missing players
| Treaty United | Longford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 55% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 35% |
| 43% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 9.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.4 | 9.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 54% | 37% |
| 10.6 | 11.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
- Longford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Longford Town have the most points from losing position (14) in First Division
- Longford Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Treaty United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 35 | 49 |
| 2 | Galway United | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 45 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 38 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Wexford Youths | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -4 | 27 |
| 6 | Treaty United | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 27 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -17 | 18 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -29 | 9 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -29 | 5 |
