After four games we know a little more about the qualities of UCD and Shamrock Rovers II in this fresh First Division season. Read our match preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
UCD form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for UCD's two home games in the First Division so far this season, having collected 4 points here at UCD Bowl.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for UCD, who played 0-0 against Longford Town. That match was also played at this venue (UCD Bowl). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Drogheda United (1-5).
Early season league goal statistics from UCD's 2 home games: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Shamrock Rovers II form and stats
No First Division points yet away for Shamrock Rovers II, from their first 2 matches. A depressing four defeats in a row for Shamrock Rovers II in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Finn Harps.
Shamrock Rovers II's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Drogheda United that finished 2-2. A 0-1 defeat away at Cabinteely before that.
It looked so good for Shamrock Rovers II vs Drogheda United, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Shamrock Rovers II has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Kerrigan 1 goals | Y. Mahdy 1 goals |  C. Whelan 1 goals |
UCD missing players
Shamrock Rovers II missing players
| UCD | Shamrock Rovers II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.7 | 9 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 30% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
- Shamrock Rovers II has the most dropped points from leading position (4)
| UCD | Last season | Shamrock Rovers II | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | ||
| 82 | 30 | Conceded | C | 29 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 75% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 75% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 46% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 25% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 21% | ||
| 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 25% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 25% | ||
| 58% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 57% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 245 | 118 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 102 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Wexford Youths | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | UCD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Galway United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers II | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundalk | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 55 | 86 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 75 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 60 |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 57 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 52 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -9 | 42 |
| 8 | Cork City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 37 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 40 | -38 | 28 |
| 10 | UCD | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 52 | -57 | 19 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Longford Town | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 60 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 3 | Gal1way | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 49 |
| 4 | Wexford Youths | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers II | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | -25 | 26 |
| 7 | Waterford United | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 25 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 43 | -42 | 14 |