Match preview First Division: Wexford Youths - UCD at Ferrycarrig Park

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 30.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ferrycarrig Park (2500 seats)

The Wexford Youths manager B. O'Sullivan attacks this game with the team placed 10th so far. In the visitors dressing room UCD and their manager A. Myler are in 3rd place before this match.

Insights:
  • Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals (2) in First Division
  • UCD have the most scored goals (12) 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.

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Wexford Youths form and stats

Wexford Youths are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two First Division games here at Ferrycarrig Park. It's trouble wherever Wexford are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Wexford, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Preceding that match was the home game against Cobh Ramblers that was lost 1-2.

Early season league goal statistics from Wexford Youths's 2 home games: 2 goals, 4 conceded.

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UCD form and stats

Four points from two away games for UCD, meaning one draw and one victory in the First Division so far.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Cabinteely.

UCD have the goal stats of 6-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Wexford victory, three draws and six UCD wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

UCDC. Whelan
C. Whelan
5 goals
UCDL. Kerrigan
L. Kerrigan
2 goals
UCDI. Akinsete
I. Akinsete
1 goals

Wexford Youths missing players

UCD missing players

Wexford Youths UCD
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
5 2 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 2 6 12
9 4 0 Conceded C 2 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 80%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 80%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
60% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 8.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7 7
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.2
20% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 57%
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • All of UCD's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Wexford Youths's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • UCD have not yet lost a game.
  • UCD have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • UCD have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • UCD have scored more than double the goals of Wexford Youths.
  • UCD have the most scored goals (12) in First Division
  • UCD have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Wexford Youths have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Wexford Youths have lost all their matches so far.
  • Wexford Youths have the fewest scored goals (2) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have the most conceded goals (9) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths have the the worst goal difference (-7) in First Division
  • Wexford Youths haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wexford Youths is in the worst form (0-0-5)
Wexford Youths Last season UCD
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 9   Played P   9 19
3 1   Won W   4 9
3 3   Drew D   2 3
12 5   Lost L   3 7
13 4   Scored S   23 46
39 15   Conceded C   17 32
89% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
78% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 89%
50% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 79%
39% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 63%
11% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   44% 37%
33% 33%   BTTS BTTS   67% 63%
11% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 26%
67% 67%   Failed to Score F T   11% 16%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.7 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.5
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
1.6 1.4   Shots (avg) S (   3.9 2.3
0.7 0.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.6 1
108% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   177% 259%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Athlone Town 5 4 1 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 13
2 Shelbourne 5 3 2 0 10 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 5 11
3 UCD 5 2 3 0 12 5 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 6 2 7 9
4 Treaty United 5 2 3 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 9
5 Cabinteely 4 2 0 2 5 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -3 6
6 Cobh Ramblers 4 1 1 2 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 -4 4
7 Bray Wanderers 4 0 3 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 3
8 Galway United 4 0 3 1 4 6 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 3
9 Cork City 5 1 0 4 4 8 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
10 Wexford Youths 5 0 0 5 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 -7 0

Read more about First Division

The League of Ireland First Divsion, also known as the SSE Aitricity League First Division, is the second level division of football in the Republic of Ireland. It runs a summer league from February to October with ten teams. Each plays each other three times for a total of 27 fixtures to set the final league table.