The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Dundalk are in the 4th position while the guests worry at 10th.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier Division. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Finn Harps have had more rest.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Finn Harps's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Finn Harps have performed like this: Played two matches resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 0-6 (scored/conceded).
Dundalk form and stats
The story so far for Dundalk at their home stadium is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Dundalk has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Athlone Town.Dundalk's last game was hosting Bohemians and winning 1-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Sligo Rovers.
Everyone expects Dundalk to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 32 games: 24 home wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Dundalk have won with at least two goals margin 17 times in similar situations.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dundalk as they are travelling to their away game against UCD in the Premier Division. That match is three days after this one.
Dundalk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 5 matches. Dundalk have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Finn Harps form and stats
The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier Division, are W0-D1-L4 on the road this term. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Finn Harps's last three away games as they have all been lost.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier Division home defeat versus Bohemians with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Derry City.
Finn Harps are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 29 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 10 wins, 7 draws and 12 defeats. Of the defeats, 7 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting St Patrick's in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Finn Harps's away games this season with only 0 goals from 5 matches. The Finn Harps manager O. Horgan has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Finn Harps - Dundalk 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Dundalk won 7, Finn Harps won 1 and 2 draws.Dundalk missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Dundalk | Finn Harps | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | Played | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 9 | Scored | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | Conceded | 11 | 23 |
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 91% |
| 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 64% |
| 30% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 60% | 55% |
| 10% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 18% |
| 40% | 40% | Both teams to score | 0% | 36% |
| 50% | 60% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 9% |
| 20% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 64% |
| 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- Dundalk hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Finn Harps is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Dundalk is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Dundalk has scored in all of their 5 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Derry City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cork City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | UCD | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -16 | 2 |
