Most people believe in Dundalk in this fixture versus Longford Town, but the guests will battle to the finish. Here's our complete match guide!
- Dundalk have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (21) in Premier Division
These are hustling days for the host team, as they had a match only three days ago in the Premier Division. That game was an away game at Drogheda United, so at least Dundalk are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
0-1-1 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Longford Town when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those two matches are 1-4 (scored/conceded).
Dundalk are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Longford are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Dundalk form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Dundalk have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 16 games. Ever since the Drogheda United game Dundalk has been unbeatable here at Oriel Park producing four straight wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Dundalk, as their goalkeeper Peter Cherrie has completely shut out the opponents for 244 minutes in the Premier Division.
Dundalk are returning here after visiting Drogheda United in a Premier Division game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. D. Cleary scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Waterford United.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Dundalk home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, zero matches were won by at least two goals.
Dundalk has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Dundalk have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Longford Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Longford Town's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 16 away games in the Premier Division. Longford Town only have 0 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Longford Town, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Sligo Rovers (placed 3rd). Late heartbreak for Longford in the Sligo Rovers match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against St Patrick's.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Longford played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected three times.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Longford Town as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Longford have conceded 32 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other before in this season, with the result Longford Town - Dundalk 1-0 logged in the official records. Dundalk-Longford Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dundalk five wins, Longford Town one win, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 11 goals |  S. Murray 4 goals | M. Duffy 4 goals |
Dundalk missing players
Longford Town missing players
| Dundalk | Longford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 41 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 44 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 32 | 63 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 71% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 73% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 21% | 19% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 15% |
| 65% | 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 45% |
| 21% | 19% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 15% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 48% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 11.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 31% | 31% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 9.1 | 8.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
- Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundalk have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Premier Division
- Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Longford Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Longford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Longford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Longford Town have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest points (5) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (11) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (21) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals (32) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals (63) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the the worst goal difference (-42) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have yet to win a game away.
- Longford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Longford Town is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 32 | 75 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Derry City | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 45 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 40 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 40 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -42 | 14 |