Finn Harps will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get something from this hard battle, versus high-flying Dundalk.
- Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier Division
It should be mentioned that Dundalk play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Dundalk on grass are 12 victories, 16 draws and 14 defeats from 42 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 68-61. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's look for an active fixture!
Finn Harps form and stats
Finn Harps's results here at Finn Park in the Premier Division have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
The club members are hoping that Finn Harps will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Derry City (placed 2nd).
In the match before that, Harps hosted Shelbourne and drew the game 1-1.Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this team has had three goals or more.
Finn Harps have scored {15 league goals} here from 16 matches, not a lot. 23 goals have been conceded. When Finn Harps hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Drogheda United, UCD and Shelbourne), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Dundalk form and stats
4 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Dundalk playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
The manager O'Donnell was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Oriel Park. Dundalk suffered a 1-2 loss to St Patrick's (placed 4th). Late heartbreak for Dundalk in the St Patrick's match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Drogheda United.Observe: 12 of the latest 16 league matches involving this club have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dundalk as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Dundalk have put together a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (5-3-0) when playing Harps.This happened when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Dundalk - Finn Harps 3-0.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 9 goals | D. Kelly 6 goals |  S. Bradley 6 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Finn Harps | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 45 |
| 62 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 25 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 81% | 84% |
| 81% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 66% | 44% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 31% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 19% | 19% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 6% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 38% | 47% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 28% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7.6 | 7.4 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 30% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.9 | 9.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 69 |
| 2 | Derry City | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 64 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 56 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 36 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -19 | 34 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 39 | -33 | 19 |
| 10 | UCD | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 36 | -40 | 19 |
