Home advantage is secure and nice for Finn Harps, but Dundalk are fully intent and qualified to go home as winners. Who wins the prize?
- Finn Harps is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Dundalk have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier Division
Dundalk play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this fixture will take part on grass. Relevant results for Dundalk when playing on grass are 10 wins, 15 draws and 14 defeats from 39 matches. They have scored 62 goals and conceded 58 times in these fixtures.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Finn Harps and Dundalk.
Finn Harps form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Division this season. Finn Harps have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Finn Park. Harps has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Horgan and the players.
Finn Harps are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Drogheda United.
Preceding that match was a defeat to UCD (0-1).There will be little rest for Harps after this match as they are travelling to Derry City for a Premier Division game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Finn Harps here at Finn Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). Harps have conceded 12 from these games. 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 2 of 2 times.
Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier Division, after 1-5-2 (8 played).
Dundalk play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Derry City (placed 2nd). Hoban has bagged at least one goal for the visitors four matches in a row. The smartness!
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Bohemians.A new game in only four days for Dundalk, the Premier Division home match versus St Patrick's. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dundalk as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other before this season: Dundalk - Finn Harps 3-0. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Finn Harps won one, Dundalk were winners in five and we saw four draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals. Hoban likes to face Finn Harps and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 8 goals |  S. Bradley 4 goals |  C. Tourish 3 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Finn Harps | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 75% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 69% |
| 56% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 56% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 9 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 35% |
| 8.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
- Dundalk have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Finn Harps is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Derry City | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
| 10 | UCD | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 8 |
