Finn Harps hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 9th position in the Premier Division table. Visiting Waterford United holds 4th place with 24 pts.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Finn Harps form and stats
With 2 Premier Division wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Finn Harps, who have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier Division, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Harps's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Shamrock Rovers (placed 1st). Before that, Finn Harps had a home game versus St Patrick's which ended with a victory 3-2.
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). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Harps have conceded 11 goals.
Waterford United form and stats
3-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Waterford United in their Premier Division matches away.
The Waterford goalkeeper Brian Murphy is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 186 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Waterford United won their last game, 1-0 versus Dundalk played at home. Before that, Waterford travelled to Cork City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Waterford have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. Waterford United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Waterford United - Harps 2-3, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Harps victories, one draw and one Waterford United win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Martin 4 goals |  M. Russell 3 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Waterford United missing players
| Finn Harps | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 41% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 47% | 62% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 91 | 50 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 60 | 85 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 36% | 28% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 52% |
- Finn Harps has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Waterford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 10 | Cork City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 10 |