The Finn Harps manager O. Horgan attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Waterford United and their manager K. Sheedy are in 7th place before this match.
- Finn Harps have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier Division
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
Finn Harps have only played one Premier Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 9 matches.
The home team returns to Finn Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Drogheda United (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Premier Division game ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Dundalk with a 2-1 scoreline.
Finn Harps has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Waterford United form and stats
Things could have gone better for Waterford United in their Premier Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Waterford 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 10th). A 1-2 loss hosting Sligo Rovers before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Waterford playing away, we found four games. Results were three away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Waterford United have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Finn Harps won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Waterford United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Foley 3 goals |  K. O’Sullivan 1 goals |  S. Griffin 1 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Waterford United missing players
| Finn Harps | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2.7 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 38% |
- Finn Harps have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Premier Division
- Waterford United have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier Division
| Finn Harps | Last season | Waterford United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 61% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 17% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 22% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 56% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 39% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 37% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Finn Harps | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Waterford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Dundalk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Bohemians | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Derry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |