Premier Division match preview: UCD believed to be the weaker party when Bohemians pays a visit

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: UCD Bowl (3000 seats)

UCD saw a 0-0 score vs Bohemians last fixture, a fixture to learn from. The next assignment is this firm Bohemians team.

Insights:
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier Division
  • Bohemians have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier Division

This is a local fight, usually meaning added nervousness and significance.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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UCD form and stats

UCD, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier Division, have collected 4 points from their Premier Division home games so far after 1-1-3.

The spoils were shared in UCD's previous game, also at home. Visiting Bohemians (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sligo Rovers (1-3).

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Bohemians to win. Let's see if UCD are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 8 games found revealing 0 UCD wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

It should be added that a look at the 10 most recent league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

UCD have scored {3 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.

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Bohemians form and stats

Bohemians have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 15 points collected from 6 Premier Division games. 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to UCD (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Drogheda United.

Bohemians find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Bohemians's manager Devine has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent meetings featuring these opponents have all finished as Bohemians victories. More of the same or streak broken?

The two combatants have met previously this season: Bohemians - UCD 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

BohemiansJ. Flores
J. Flores
3 goals
BohemiansD. Williams
D. Williams
3 goals
UCDD. Bishop
D. Bishop
2 goals

UCD missing players

Bohemians missing players

UCD Bohemians
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 2 7 12
1 1 0 Won W 2 5 8
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
8 3 1 Lost L 0 1 3
6 3 0 Scored S 4 8 17
24 8 4 Conceded C 1 2 10
83% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
67% 33% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 43% 67%
58% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 14% 42%
33% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
33% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 14% 42%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 71% 42%
58% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 25%
 
2.3 2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 4.7
5.8 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 4.8
1.8 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 7.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.6 11.3
2.5 2.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.1 3
20% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 53% 47%
 
13.3 9.7 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.4 10.6
4.1 2.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 2.4 2.7
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • Bohemians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Bohemians have scored more than double the goals of UCD.
  • Bohemians have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier Division
  • Bohemians have the most points (15) away in Premier Division
  • UCD have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • UCD have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the most conceded goals (24) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Premier Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bohemians 11 8 0 3 17 10 5 3 0 2 9 8 6 5 0 1 8 2 7 24
2 Derry City 11 5 4 2 16 8 5 1 2 2 3 3 6 4 2 0 13 5 8 19
3 Shamrock Rovers 11 4 6 1 22 12 5 1 3 1 12 10 6 3 3 0 10 2 10 18
4 St Patrick's 11 5 2 4 18 17 6 3 1 2 9 5 5 2 1 2 9 12 1 17
5 Sligo Rovers 11 4 4 3 16 14 6 2 3 1 9 7 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 16
6 Shelbourne 11 3 5 3 9 8 6 2 3 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 5 5 1 14
7 Dundalk 11 3 4 4 14 14 6 2 2 2 11 10 5 1 2 2 3 4 0 13
8 Drogheda United 11 3 4 4 8 12 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 2 3 1 5 5 -4 13
9 Cork City 11 2 3 6 14 21 6 2 1 3 8 8 5 0 2 3 6 13 -7 9
10 UCD 11 1 2 8 6 24 5 1 1 3 3 8 6 0 1 5 3 16 -18 5

Read more about Premier Division

The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.