UCD - Dundalk in Premier Division: Data, team selections, results, trends and headlines. Read our broad preview!
- UCD have the fewest scored goals (7) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have scored more than double the goals of UCD.
UCD's stadium, UCD Bowl, has a grass surface. Dundalk have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Dundalk when playing on grass; 10 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses from 37 matches. They have scored {46 goals} in these games and conceded 51.
It's no vacation for neither UCD nor Dundalk as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
UCD form and stats
UCD's results here at UCD Bowl in the Premier Division have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
UCD's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Dundalk (placed 4th).
In the match before that, UCD hosted Bohemians and drew the game 1-1.UCD aren't scoring a lot here at UCD Bowl in the league, with only {4 goals} from 7 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the UCD defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Dundalk form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Dundalk playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
Two away games in a row for Dundalk, whose coach O'Donnell could celebrate last time after the win against UCD.
Before that, Dundalk secured a home win against Drogheda United with the score 3-2.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: UCD - Dundalk 0-2. UCD-Dundalk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: UCD one win, Dundalk seven wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Tulloch 4 goals |  J. Martin 3 goals |  D. Bishop 2 goals |
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| UCD | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 92% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 77% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 77% |
| 54% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 54% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 15% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 54% | 57% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 20% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 42% |
| 13.2 | 10 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.5 | 11.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
- Dundalk have scored more than double the goals of UCD.
- 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 (7) in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Premier Division
- UCD have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Premier Division
- UCD have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Premier Division
- UCD have the the worst goal difference (-7) 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 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Derry City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | St Patrick's | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Cork City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -20 | 6 |
