UCD vs Dundalk match preview

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Date: Fri 30.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: UCD Bowl (3000 seats)

The visiting Dundalk side should be favourites in this visit to UCD, as the away team holds a 48 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.

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.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Dundalk's home stadium. The visitors last 36 games on grass have ended in 22 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses.

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UCD form and stats

Overall Premier Division stats at home this season for UCD, who have the most conceded goals (65) in Premier Division, are 5-1-9 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at UCD Bowl.

UCD lost their last game at Dundalk after a 0-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, UCD won a home game hosting St Patrick's (3-1).

The match schedule is unforgiving for UCD as they have a new game in only three days, a Leinster Senior Cup match thankfully also at home. Crumlin United are visiting.

UCD has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. UCD have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Dundalk form and stats

Dundalk, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier Division, have an excellent away record in the Premier Division so far with 8-3-2 from 13 games. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Dundalk hope to make it five in this match. Dundalk has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The supporters enjoyed Dundalk's previous game versus UCD, a Premier Division 3-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away FAI Cup victory against Derry City with the score of 3-2.

Dundalk has another fixture away, a Premier Division game, against Sligo Rovers in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The travelling fans enjoy Dundalk's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Dundalk as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundalk - UCD 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): UCD 0 wins, 1 draw and Dundalk 9 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Hoban
13 goals / 1 assists
M. Duffy
9 goals
J. Mountney
6 goals

UCD missing players

Dundalk missing players

UCD Dundalk
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
29 15 3 Played 4 13 27
5 5 1 Won 3 8 20
2 1 0 Drew 1 3 5
22 9 2 Lost 0 2 2
21 17 3 Scored 9 21 55
65 20 3 Conceded 1 7 13
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 92% 96%
76% 73% 67% Over 1.5 100% 69% 74%
55% 47% 33% Over 2.5 50% 38% 56%
24% 20% 0% Over 3.5 0% 15% 22%
14% 7% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 4%
34% 40% 0% BTTS 25% 31% 33%
14% 20% 33% Clean Sheets 75% 62% 63%
55% 40% 67% Failed To Score 0% 15% 7%
 
3.4 3.4 4 Corners For (avg) 5.8 5.4 6.9
6 5.9 7 Corners Against (avg) 3.5 3.6 3.2
1.1 1.3 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.6 1.6
1 1 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Dundalk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Dundalk have scored more than double the goals of UCD.
  • Dundalk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Dundalk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • UCD have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • UCD haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

UCD
All Premier Division League Cup First Division Club Friendlies Leinster Senior Cup FAI Cup
All Home Away
02-08-19 PD UCD 1 - 3 Derry City
11-08-19 FAI UCD 5 - 2 Letterkenny Rovers
16-08-19 PD Bohemians 10 - 1 UCD
23-08-19 FAI UCD 3 - 1 St Patrick's
26-08-19 PD Dundalk 3 - 0 UCD
30-08-19 PD UCD 18:45 Dundalk
02-09-19 LSC UCD 18:45 Crumlin United
06-09-19 FAI Sligo Rovers - UCD
13-09-19 PD St Patrick's 18:45 UCD
20-09-19 PD UCD 18:45 Sligo Rovers
Dundalk
All Champions League Premier Division Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies Leinster Senior Cup FAI Cup
All Home Away
13-08-19 EL Dundalk 1 - 3 Slovan Bratislava
16-08-19 PD Dundalk 5 - 0 Finn Harps
19-08-19 LC Dundalk 6 - 1 Bohemians
23-08-19 FAI Derry City 2 - 2 Dundalk
26-08-19 PD Dundalk 3 - 0 UCD
30-08-19 PD UCD 18:45 Dundalk
02-09-19 PD Sligo Rovers 18:45 Dundalk
07-09-19 FAI Waterford United - Dundalk
13-09-19 PD Dundalk 18:45 Shamrock Rovers
14-09-19 LC Derry City 19:00 Dundalk

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dundalk 27 20 5 2 55 13 14 12 2 0 34 6 13 8 3 2 21 7 42 65
2 Shamrock Rovers 29 19 4 6 52 18 14 9 3 2 27 7 15 10 1 4 25 11 34 61
3 Bohemians 29 14 7 8 41 23 14 8 3 3 28 11 15 6 4 5 13 12 18 49
4 Derry City 29 12 10 7 44 28 14 7 3 4 22 12 15 5 7 3 22 16 16 46
5 St Patrick's 29 12 7 10 24 27 15 7 3 5 13 14 14 5 4 5 11 13 -3 43
6 Sligo Rovers 28 7 11 10 27 36 14 4 7 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 12 24 -9 32
7 Cork City 27 7 9 11 22 32 13 2 6 5 9 15 14 5 3 6 13 17 -10 30
8 Waterford United 28 7 6 15 33 46 14 4 3 7 19 22 14 3 3 8 14 24 -13 27
9 Finn Harps 29 6 5 18 23 54 15 5 2 8 17 22 14 1 3 10 6 32 -31 23
10 UCD 29 5 2 22 21 65 15 5 1 9 17 20 14 0 1 13 4 45 -44 17

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