UCD want to have lots of fans in for this match even though the season has been grim so far with 9 points and a 10th position in the Premier Division table. Guests Shelbourne hold 6th place with 31 pts.
- UCD have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premier Division
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning extra stress and significance.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Leinster Senior Cup.
UCD form and stats
UCD's results here at UCD Bowl in the Premier Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
UCD are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-7 away versus St Patrick's. UCD were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that, UCD had a home game versus Sligo Rovers which ended with a victory 2-1.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When UCD have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 9 from 10 games. 7 defeats by at least two goals.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this side has contained at least three goals.
UCD aren't scoring a lot here at UCD Bowl in the league, with only {7 goals} from 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the UCD defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shelbourne form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Leinster Senior Cup home loss versus Bohemians with 3-4 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Derry City.Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have had two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shelbourne as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Shelbourne as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Shelbourne have won at least one point in the last 8 fixtures (3-5-0) versus UCD.It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Shelbourne - UCD 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Moylan 6 goals |  D. Bishop 3 goals |
UCD missing players
Shelbourne missing players
| UCD | Shelbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 57 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 77% |
| 82% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 68% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 27% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 41% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 41% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 28% | 30% |
| 15.7 | 11.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| 5.9 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) 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 matches under the total-line (7) in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest points (8) at home in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premier Division
- UCD have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier Division
- UCD have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Premier Division
- UCD have the most conceded goals (57) in Premier Division
- UCD have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Premier Division
- UCD have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Premier Division
- UCD have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Premier Division
- UCD have the the worst goal difference (-44) in Premier Division
- UCD is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Derry City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Cork City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 10 | UCD | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -44 | 9 |
