Football betting preview: UCD vs Sligo Rovers

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Date: Fri 20.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: UCD Bowl (3000 seats)

Season ticket holders at UCD Bowl haven’t seen too many victories this season, with UCD languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Sligo Rovers will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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UCD form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Division this season. UCD, who have the most conceded goals (70) in Premier Division, have only managed 5 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses from their games here at UCD Bowl.

UCD drew their last game, 0-0 away at St Patrick's (placed 5th). A FAI Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Sligo Rovers.

UCD are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 attempts. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the UCD defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sligo Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Sligo Rovers are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Premier Division against Finn Harps (placed 9th). That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus UCD in the FAI Cup.

Sligo Rovers have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sligo Rovers have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sligo Rovers - UCD 5-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): UCD won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Sligo Rovers has 9 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

R. Parkes
10 goals
R. Coughlin
8 goals
Y. Mahdy
5 goals

UCD missing players

Sligo Rovers missing players

UCD Sligo Rovers
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Away vs low Away Total
31 16 4 Played 5 15 31
5 5 0 Won 2 4 9
3 1 1 Drew 2 4 11
23 10 3 Lost 1 7 11
21 17 2 Scored 9 16 34
70 25 7 Conceded 8 26 41
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 80% 87% 84%
74% 75% 75% Over 1.5 80% 87% 77%
55% 50% 25% Over 2.5 60% 60% 45%
26% 25% 25% Over 3.5 40% 20% 16%
16% 12% 0% Over 4.5 40% 13% 10%
32% 38% 50% BTTS 60% 47% 52%
16% 19% 0% Clean Sheets 20% 20% 23%
58% 44% 50% Failed to Score 40% 47% 42%
 
3.3 3.3 1.5 Corners For (avg) 4.8 3 3.8
6 6.2 7.8 Corners Against (avg) 5.8 6.8 6.4
1.1 1.3 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.6 2.9 2.2
1 1 1 Red Cards 0 0 2
Key stats This season:
  • Sligo Rovers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sligo Rovers 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 FAI Cup
All Home Away
23-08-19 FAI UCD 3 - 1 St Patrick's
26-08-19 PD Dundalk 3 - 0 UCD
30-08-19 PD UCD 0 - 5 Dundalk
07-09-19 FAI Sligo Rovers 4 - 0 UCD
13-09-19 PD St Patrick's 0 - 0 UCD
20-09-19 PD UCD 18:45 Sligo Rovers
04-10-19 PD Finn Harps 19:00 UCD
11-10-19 PD Cork City 18:45 UCD
18-10-19 PD UCD 18:45 Shamrock Rovers
25-10-19 PD Waterford United 18:45 UCD
Sligo Rovers
All Premier Division League Cup Club Friendlies FAI Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 FAI Sligo Rovers 6 - 2 Limerick
30-08-19 PD Cork City 2 - 4 Sligo Rovers
02-09-19 PD Sligo Rovers 0 - 2 Dundalk
07-09-19 FAI Sligo Rovers 4 - 0 UCD
13-09-19 PD Sligo Rovers 3 - 1 Finn Harps
20-09-19 PD UCD 18:45 Sligo Rovers
05-10-19 PD Sligo Rovers 18:45 Shamrock Rovers
11-10-19 PD Waterford United 18:45 Sligo Rovers
19-10-19 PD Sligo Rovers 18:45 Derry City
25-10-19 PD Bohemians 18:45 Sligo Rovers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundalk 30 23 5 2 63 13 15 13 2 0 35 6 15 10 3 2 28 7 50 74
2 Shamrock Rovers 30 20 4 6 53 18 15 10 3 2 28 7 15 10 1 4 25 11 35 64
3 Bohemians 31 14 7 10 42 26 15 8 3 4 29 13 16 6 4 6 13 13 16 49
4 Derry City 30 12 11 7 45 29 14 7 3 4 22 12 16 5 8 3 23 17 16 47
5 St Patrick's 31 13 8 10 26 28 16 7 4 5 13 14 15 6 4 5 13 14 -2 47
6 Sligo Rovers 31 9 11 11 34 41 16 5 7 4 18 15 15 4 4 7 16 26 -7 38
7 Waterford United 31 9 7 15 38 49 15 4 4 7 20 23 16 5 3 8 18 26 -11 34
8 Cork City 30 7 9 14 25 39 15 2 6 7 12 21 15 5 3 7 13 18 -14 30
9 Finn Harps 31 6 5 20 25 59 16 5 2 9 18 24 15 1 3 11 7 35 -34 23
10 UCD 31 5 3 23 21 70 16 5 1 10 17 25 15 0 2 13 4 45 -49 18

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