Football betting preview: UCD vs Sligo Rovers

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: UCD Bowl (3000 seats)

After league round 1 it's UCD - Sligo Rovers 1-1 in points. Who will carry the day in this second Premier Division game of the season?

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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UCD form and stats

In the previous season, UCD's league stats were 6 wins, 8 draws and 22 losses, ending with 9th place in the Premier Division. In these 36 matches they scored {28 goals} and let in 67. Performing as the home team in the last season UCD delivered 3-5-10 (win-draw-lost) with {14 goals} and 29 conceded.

The home team returns to UCD Bowl after drawing with Dundalk (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Shamrock Rovers (0-2).

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Sligo Rovers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sligo Rovers performed last season in the Premier Division: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded {44 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 23/24 goals scored/conceded.

Rovers's last game was the home draw against Shamrock Rovers (1-1).

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Bohemians's place.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): UCD one win, two draws and Sligo Rovers seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

UCDC. Behan
C. Behan
1 goals
Sligo RoversL. Browning
L. Browning
1 goals

UCD missing players

Sligo Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
UCD Sligo Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 21
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
UCD Last season Sligo Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
6 3   Won W   5 13
8 5   Drew D   5 10
22 10   Lost L   8 13
28 14   Scored S   23 47
67 29   Conceded C   24 44
94% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
83% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 72%
47% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 53%
19% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   28% 28%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
44% 50%   BTTS BTTS   56% 53%
11% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 31%
50% 50%   Failed to Score F T   22% 28%
 
3.4 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.2
6.5 6.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4.3
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
4 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
6.3 7   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 9.4
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4
28% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 33%
 
12.4 10.9   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9.2
5.2 4.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4.4

  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 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 UCD 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 St Patrick's 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Dundalk 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Shamrock Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Sligo Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Derry City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Shelbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Drogheda United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Cork City 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Last season 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 36 24 7 5 61 22 18 16 2 0 39 10 18 8 5 5 22 12 39 79
2 Derry City 36 18 12 6 53 27 18 8 7 3 28 13 18 10 5 3 25 14 26 66
3 Dundalk 36 18 12 6 53 30 18 12 5 1 35 13 18 6 7 5 18 17 23 66
4 St Patrick's 36 18 7 11 57 37 18 10 3 5 28 16 18 8 4 6 29 21 20 61
5 Sligo Rovers 36 13 10 13 47 44 18 8 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 24 3 49
6 Bohemians 36 12 10 14 45 46 18 7 5 6 25 23 18 5 5 8 20 23 -1 46
7 Shelbourne 36 10 11 15 40 49 18 5 6 7 23 25 18 5 5 8 17 24 -9 41
8 Drogheda United 36 9 11 16 34 58 18 7 6 5 20 21 18 2 5 11 14 37 -24 38
9 UCD 36 6 8 22 28 67 18 3 5 10 14 29 18 3 3 12 14 38 -39 26
10 Finn Harps 36 4 8 24 33 71 18 3 4 11 17 28 18 1 4 13 16 43 -38 20

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 UCD 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 St Patrick's 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Dundalk 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Shamrock Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Sligo Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Derry City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Shelbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Drogheda United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Cork City 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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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.