Betting prediction and preview: Sligo Rovers fancied to be better team when visiting UCD

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 27.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: UCD Bowl (3000 seats)

Here's all you should learn, and then some, about the UCD - Sligo Rovers match!

Insights:
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals (10) in Premier Division
  • Sligo Rovers have scored more than double the goals of UCD.

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.

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UCD form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Division this season. UCD have only managed 0 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at UCD Bowl. UCD are slowly digging their own grave here at UCD Bowl with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Treaty United match.

Kerrigan was the last player to score a league goal for UCD and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as UCD haven't scored in 187 minutes.

No payout for UCD in their previous match, an away game at Shelbourne that ended in defeat 0-2. The penalty miss from Slotsager in the defeat against Shelbourne was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Shamrock Rovers (0-3).

UCD have scored 4 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the UCD defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sligo Rovers form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sligo Rovers playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sligo Rovers are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Rovers go into this game after a win, the home game against Derry City that ended 2-1. Keogh came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Derry City last time out, making the manager Buckley feel like a tactical genius.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bohemians wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Sligo Rovers find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Sligo Rovers have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date past match involving both these participants is the Sligo Rovers - UCD 2-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one UCD victory, one draw and eight Sligo Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sligo RoversA. Keena
A. Keena
7 goals
UCDC. Whelan
C. Whelan
4 goals
Sligo RoversM. Mata
M. Mata
3 goals

UCD missing players

Sligo Rovers missing players

UCD Sligo Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 9 18
1 0 0 Won W 2 3 6
5 4 1 Drew D 0 2 6
11 4 1 Lost L 1 4 6
10 4 1 Scored S 5 12 24
37 12 2 Conceded C 2 12 22
88% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
82% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 72%
47% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 78% 61%
24% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 28%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
35% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 67%
18% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 22%
59% 62% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 22%
 
3.7 3.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 4 4.7
7.2 8.4 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 4.4
1.6 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.9 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.1 5.9 5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 7.6 9.8
2.1 2 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 4.1
28% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 40% 32%
 
12.8 11.1 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.1 10.3
5.3 4.4 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 6.2 5
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sligo Rovers have scored more than double the goals of UCD.
  • UCD have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • UCD have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • UCD have the fewest points (4) at home in Premier Division
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals (10) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier Division
  • UCD have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the most conceded goals (37) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Premier Division
  • UCD have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Premier Division
  • UCD have yet to win a game at home.

  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 18 12 3 3 31 12 9 8 1 0 18 5 9 4 2 3 13 7 19 39
2 Derry City 18 9 5 4 31 16 9 4 3 2 16 8 9 5 2 2 15 8 15 32
3 Dundalk 17 8 7 2 26 14 8 6 2 0 18 6 9 2 5 2 8 8 12 31
4 St Patrick's 18 8 4 6 24 15 9 4 2 3 11 9 9 4 2 3 13 6 9 28
5 Sligo Rovers 18 6 6 6 24 22 9 3 4 2 12 10 9 3 2 4 12 12 2 24
6 Shelbourne 17 7 3 7 17 21 9 3 1 5 8 15 8 4 2 2 9 6 -4 24
7 Bohemians 17 5 7 5 23 23 8 3 3 2 13 11 9 2 4 3 10 12 0 22
8 Drogheda United 17 5 4 8 20 30 9 4 2 3 11 14 8 1 2 5 9 16 -10 19
9 Finn Harps 17 2 4 11 13 29 9 1 2 6 5 13 8 1 2 5 8 16 -16 10
10 UCD 17 1 5 11 10 37 8 0 4 4 4 12 9 1 1 7 6 25 -27 8

Read more about Premier Division

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.