Longford Town vs UCD: result 1-2 and analysis
First DivisionRegular Season - 7Kick-off on March 29, 2024 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Bishopsgate Stadium, Longford Town
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What was the result of Longford Town vs UCD?
UCD won 1-2 on March 29, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 43′Mikey RaggettUCD
- 59′J. DoyleUCD
- 87′E. JamesLongford Town
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Longford Town have 1 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats; UCD have 3, 1 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2024 | Bray Wanderers(away) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Athlone Town(away) | 3-3 | First Division |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Cork City(home) | 0-2 | First Division |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Finn Harps(home) | 2-3 | First Division |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Galway United(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | Cobh Ramblers(away) | 2-1 | First Division |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Athlone Town(home) | 3-0 | First Division |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Wexford(home) | 1-2 | First Division |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Cork City(away) | 0-1 | First Division |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Treaty United(home) | 0-1 | First Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Longford Town win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 UCD win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | UCD 2-1 Longford Town | FAI Cup |
| Oct 31, 2020 | UCD 2-3 Longford Town | First Division |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Longford Town 3-1 UCD | First Division |
| Jul 31, 2020 | UCD 0-0 Longford Town | First Division |
How many goals should we expect?
Longford Town score 0.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; UCD score 0.8 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford Town | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| UCD | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Longford Town sit 6th in First Division (25 points from 20 matches) and UCD sit 2nd (33 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | UCD | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | UCD | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 44 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 40 |
| 6 | Longford Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy