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Finn Harps come up against visiting club UCD at Finn Park in the First Division game on Friday.
All Finn Harps v UCD match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
Finn Harps
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Finn Harps, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-0 First Division victory versus Bray Wanderers.
The only player to score from Finn Harps was David Cawley (45').
A recurring trait of more recent Finn Harps games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
Taking their prior six matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would've lost. Having said that, we must now wait to see whether that pattern might persist here in this game.
Their prior results show that Finn Harps:
- have not emerged victorious against UCD when playing them at home in the previous 3 league games.
- haven't won against UCD in their previous 6 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.
UCD
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Previously, UCD drew 1-1 in the First Division match with Kerry.
The stats tell the story, and UCD have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. In defence, UCD have seen their frailties exposed.
โ๏ธ Head to head
Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 05/07/2019 reveals that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Finn Harps. Theyโve not managed to get any wins at all while UCD have been dominant against them, winning in 67% of those ties.
A total of 9 goals were scored between them in these games, with 2 of them from The Harps and 7 being from The Students. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.5.
The previous league match between these sides was Premier Division match day 35 on 28/10/2022 when the final score was Finn Harps 1-3 UCD.
The referee was Neil Doyle.
๐ฐ Team News: UCD
Owing to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the UCD manager Andy Myler does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this match.
โก Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that UCD will need to push hard to breach the defence of this Finn Harps outfit who we think will manage to score & go ahead.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a highly competitive game with a 1-0 win for Finn Harps when all is said and done.
Letโs see.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 15:11 05/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Finn Harps
Formed: 1954
Stadium: Finn Park (4,458)
Captain: Keith Cowan
Chairman: Ian Harkin
Manager: Dave Rogers
Competitions: First Division position 2
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8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | WWDWD |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | LWDWW |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | LWWWD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | WDDLL |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDLW |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 | WLWDD |
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7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 7 | WDLDD |
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | LLDDL |
9 |
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8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 5 | DDDDD |
10 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 | LDDLD |
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Athlone |
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Athlone |
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