Longford Town will host away team UCD at Bishopsgate in this First Division tie on Saturday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Longford Town v UCD can all be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Longford Town
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Longford Town will be wanting a better result here after the 2-1 First Division loss in their previous game against Kerry.
Vincent Borden (87') scored for Kerry.
Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Longford Town have been involved. Their opponents scored 13 of them in this period whereas Longford Town managed a tally of 10.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Longford Town:
- have left without a victory over UCD in games played at home for the previous 5 league games.
- have left without a victory over UCD in their last 10 league games.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 home league matches.
UCD
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UCD head into the encounter following a 2-0 First Division win against Cobh Ramblers in their last fixture.
Andy Myler's UCD have had reason to celebrate scoring 12 times in the course of their previous six matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those same clashes comes to 7.
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Head to head
An examination of past results between these clubs going back to 12/04/2025 tells us that these encounters have not been happy ones for Longford Town. They have not managed to get themselves any victories at all whereas UCD have remained in the ascendancy, running out winners in 67 per cent of those match-ups.
A total of 10 goals were scored between them in these games, with 2 from The Town and 8 belonging to The Students. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.67.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was First Division match day 13 on 01/05/2026 when the final score was UCD 2-0 Longford Town.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Longford Town may well find it hard to score goals against this UCD side who we reckon should score & stay on top.
Therefore, we predict a hard-fought 0-1 advantage for UCD at the end of this one.
Looking forward to this.
Peter Guest,
09:01 01/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Longford Town
Formed: 1924
Stadium: Bishopsgate (5,097)
Captain: Sam Verdon
Chairman: Jim Hanley
Manager: Stephen Henderson
Competitions: First Division position 7, FAI Cup (Second Round)