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Republic of Ireland First Division · IE

UCD vs Longford Town

27 Oct 2026 · 20:45
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently. The exchange of attempts has been broadly balanced.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. They have faced considerably more attempts than they have produced, although a smaller share of attempts has reached the target in the more recent matches.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

UCD has the stronger recent profile

The home side has the stronger recent profile in both attack and defence.

Attack Recent attacking output
UCD Longford Town
Shots 9.3 · On target 6.5 Shots 6.5 · On target 2.8

Recent attacking output favours UCD, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
UCD Longford Town
Shots allowed 10.0 · On target allowed 3.5 Shots allowed 10.5 · On target allowed 4.5

Recent defensive numbers are broadly balanced between the two teams.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
UCD Longford Town

The combined recent performance profile favours UCD.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

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RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: Republic of Ireland First Division · 124 matches with scores · 124 with shots · coverage 100.0%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

UCD6 matches · 2 home / 4 away
WWDWLL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Longford Town6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
LWDDWW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+1.010.5 actual
Longford TownAway team
−3.66.2 actual
UCD: 10.5 · league average 9.5 · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 6.2 · league average 9.8 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+0.810.8 actual
Longford TownAway team
+1.211.0 actual
UCD: 10.8 · league average 10.0 · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 11.0 · league average 9.8 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+1.96.0 actual
Longford TownAway team
−1.42.8 actual
UCD: 6.0 · league average 4.1 · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 2.8 · league average 4.3 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+0.34.7 actual
Longford TownAway team
+0.34.5 actual
UCD: 4.7 · league average 4.4 · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 4.5 · league average 4.3 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+0.912.33 actual
Longford TownAway team
−0.171.33 actual
UCD: 2.33 · league average 1.42 · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 1.33 · league average 1.50 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+7.2 pp22.2% actual
Longford TownAway team
+6.3 pp21.6% actual
UCD: 22.2% · league average 15.0% · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 21.6% · league average 15.4% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
UCDHome team
+1.2 pp16.9% actual
Longford TownAway team
−4.8 pp10.6% actual
UCD: 16.9% · league average 15.7% · 6 valid matchesLongford Town: 10.6% · league average 15.4% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

UCD · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
24/10/2026Away2–03 / 73 / 2
16/10/2026Away5–216 / 1211 / 5
09/10/2026Home1–18 / 133 / 4
02/10/2026Away4–010 / 89 / 3
25/09/2026Home1–311 / 85 / 5
18/09/2026Away1–515 / 175 / 9
Longford Town · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
24/10/2026Home0–27 / 32 / 3
16/10/2026Home1–02 / 111 / 1
09/10/2026Away1–113 / 84 / 3
02/10/2026Away3–34 / 204 / 11
26/09/2026Home2–16 / 143 / 4
18/09/2026Away1–05 / 103 / 5

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.