Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Shelbourne and UCD, taking place on Friday, 27 October 2023, at Tolka Park in Dublin.
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Shelbourne, Recent FormShelbourne will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Derry City, which ran out a 0-0 draw. During that encounter they had 69% possession and had 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 0 of their 5 shots on goal.
When it comes to attacking power Damien Duff will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 6 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 4 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
They have been performing well at Tolka Park recently and are unbeaten in their last 8 home games.
Goalscorer Seán Boyd will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Shelbourne.
UCD, Recent FormUCD won't feel too deflated by the 2-1 home defeat to Bohemian FC, given that their opponents sit a full 14 places above them in the league table. They achieved 31% possession in that match and had 5 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Bohemian FC's tally of 26 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.
Manager Andy Myler will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 1 goal, conceded 18, and picked up a meagre 1 points. They have been unable to score away from home in 5 of their last 6 games, and they've also conceded a goal or more in each of their 23 most recent games on the road.
An away win for UCD is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 17 games.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for UCD, Mark Dignam will be looking to add more goals against Shelbourne in this match.
UCD will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Shelbourne, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 0-4 defeat.
Shelbourne have scored in each of their last 9 games at home in the league against The Students. UCD have failed score a goal in 4 of their last 5 league meetings with Shelbourne. UCD have struggled to break down The Shels defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 1 time in their last 5 meetings.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Shelbourne has taken all 3 points and has not lost to UCD in 12 games.
Seán Boyd is on a hot scoring streak against UCD, having scored in each of Shelbourne's last 3 meetings with them.
With Matty Smith (Ankle) being out for the rest of the season and Daithi Folan (Muscle) also unavailable in the shorter term, Shelbourne manager Damien Duff will be pleased to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
There is only really one injury concern for the UCD manager Andy Myler ahead of this clash, with Mark Dignam (Muscle) missing out, which gives Myler a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Shelbourne Playing at home | UCD Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.4 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 3.1 |
| 50' | Time first goal scored | 44' |
| 48' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 3-2 | Biggest victory | - |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 7-0 |
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