| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3/15 | 16-13 |
| Arsenal | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 8-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 4 | 6 | 0 | -11 | LLLLL | 46 | -42 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-12-10
Dundalk, 4th on 0 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Arsenal (1st, 18). Dundalk had been under-performing their position — 46th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Dundalk ran at 1.33 scored and 3.17 conceded, Arsenal at 3.33 and 0.83.
Aviva Stadium in Dublin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. Arsenal led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.
