2024/2025
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 15 | L1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2/15 | 1-5 |
| Malahide United | 8 | L5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0/15 | 5-17 |
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 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | WLW | 3 | -2 |
| Malahide United | 4 | 3 | 0 | -11 | LLL | 14 | -10 |
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 2025-01-17
6 points for Dundalk (1st), 0 for Malahide United (4th): a 6-point gap. On recent form Malahide United sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall.
14 games without a win framed Dundalk's arrival. Malahide United arrived off five straight defeats.
Oriel Park in Dundalk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dundalk led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
