Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Longford Town 4th with 41, UCD 2nd with 47. On recent form UCD sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Longford Town 1.41 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, UCD 1.79 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.38.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Longford Town have 2 wins to UCD's 8, with 3 draws, at 2.69 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.69 historically.
Bishopsgate Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. On the scoreboard, UCD led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Longford Town: Dean Williams (62'), Daragh Murtagh (77') · UCD: Ciaran Behan (22')
Key stats
Possession: Longford Town 41% · UCD 59% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-3