| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 15 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0/15 | 4-16 |
| Mervue United | 10 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 4-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 188 | 5 | 9 | 10 | WLWWL | 94 | +94 |
| Mervue United | 706 | 1 | 0 | -1 | L | 657 | +49 |
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 2012-02-04
Mervue United (706th, 0 pts) visited Shamrock Rovers (188th, 9 pts) with 9 points between them. Recent form flatters Shamrock Rovers's table spot — 94th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 188th. In league terms the two rates read 3/1 for Shamrock Rovers and 0/1 for Mervue United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
Shamrock Rovers had lost six in a row.
The venue was Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, with room for 5,500 spectators.
