Match Report
49 points separated the sides: Shelbourne 4th on 60, UCD 10th on 11. In league terms the two rates read 1.22/0.75 for Shelbourne and 0.53/2.67 for UCD (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Momentum sat with Shelbourne, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. UCD were winless in 11. The last-five ledger: Shelbourne 13/15, UCD 1/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Shelbourne wins, 1 for UCD, 4 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Tolka Park in Dublin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,700. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shelbourne led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.