Match Report
Shelbourne had not won in 8 games.
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. With 45 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, P. McLaughlin was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shelbourne led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.