Dundalk prepare for this match coming off the back of a 1-1 First Division drawn game vs Athlone.
The only player to score from Dundalk was Declan McDaid (8').
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Dundalk have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Dundalk have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals along the way. That being said, it remains to be seen if that trend will persist in this upcoming game.
After suffering a loss in their previous game against Cobh Ramblers in First Division action, Finn Harps and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Barry Coffey (10', 24', 33') scored for Cobh Ramblers.
Proving their fondness for productive encounters, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Finn Harps have taken to the field, yielding a mean average of 3.33 goals each clash. Opposition teams have hit 14 of these goals.
A look at their previous results shows us that Finn Harps:
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 23/05/2022 shows us that Dundalk have won 4 of these games and Finn Harps 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.
An aggregate of 11 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 from The Lilywhites and 3 created by The Harps. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.
The previous league contest between the two was First Division match day 20 on 23/06/2025 and the score finished Finn Harps 1-0 Dundalk.
In our view, Finn Harps will likely create enough chances to put one past this Dundalk side, although it might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Dundalk at the end of this one. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.