Wexford go into this fixture following a 2-2 First Division drawn match vs Longford Town.

Wexford have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 15 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 11. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, of course.

Taking a look at their past results, Wexford:

are unbeaten in the league by UCD in their previous 2 games.

are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

In their previous fixture, UCD drew 0-0 in the First Division tie with Cork City.

A sequence of effective showings by the UCD defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings in total. Over that same time, their forwards have scored 9.

Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head meetings going back to 21/02/2020 shows us that Wexford have won 2 of these games & UCD 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 25 overall at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between these sides was First Division match day 4 on 08/03/2024 and the score finished UCD 1-2 Wexford.

Team News: UCD

Thanks to a fully healthy group available to choose from, the UCD manager Andy Myler has no fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.

Prediction

Our feeling is that UCD will surely be able to get a goal against this Wexford lineup, but it may not be enough to avoid defeat. We’re tipping a close game with a 2-1 victory for Wexford when all is said and done. Definitely a tough call.