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Kerry First Half Goals
In 143 Republic of Ireland First Division matches, 69.9% of Kerry’s first halves produced a goal, 8th of the 12 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 37.8% of them and conceded in 49.7%.
What Kerry’s first halves look like
Early scoring in Kerry’s matches tends to happen at the wrong end. They let one in before the break in 49.7% of matches and find the net in 37.8%, 11.9pp apart. Travel costs Kerry at the back: 55.6% of their away matches bring an early goal against, next to 43.7% of home ones.
Home advantage is worth a little to Kerry rather than a lot: 40.8% of home matches bring an early goal of theirs against 34.7% away. The record here is thinner than most of the division's: 143 matches against a typical 178.
Three-goal first halves stay scarce, 10.5% of Kerry’s matches against 13.1% for the division as a whole. Kerry sit 8th of 12 published Republic of Ireland First Division clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Every figure on this page rests on 143 completed Kerry matches over 4 seasons (2023 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Kerry first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 69.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 33.6% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 10.5% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.17 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 37.8% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 49.7% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.50 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.66 |
| Matches counted | 143 |
| Seasons covered | 4 (2023 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67.6% | 31.0% | 40.8% | 43.7% | 1.08 | 71 |
| Away | 72.2% | 36.1% | 34.7% | 55.6% | 1.25 | 72 |
Kerry score before halftime 40.8% of the time at home against 34.7% away, a gap of 6.1pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Kerry against Republic of Ireland First Division
| Line | Kerry | Republic of Ireland First Division | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 69.9% | 71.1% | −1.2pp |
| Over 1.5 | 33.6% | 34.7% | −1.1pp |
| Over 2.5 | 10.5% | 13.1% | −2.6pp |
Counted from 143 matches · 4 seasons · 2023 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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