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UCD First Half Goals
In 106 Republic of Ireland First Division matches, 72.6% of UCD’s first halves produced a goal, 3rd of the 10 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 45.3% of them and conceded in 45.3%.
What UCD’s first halves look like
An early goal in UCD’s matches tends to be the only one: a second follows just 42% of the time, where the division manages 47%. Only 2 published Republic of Ireland First Division clubs beat UCD for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
UCD attack the first half better than they guard it: 3rd of 10 in the division for scoring before halftime, 6th for keeping the other side out. A goal arrives before halftime in 72.6% of UCD’s Republic of Ireland First Division matches. The Republic of Ireland First Division figure is 69.7%, putting them 2.9pp clear of it. The other 27.4% end level and goalless.
Two goals before the break is unusually hard to come by, 30.2% of UCD’s matches against 32.8% across the division. Neither end of the pitch is much busier than the other early on in UCD’s matches: they find the net before the break in 45.3% of matches and let one in during 45.3%.
Every figure on this page rests on 106 completed UCD matches over 3 seasons (2024 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
UCD first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 72.6% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 30.2% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 10.4% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.17 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 45.3% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 45.3% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.60 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.57 |
| Matches counted | 106 |
| Seasons covered | 3 (2024 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 | 71.7% | 26.4% | 45.3% | 43.4% | 1.15 | 53 |
| Away | 73.6% | 34.0% | 45.3% | 47.2% | 1.19 | 53 |
UCD score before halftime 45.3% of the time at home against 45.3% away, a gap of 0.0pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
UCD against Republic of Ireland First Division
| Line | UCD | Republic of Ireland First Division | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 72.6% | 69.7% | +2.9pp |
| Over 1.5 | 30.2% | 32.8% | −2.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 10.4% | 11.4% | −1.0pp |
Counted from 106 matches · 3 seasons · 2024 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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