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FAI Cup statistics and predictions
Season to date: 29 matches since 17 Jul 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
FAI Cup in numbers
Analysis
29 matches have been played in the FAI Cup (Ireland) since 17 Jul 2026, averaging 3.55 goals a game. That makes it a higher-scoring competition than the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 12 (41%), 5 matches were drawn (17%) and away sides won 12 (41%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 45% of matches, 76% went over 2.5 goals, 90% over 1.5, and 1 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Bohemians (1.54), Waterford (1.50), Dundalk (1.43), and the meanest defences as St Patrick's Athl. (0.55), Derry City (0.69), Bohemians (0.71). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 17 Jul 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Waterford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Galway United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | St Patrick's Athl. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Bohemians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Athlone Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | UCD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | College Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Castlebar Celtic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
| 15 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Shelbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cork City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Kerry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Bangor Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Cobh Ramblers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Treaty United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Finn Harps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Douglas Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | St Mochta's | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 26 | Midleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 27 | Tolka Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 28 | Crumlin United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 29 | Lucan United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 30 | Janesboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 31 | Baldoyle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.