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First Division statistics and predictions
Season to date: 135 matches since 10 Apr 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
First Division in numbers
Analysis
135 matches have been played in the First Division (Ireland) since 10 Apr 2026, averaging 2.91 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 68 (50%), 27 matches were drawn (20%) and away sides won 40 (30%). Home advantage here is stronger than usual. Both teams scored in 53% of matches, 56% went over 2.5 goals, 78% over 1.5, and 5 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as UCD (1.34), Cork City (1.29), Bray Wanderers (1.26), and the meanest defences as Athlone Town (0.74), Kerry (0.75), Cork City (0.86). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Finn Harps vs Bray Wanderers · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.44 · FT 2–0 - Kerry vs Cork City · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.53 · FT 1–1 - Longford Town vs Athlone Town · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.53 · FT 1–0 - Treaty United vs Cobh Ramblers · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 · FT 2–0 - Wexford vs UCD · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.50 · FT 2–5 - Longford Town vs UCD · 24 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC · First Division
Published pick: Double Chance X2 - Kerry FC vs Bray Wanderers · 24 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · First Division
Published pick: Double Chance 1X
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 10 Apr 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 | Cork City | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | Kerry | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 45 |
| 4 | UCD | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 36 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Wexford | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 29 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 60 | -37 | 17 |
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.