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Longford Town vs Finn Harps Result & Analysis

Date: 03/08/2026
Time: 16:00
Final 5-0
Longford Town
Longford Town
Vs
47%
27%
27%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Finn Harps
Finn Harps
Ireland: First Division
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

This match is expected to be a closely contested home win for Longford Town. The home side has been struggling recently, coming off a defeat, but they should still have the upper hand against a Finn Harps team that has been on a dismal run, losing their last five matches. Longford Town's home form is mediocre, scoring an average of 1.46 goals and conceding the same amount, while facing opponents of similar strength. Finn Harps have been poor on the road, scoring 0.62 goals and conceding 1.25 goals per match against similar opponents.

The model predicts a home win with a 47% probability, a draw with 27%, and an away win with 27%. The expected total number of goals is 2.8. The most likely score is 1-1 with a probability of 12.7%. Longford Town has a 47% chance of winning, a 27% chance of drawing, and a 27% chance of losing.

The model's selection is the home win, and it also suggests Over 1.5 goals with a probability of 78.5%. This selection has a 6% edge, indicating a slight advantage.

Results analysis

The win extends Longford Town's recent form, with this result coming after a defeat. The final score was a convincing 5-0 in favour of Longford Town, resulting in a home win. The model's selection, a home win, was correct, given its pre-match probability of 47%. The model's call was a home win, which landed as expected. The model's selection, a home win, was the favourite, with a probability of winning of 47%, 27% for a draw and 27% for an away win. The model's selection of a home win was correct. The model's selection, Over 1.5 goals, hit, with a probability of 78.5%, while the most likely total goals was 2, with a probability of 25%.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Longford Town win✓ Hit
46.6%
Avg Implied 56.1% · @ 1.62
Edge
-9.4%
Best 5 market prices
Unibet
1.72
Dafabet
1.67
10Bet
1.65
Pinnacle
1.64
888Sport
1.62
Draw✗ Miss
26.7%
Avg Implied 24.8% · @ 3.65
Edge
+1.9%
Best 5 market prices
Pinnacle
3.93
10Bet
3.85
Betano
3.75
Superbet
3.75
Betfair
3.75
Finn Harps win✗ Miss
26.6%
Avg Implied 19.1% · @ 4.74
Edge
+7.5%
Best 5 market prices
Pinnacle
5.23
1xBet
5.01
Marathonbet
4.95
Dafabet
4.90
10Bet
4.90

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

Longford TownLongford Town

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-411D12L32W20W21W31W21W43W12L10WH·FIN05/09A·UCD12/09H·DUN20/09A·BRA26/09A·TRE05/10H·COB10/10A·ATH17/10A·COR10/07H·WEX25/07A·TRE31/07
Avg total
3.3
Avg scored
2.0
Avg conceded
1.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.331.601.571.431.121.75
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (11)1.452.001.332.001.602.00
vs Weaker (19)1.261.371.751.000.911.64
Clean sheet %20% (-6pp vs league)
This opponent (Finn Harps) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Finn HarpsFinn Harps

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-411D23L13L14L03L11D34L01L12L03LA·LON05/09A·BRA19/09H·WEX22/09A·COB26/09A·DUN10/10H·KER13/10H·UCD17/10H·TRE10/07A·KER24/07H·COR31/07
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
2.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.031.701.191.620.861.79
vs Stronger (13)0.851.771.001.860.671.67
vs Similar (17)1.181.651.331.441.001.88
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-2pp vs league)
This opponent (Longford Town) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%19%25%7%014%125%222%316%49%57%6+
The model estimates around 2.8 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (25%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
78.5%
@ 1.25+5.5%
Under 1.5
21.5%
@ 3.38-5.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
1.29
Betfair
1.29
Bet365
1.28
Betano
1.27
Superbet
1.25
Under
10Bet
3.70
Unibet
3.60
Pinnacle
3.54
Betfair
3.50
Bet365
3.50
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
53.7%
@ 1.82+3.1%
Under 2.5
46.3%
@ 1.88-3.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
1.91
SBO
1.90
Bet365
1.85
Betfair
1.85
Betano
1.85
Under
Unibet
1.95
10Bet
1.95
Bet365
1.95
Pinnacle
1.93
SBO
1.92
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
31.5%
@ 3.01+1.1%
Under 3.5
68.5%
@ 1.31-1.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
3.25
Pinnacle
3.22
888Sport
3.20
10Bet
3.10
Betfair
3.10
Under
Betfair
1.36
Unibet
1.36
10Bet
1.35
Pinnacle
1.34
Bet365
1.33
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
57.2%
@ 1.81+6.7%
No
42.8%
@ 1.84-6.7%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
Superbet
1.88
Betfair
1.87
William Hil
1.85
888Sport
1.85
Marathonbet
1.83
No
Unibet
2.00
10Bet
1.90
Betfair
1.87
1xBet
1.86
888Sport
1.85

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
12.7%@ 6.48+6.1%
2-1
9.4%@ 7.16+3.5%
1-0
8.5%@ 6.12+1.6%
2-0
7.9%@ 7.00+1.8%
0-0
7.1%@ 9.47+2.6%
1-2
6.9%@ 13.95+3.8%
0-1
5.9%@ 12.01+2.3%
2-2
5.6%@ 14.76+2.7%
Longford Town goals ↓
Finn Harps goals →
01234
07.1%5.9%4.2%1.7%0.5%
18.5%13%6.9%2.7%0.8%
27.9%9.4%5.6%2.2%0.7%
34.3%5.2%3.1%1.2%0.4%
41.8%2.1%1.3%0.5%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Longford Town goals (down), columns = Finn Harps goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Kerry
2.00
Cork City
1.86
Longford Town
1.86
Athlone Town
1.86
UCD
1.57
Treaty United
1.43
Cobh Ramblers
1.43
Bray Wanderers
1.29
Wexford
1.00
Finn Harps
0.00
Longford Town is 1.86 points better than Finn Harps in terms of average points per game (1.86 vs 0.00).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Cork City
2.57
Longford Town
2.57
Bray Wanderers
2.43
UCD
2.29
Kerry
2.29
Athlone Town
1.57
Cobh Ramblers
1.29
Treaty United
1.14
Wexford
1.00
Finn Harps
0.86
Longford Town is 1.71 goals better than Finn Harps in terms of goals scored per game (2.57 vs 0.86).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Athlone Town
1.00
Kerry
1.14
Treaty United
1.43
Cobh Ramblers
1.43
Longford Town
1.57
Wexford
1.86
Bray Wanderers
1.86
Cork City
2.00
UCD
2.29
Finn Harps
3.43
Longford Town is 1.86 goals better than Finn Harps in terms of goals conceded per game (1.57 vs 3.43).

⏱️ Possession

Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 7. Handicap

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

Longford TownLongford Town

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D01L11D10W10W11D01L21W01L10WH·FIN05/09A·UCD12/09H·DUN20/09A·BRA26/09A·TRE05/10H·COB10/10A·ATH17/10A·COR10/07H·WEX25/07A·TRE31/07
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.570.570.640.430.500.69
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (11)0.640.640.500.330.801.00
vs Weaker (19)0.530.530.750.500.360.55
Clean sheet %53% (+28pp vs league)
This opponent (Finn Harps) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Finn HarpsFinn Harps

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-300D21W00D13L00D01L13L01L12L00DA·LON05/09A·BRA19/09H·WEX22/09A·COB26/09A·DUN10/10H·KER13/10H·UCD17/10H·TRE10/07A·KER24/07H·COR31/07
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.430.830.380.810.500.86
vs Stronger (13)0.230.540.140.710.330.33
vs Similar (17)0.591.060.560.890.621.25
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %50% (+24pp vs league)
This opponent (Longford Town) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Longford Town over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Longford Town over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Longford Town over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

Longford TownLongford Town

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-211D11D21W10W11D20W20W22D11D00DH·FIN05/09A·UCD12/09H·DUN20/09A·BRA26/09A·TRE05/10H·COB10/10A·ATH17/10A·COR10/07H·WEX25/07A·TRE31/07
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.3
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.771.030.931.000.621.06
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (11)0.821.360.831.670.801.00
vs Weaker (19)0.740.841.000.500.551.09
Clean sheet %33% (+8pp vs league)
This opponent (Finn Harps) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Finn HarpsFinn Harps

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-311D02L13L01L03L10W21W00D00D03LA·LON05/09A·BRA19/09H·WEX22/09A·COB26/09A·DUN10/10H·KER13/10H·UCD17/10H·TRE10/07A·KER24/07H·COR31/07
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.600.870.810.810.360.93
vs Stronger (13)0.621.230.861.140.331.33
vs Similar (17)0.590.590.780.560.380.62
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %43% (+18pp vs league)
This opponent (Longford Town) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Longford Town over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Longford Town over/under 1.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Longford Town over/under 2.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 0.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Finn Harps over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔥 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 1.578.5%1.25
Pinnacle
1.29
Betfair
1.29
Bet365
1.28
Betano
1.27
Superbet
1.25
+5.5%✓ Hit

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FH (2)
€0m
CR (2)
€0m
TU (1)
€0m
CC (2)
€0m
BW (1)
€0m
KER (1)
€0m
AT (1)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
TU (1)
€0m
CC (2)
€0m
FH (1)
€0m
AT (1)
€0m
BW (0)
€0m
CR (0)
€0m
KER (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FH (1)
€0m
BW (1)
€0m
KER (1)
€0m
CC (0)
€0m
AT (0)
€0m
CR (0)
€0m
TU (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CR (2)
€0m
CC (0)
€0m
BW (0)
€0m
AT (0)
€0m
FH (0)
€0m
TU (0)
€0m
KER (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

8 previous meetings
0
LT wins
5
Draws
3
FH wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Longford Town vs Finn Harps · H/A from LT
DateH/AGameScore
05/09/25HLT Vs Finn Harps1-1
04/07/25AFinn Harps Vs LT0-0
17/05/25HLT Vs Finn Harps0-0
04/04/25AFinn Harps Vs LT1-1
13/09/24AFinn Harps Vs LT1-0
28/06/24HLT Vs Finn Harps1-1
10/05/24AFinn Harps Vs LT3-2
17/02/24HLT Vs Finn Harps2-3

Longford TownLongford Town

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
31/07/26ATreaty United Vs LT0-1
25/07/26HLT Vs Wexford1-2
10/07/26ACork City Vs LT3-4
17/10/25AAthlone Town Vs LT1-2
10/10/25HLT Vs Cobh Ramblers3-1
05/10/25ATreaty United Vs LT1-2
26/09/25ABray Wanderers Vs LT0-2
20/09/25HLT Vs Dundalk3-2
12/09/25AUCD Vs LT2-1
05/09/25HLT Vs Finn Harps1-1

Finn HarpsFinn Harps

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
31/07/26HFH Vs Cork City0-3
24/07/26AKerry Vs FH2-1
10/07/26HFH Vs Treaty United0-1
17/10/25HFH Vs UCD3-4
13/10/25HFH Vs Kerry1-1
10/10/25ADundalk Vs FH3-0
26/09/25ACobh Ramblers Vs FH4-1
22/09/25HFH Vs Wexford1-3
19/09/25ABray Wanderers Vs FH3-2
05/09/25ALongford Town Vs FH1-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Longford Town
Longford Town
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 7 Wins / 1 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWWLW1.26
HomeDDWWL1.60
AwayWWWWW0.92
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %34%44%24%
AVG goals2.902.803.00
Over 1.5 %80%84%76%
Over 2.5 %54%52%56%
Over 3.5 %36%32%40%
Scored1.281.521.04
Conceded1.621.281.96
BTTS60%60%60%
Clean Sheet20%24%16%
Corners---
Cards---
Finn Harps
Finn Harps
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 0 Wins / 2 Draws / 8 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDLLLL0.96
HomeLDLLL1.08
AwayDLLLL0.84
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %22%28%16%
AVG goals2.762.762.76
Over 1.5 %78%76%80%
Over 2.5 %52%52%52%
Over 3.5 %34%28%40%
Scored1.161.281.04
Conceded1.601.481.72
BTTS60%56%64%
Clean Sheet22%24%20%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1KerryKerry714
57%
2.0
168+8
3.4
100%
86%
57%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.31.1
-
2Longford TownLongford Town713
57%
1.9
1811+7
4.1
86%
86%
57%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.61.6
-
3Cork CityCork City713
57%
1.9
1814+4
4.6
100%
86%
71%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.62.0
-
4Athlone TownAthlone Town713
57%
1.9
117+4
2.6
86%
57%
14%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.61.0
-
5UCDUCD711
43%
1.6
1616+0
4.6
86%
71%
57%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.32.3
-
6Cobh RamblersCobh Ramblers710
43%
1.4
910-1
2.7
86%
57%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.4
-
7Treaty UnitedTreaty United710
43%
1.4
810-2
2.6
71%
57%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.4
-
8Bray WanderersBray Wanderers79
43%
1.3
1713+4
4.3
100%
100%
57%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0002.41.9
-
9WexfordWexford77
29%
1.0
713-6
2.9
86%
57%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.01.9
-
10Finn HarpsFinn Harps70
0%
0.0
624-18
4.3
86%
86%
57%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
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Ireland: First Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland: First Division stats & trends →

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