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UCD vs Bray Wanderers Result & Analysis

Date: 28/10/2024
Time: 17:00
Final 1-0
UCD
UCD
Vs
44%
31%
25%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers
Ireland: First Division
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Defensive solidity will shape the early stages, with UCD’s home form showing a modest 1.4 goals scored and 1.1 conceded against weaker opposition, while Bray Wanderers, playing away against stronger teams, average only 0.86 goals scored and 0.57 conceded. The model favours a UCD victory, assigning a 44% chance to a home win, a 31% chance to a draw and a 25% chance to an away win. The expected total of 2.2 goals points to a tight affair, most likely ending 1-1 with a 14.3% probability. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1, the only one highlighted. Suggested picks include the model’s selection of Under 3.5 with an 81.7% probability. UCD’s recent win over Finn Harps and Bray’s struggle after two defeats set the narrative, but the numbers still lean strongly toward a home win.

Results analysis

The win extends UCD’s recent run, as they came off a 5-4 victory over Finn Harps. Bray Wanderers, still recovering from two straight defeats, were the underdogs. The model predicted a home win with a 44% probability, and that call proved correct as UCD edged Bray 1-0. The most likely total was 2 goals, with an 81.7% chance of under 3.5, a selection that hit. The model’s other picks were not listed. The final score of 1-0 matched the actual result, confirming the favoured outcome and the accuracy of the model’s predictions.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCD win✓ Hit
43.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
31.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Bray Wanderers win✗ Miss
25.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

UCDUCD

Last 10 – goals for & against
20-220W10W01L20W01L02L11D22D22D02LH·FIN23/08A·KER30/08H·COR06/09H·COB20/09A·ATH23/09A·WEX27/09H·BRA04/10A·TRE11/10H·LON18/10A·BRA24/10
Avg total
2.1
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.231.071.201.001.271.13
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)1.001.000.800.801.251.25
vs Weaker (21)1.331.101.401.101.271.09
Clean sheet %30% (+4pp vs league)
This opponent (Bray Wanderers) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Bray WanderersBray Wanderers

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-510W50W01L00D20W33D11D22D03L20WA·ATH23/08H·TRE30/08A·LON06/09A·WEX17/09H·KER20/09H·COR27/09A·UCD04/10H·FIN11/10A·COB18/10H·UCD24/10
Avg total
2.6
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
1.0
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.471.072.000.870.931.27
vs Stronger (13)1.151.001.501.500.860.57
vs Similar (14)1.571.142.430.570.711.71
vs Weaker (3)2.331.002.000.003.003.00
Clean sheet %37% (+11pp vs league)
This opponent (UCD) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%21%28%12%022%128%220%311%45%53%6+
The model estimates around 2.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (28%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
66.1%
Under 1.5
33.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
38.1%
Under 2.5
61.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
18.3%
Under 3.5
81.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
44.9%
No
55.1%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
14.3%
1-0 ✓
12.8%
0-0
12.2%
2-0
9.1%
0-1
8.8%
2-1
8.4%
1-2
6.0%
0-2
4.6%
UCD goals ↓
Bray Wanderers goals →
01234
012%8.8%4.6%1.4%0.3%
113%14%6.0%1.8%0.4%
29.1%8.4%3.9%1.2%0.3%
33.9%3.6%1.7%0.5%0.1%
41.3%1.2%0.5%0.2%0.0%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = UCD goals (down), columns = Bray Wanderers goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Cork City
2.17
UCD
1.55
Athlone Town
1.54
Wexford
1.50
Bray Wanderers
1.41
Finn Harps
1.28
Cobh Ramblers
1.22
Treaty United
1.22
Longford Town
0.81
Kerry
0.75
UCD is 0.14 points better than Bray Wanderers in terms of average points per game (1.55 vs 1.41).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Cork City
1.78
Wexford
1.61
Bray Wanderers
1.49
Athlone Town
1.38
UCD
1.26
Longford Town
1.14
Cobh Ramblers
1.14
Treaty United
1.14
Finn Harps
1.08
Kerry
0.94
UCD is 0.22 goals worse than Bray Wanderers in terms of goals scored per game (1.26 vs 1.49).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Cork City
0.64
UCD
1.03
Treaty United
1.19
Finn Harps
1.19
Bray Wanderers
1.28
Athlone Town
1.31
Wexford
1.50
Kerry
1.53
Cobh Ramblers
1.56
Longford Town
1.78
UCD is 0.26 goals better than Bray Wanderers in terms of goals conceded per game (1.03 vs 1.28).

⏱️ 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

UCDUCD

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
10-110W00D00D10W01L01L01L01L01L01LH·FIN23/08A·KER30/08H·COR06/09H·COB20/09A·ATH23/09A·WEX27/09H·BRA04/10A·TRE11/10H·LON18/10A·BRA24/10
Avg total
0.8
Avg scored
0.2
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.570.670.470.600.670.73
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.440.560.200.400.750.75
vs Weaker (21)0.620.710.600.700.640.73
Clean sheet %40% (+14pp vs league)
This opponent (Bray Wanderers) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Bray WanderersBray Wanderers

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-500D50W00D00D10W22D10W01L00D10WA·ATH23/08H·TRE30/08A·LON06/09A·WEX17/09H·KER20/09H·COR27/09A·UCD04/10H·FIN11/10A·COB18/10H·UCD24/10
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.571.130.530.330.60
vs Stronger (13)0.460.690.831.170.140.29
vs Similar (14)0.930.431.570.140.290.71
vs Weaker (3)1.000.670.500.002.002.00
Clean sheet %57% (+31pp vs league)
This opponent (UCD) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
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.
UCD 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.
UCD 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.
UCD 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.
Bray Wanderers 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.
Bray Wanderers 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.
Bray Wanderers 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

UCDUCD

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-210W10W01L10W00D01L10W21W21W01LH·FIN23/08A·KER30/08H·COR06/09H·COB20/09A·ATH23/09A·WEX27/09H·BRA04/10A·TRE11/10H·LON18/10A·BRA24/10
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.400.730.400.600.40
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.560.440.600.400.500.50
vs Weaker (21)0.710.380.800.400.640.36
Clean sheet %60% (+34pp vs league)
This opponent (Bray Wanderers) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Bray WanderersBray Wanderers

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-310W00D01L00D10W11D01L21W03L10WA·ATH23/08H·TRE30/08A·LON06/09A·WEX17/09H·KER20/09H·COR27/09A·UCD04/10H·FIN11/10A·COB18/10H·UCD24/10
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.500.870.330.600.67
vs Stronger (13)0.690.310.670.330.710.29
vs Similar (14)0.640.710.860.430.431.00
vs Weaker (3)1.330.331.500.001.001.00
Clean sheet %57% (+31pp vs league)
This opponent (UCD) 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: 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.
Second Half 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.

🥅 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.
UCD 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.
UCD 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.
UCD 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.
Bray Wanderers 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.
Bray Wanderers 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.
Bray Wanderers 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
Under 3.581.7%-------✓ Hit

🎽 13. Player market rates

UCD · 2023/24
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Danu Kinsella Bishop21%
Michael Gallagher17%
Mikey Raggett10%
Brendan Barr0%
Jack Keaney0%
Evan Osam0%
Dara Keane0%
Donal Higgins0%
Lorcan Healy0%
Ciaran Behan0%
Sean Brennan0%
Adam Wells0%
Adam Verdon0%
Harvey O'Brien0%
Daniel Norris0%
Kian Moore0%
Eanna Clancy0%
Daniel Babb0%
Harry Curtis0%
Jesse Dempsey0%
Jake Doyle0%
Luke O'Regan0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Eanna Clancy57%
Adam Verdon43%
Harvey O'Brien29%
Jesse Dempsey25%
Jack Keaney23%
Sean Brennan23%
Adam Wells23%
Dara Keane18%
Kian Moore17%
Harry Curtis17%
Donal Higgins12%
Mikey Raggett10%
Brendan Barr9%
Danu Kinsella Bishop7%
Evan Osam0%
Michael Gallagher0%
Lorcan Healy0%
Ciaran Behan0%
Daniel Norris0%
Daniel Babb0%
Jake Doyle0%
Luke O'Regan0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Michael Gallagher17%
Mikey Raggett10%
Ciaran Behan9%
Daniel Norris9%
Sean Brennan8%
Brendan Barr0%
Jack Keaney0%
Evan Osam0%
Dara Keane0%
Danu Kinsella Bishop0%
Donal Higgins0%
Lorcan Healy0%
Adam Wells0%
Adam Verdon0%
Harvey O'Brien0%
Kian Moore0%
Eanna Clancy0%
Daniel Babb0%
Harry Curtis0%
Jesse Dempsey0%
Jake Doyle0%
Luke O'Regan0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Danu Kinsella Bishop21%
Brendan Barr0%
Jack Keaney0%
Evan Osam0%
Dara Keane0%
Michael Gallagher0%
Donal Higgins0%
Lorcan Healy0%
Ciaran Behan0%
Sean Brennan0%
Adam Wells0%
Adam Verdon0%
Harvey O'Brien0%
Daniel Norris0%
Kian Moore0%
Eanna Clancy0%
Mikey Raggett0%
Daniel Babb0%
Harry Curtis0%
Jesse Dempsey0%
Jake Doyle0%
Luke O'Regan0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.

💰 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

5 previous meetings
2
UCD wins
2
Draws
1
BW wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

UCD vs Bray Wanderers · H/A from UCD
DateH/AGameScore
24/10/24ABray Wanderers Vs UCD2-0
04/10/24HUCD Vs Bray Wanderers1-1
09/08/24ABray Wanderers Vs UCD0-1
31/05/24HUCD Vs Bray Wanderers0-0
16/02/24ABray Wanderers Vs UCD1-2

UCDUCD

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
24/10/24ABray Wanderers Vs UCD2-0
18/10/24HUCD Vs Longford Town2-2
11/10/24ATreaty United Vs UCD2-2
04/10/24HUCD Vs Bray Wanderers1-1
27/09/24AWexford Vs UCD2-0
23/09/24AAthlone Town Vs UCD1-0
20/09/24HUCD Vs Cobh Ramblers2-0
06/09/24HUCD Vs Cork City0-1
30/08/24AKerry Vs UCD0-1
23/08/24HUCD Vs Finn Harps2-0

Bray WanderersBray Wanderers

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
24/10/24HBW Vs UCD2-0
18/10/24ACobh Ramblers Vs BW3-0
11/10/24HBW Vs Finn Harps2-2
04/10/24AUCD Vs BW1-1
27/09/24HBW Vs Cork City3-3
20/09/24HBW Vs Kerry2-0
17/09/24AWexford Vs BW0-0
06/09/24ALongford Town Vs BW1-0
30/08/24HBW Vs Treaty United5-0
23/08/24AAthlone Town Vs BW0-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

UCD
UCD
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 3 Wins / 3 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLDDDL1.16
HomeWLWDD0.96
AwayWLLDL1.36
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %28%20%36%
AVG goals2.542.442.64
Over 1.5 %76%72%80%
Over 2.5 %46%44%48%
Over 3.5 %22%20%24%
Scored1.061.001.12
Conceded1.481.441.52
BTTS52%52%52%
Clean Sheet22%28%16%
Corners10.389.7111.17
Cards3.623.573.67
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 4 Wins / 4 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDDDLW1.36
HomeWWDDW1.54
AwayWLDDL1.17
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %36%42%29%
AVG goals2.983.232.71
Over 1.5 %78%81%75%
Over 2.5 %60%62%58%
Over 3.5 %36%46%25%
Scored1.521.811.21
Conceded1.461.421.50
BTTS56%62%50%
Clean Sheet24%27%21%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Cork CityCork City3678
61%
2.2
6423+41
2.4
67%
33%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.80.6
-
2Athlone TownAthlone Town3960
41%
1.5
5451+3
2.7
69%
54%
26%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.41.3
-
3UCDUCD3859
39%
1.6
4839+9
2.3
71%
42%
16%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.0
-
4WexfordWexford3857
39%
1.5
6157+4
3.1
87%
63%
39%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.61.5
-
5Bray WanderersBray Wanderers3955
38%
1.4
5850+8
2.8
74%
54%
31%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.51.3
-
6Finn HarpsFinn Harps3646
33%
1.3
3943-4
2.3
69%
28%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.2
-
7Treaty UnitedTreaty United3644
31%
1.2
4143-2
2.3
64%
42%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.2
-
8Cobh RamblersCobh Ramblers3644
33%
1.2
4156-15
2.7
83%
56%
19%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.6
-
9Longford TownLongford Town3629
17%
0.8
4164-23
2.9
81%
58%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.8
-
10KerryKerry3627
14%
0.8
3455-21
2.5
81%
39%
17%
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0%
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Ireland: First Division 2024/25 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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