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UCD vs Bray Wanderers Result & Analysis

Date: 29/08/2025
Time: 18:45
Final 3-2
UCD
UCD
Vs
34%
33%
33%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers
Ireland: First Division
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

UCD’s defensive solidity is highlighted by a 0.9 goals-conceded average at home, while Bray Wanderers, playing away, have a slightly higher 0.83 conceded figure but a stronger 1.17 scoring rate against tougher opponents. The model favours a UCD victory, with a 34% chance of a home win, 33% for a draw and 33% for a Bray win. The expected total goals is 2.0, and the most probable scoreline is 1-1, carrying a 14.9% probability. The single most likely total of goals is two, with a 28% chance. The suggested pick is Under 3.5, with an 85.2% probability. UCD entered the game on a win, having beaten Finn Harps 5-4, while Bray Wanderers had just suffered two defeats, losing 1-2 to Athlone Town. The model’s selection is a tight, low-scoring contest, with UCD’s home form and Bray’s away form suggesting a modest goal output.

Results analysis

UCD’s recent win over Finn Harps, a 5-4 thriller, keeps their momentum alive as they host Bray Wanderers, who are still reeling from two consecutive defeats. The match finished 3-2, a total well above the model’s expected 2.0 goals and the most likely 2-goal outcome. The model’s pre-match favourite was a Home win, with a 34% probability, and this call proved correct. The model’s single suggested pick, Under 3.5, had an 85.2% probability but was missed, as the game saw five goals. All figures are taken directly from the model’s data.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCD win✓ Hit
33.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
33.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Bray Wanderers win✗ Miss
33.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

UCDUCD

Last 10 – goals for & against
30-303L31W20W11D31W30W01L21W10W22DH·COB20/06A·BRA23/06A·LON28/06H·TRE04/07H·FIN11/07A·KER25/07H·DUN01/08A·ATH04/08H·WEX08/08A·COB22/08
Avg total
2.7
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.0
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.071.030.870.931.271.13
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)1.000.670.801.001.250.25
vs Weaker (21)1.101.190.900.901.271.45
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
40-412L13L40W10W20W21W32W22D02L10WA·KER20/06H·UCD23/06A·ATH27/06H·WEX04/07H·DUN11/07A·LON26/07H·TRE01/08A·FIN04/08H·COB08/08A·WEX22/08
Avg total
2.9
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.671.372.001.441.291.29
vs Stronger (14)1.431.141.621.381.170.83
vs Similar (13)1.851.622.141.431.501.83
vs Weaker (3)2.001.334.002.001.001.00
Clean sheet %33% (+8pp vs league)
This opponent (UCD) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%21%28%15%024%128%218%39%44%52%6+
The model estimates around 2.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (28%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
61.4%
Under 1.5
38.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
33.0%
Under 2.5
67.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
14.8%
Under 3.5
85.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
41.9%
No
58.1%
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
14.9%
0-0
14.5%
1-0
12.1%
0-1
11.9%
2-1
6.9%
2-0
6.9%
1-2
6.8%
0-2
6.7%
UCD goals ↓
Bray Wanderers goals →
01234
015%12%6.7%2.2%0.6%
112%15%6.8%2.3%0.6%
26.9%6.9%3.5%1.2%0.3%
32.3%2.3%1.2%0.4%0.1%
40.6%0.6%0.3%0.1%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
Dundalk
2.19
Cobh Ramblers
1.89
Bray Wanderers
1.82
UCD
1.51
Treaty United
1.31
Wexford
1.26
Longford Town
1.25
Finn Harps
1.00
Kerry
1.00
Athlone Town
0.56
UCD is 0.31 points worse than Bray Wanderers in terms of average points per game (1.51 vs 1.82).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Dundalk
2.06
Cobh Ramblers
1.87
Bray Wanderers
1.74
Treaty United
1.33
UCD
1.32
Wexford
1.20
Longford Town
1.19
Finn Harps
1.17
Kerry
1.11
Athlone Town
0.81
UCD is 0.42 goals worse than Bray Wanderers in terms of goals scored per game (1.32 vs 1.74).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Dundalk
0.86
Cobh Ramblers
1.03
UCD
1.19
Treaty United
1.28
Wexford
1.37
Bray Wanderers
1.41
Finn Harps
1.58
Kerry
1.61
Longford Town
1.64
Athlone Town
1.92
UCD is 0.22 goals better than Bray Wanderers in terms of goals conceded per game (1.19 vs 1.41).

⏱️ 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
30-303L20W00D00D21W20W01L11D00D11DH·COB20/06A·BRA23/06A·LON28/06H·TRE04/07H·FIN11/07A·KER25/07H·DUN01/08A·ATH04/08H·WEX08/08A·COB22/08
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.400.530.270.600.530.47
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.220.440.200.600.250.25
vs Weaker (21)0.480.570.300.600.640.55
Clean sheet %53% (+28pp 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
20-201L02L20W10W10W11D01L01L02L10WA·KER20/06H·UCD23/06A·ATH27/06H·WEX04/07H·DUN11/07A·LON26/07H·TRE01/08A·FIN04/08H·COB08/08A·WEX22/08
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.800.750.880.710.71
vs Stronger (14)0.710.790.621.000.830.50
vs Similar (13)0.690.920.710.860.671.00
vs Weaker (3)1.000.332.000.000.500.50
Clean sheet %47% (+21pp vs league)
This opponent (UCD) 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: 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.
Half Time 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.

🥅 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: 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 HTActual: Over
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: Over
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: Over
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
20-200D11D20W11D10W10W00D10W10W11DH·COB20/06A·BRA23/06A·LON28/06H·TRE04/07H·FIN11/07A·KER25/07H·DUN01/08A·ATH04/08H·WEX08/08A·COB22/08
Avg total
1.2
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.500.600.330.730.67
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (9)0.780.220.600.401.000.00
vs Weaker (21)0.620.620.600.300.640.91
Clean sheet %57% (+31pp 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
30-311D11D20W00D10W10W31W21W00D00DA·KER20/06H·UCD23/06A·ATH27/06H·WEX04/07H·DUN11/07A·LON26/07H·TRE01/08A·FIN04/08H·COB08/08A·WEX22/08
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
0.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.930.571.250.560.570.57
vs Stronger (14)0.710.361.000.380.330.33
vs Similar (13)1.150.691.430.570.830.83
vs Weaker (3)1.001.002.002.000.500.50
Clean sheet %50% (+24pp 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 3.585.2%-------✗ Miss

🎽 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)
DUN (20)
€3m
FH (2)
€0m
CR (2)
€0m
TU (1)
€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)
DUN (3)
€0m
TU (1)
€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)
DUN (6)
€1m
FH (1)
€0m
BW (1)
€0m
KER (1)
€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)
DUN (11)
€2m
CR (2)
€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
3
UCD wins
2
Draws
3
BW wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

UCD vs Bray Wanderers · H/A from UCD
DateH/AGameScore
23/06/25ABray Wanderers Vs UCD1-3
21/04/25ABray Wanderers Vs UCD2-0
31/03/25HUCD Vs Bray Wanderers0-1
28/10/24HUCD Vs Bray Wanderers1-0
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

UCDUCD

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
22/08/25ACobh Ramblers Vs UCD2-2
08/08/25HUCD Vs Wexford1-0
04/08/25AAthlone Town Vs UCD1-2
01/08/25HUCD Vs Dundalk0-1
25/07/25AKerry Vs UCD0-3
11/07/25HUCD Vs Finn Harps3-1
04/07/25HUCD Vs Treaty United1-1
28/06/25ALongford Town Vs UCD0-2
23/06/25ABray Wanderers Vs UCD1-3
20/06/25HUCD Vs Cobh Ramblers0-3

Bray WanderersBray Wanderers

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
22/08/25AWexford Vs BW0-1
08/08/25HBW Vs Cobh Ramblers0-2
04/08/25AFinn Harps Vs BW2-2
01/08/25HBW Vs Treaty United3-2
26/07/25ALongford Town Vs BW1-2
11/07/25HBW Vs Dundalk2-0
04/07/25HBW Vs Wexford1-0
27/06/25AAthlone Town Vs BW0-4
23/06/25HBW Vs UCD1-3
20/06/25AKerry Vs BW2-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

UCD
UCD
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 6 Wins / 2 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLWWD1.44
HomeLDWLW1.28
AwayWWWWD1.60
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %36%28%44%
AVG goals2.162.002.32
Over 1.5 %66%64%68%
Over 2.5 %34%24%44%
Over 3.5 %18%12%24%
Scored1.121.041.20
Conceded1.040.961.12
BTTS46%48%44%
Clean Sheet30%28%32%
Corners---
Cards---
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers
Ireland: First Division
Recent: 6 Wins / 1 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWDLW1.66
HomeLWWWL1.96
AwayLWWDW1.33
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %50%62%38%
AVG goals2.823.272.33
Over 1.5 %72%85%58%
Over 2.5 %56%65%46%
Over 3.5 %38%54%21%
Scored1.562.041.04
Conceded1.261.231.29
BTTS48%58%38%
Clean Sheet32%31%33%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1DundalkDundalk3679
64%
2.2
7431+43
2.9
72%
53%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
0122.10.9
-
2Cobh RamblersCobh Ramblers3872
58%
1.9
7139+32
2.9
82%
63%
34%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.91.0
-
3Bray WanderersBray Wanderers3971
59%
1.8
6855+13
3.2
79%
67%
46%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.71.4
-
4UCDUCD3756
43%
1.5
4944+5
2.5
68%
46%
24%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.2
-
5Treaty UnitedTreaty United3951
36%
1.3
5250+2
2.6
72%
46%
26%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.3
-
6Longford TownLongford Town3645
33%
1.2
4359-16
2.8
83%
53%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.21.6
-
7WexfordWexford3544
34%
1.3
4248-6
2.6
71%
49%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.21.4
-
8Finn HarpsFinn Harps3636
22%
1.0
4257-15
2.8
75%
50%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.21.6
-
9KerryKerry3636
25%
1.0
4058-18
2.7
72%
44%
28%
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0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.11.6
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10Athlone TownAthlone Town3620
8%
0.6
2969-40
2.7
75%
56%
33%
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0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.81.9
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