UCD will make the journey over to Bishopgate on Saturday evening as they face off against Longford Town in the 4th round of the 2026 Men’s First Division.
Longford Town come into this clash sitting in 8th place on two points. Longford drew away to both Bray Wanderers and Kerry FC.
UCD has had a better start to the season, as they currently sit in third place on six points. The Students beat both Kerry FC and Treaty United, but slipped up away to Finn Harps.
Key Information:
Kick Off: Saturday 7th February, 19:30.
Where to watch: LOI TV.
Betting Odds: Longford 2/1, Draw 12/5, UCD 11/10.
Referee: Mark Houlihan.
Predicted Line Up:
Longford Town: Kian Moore (GK), Luke O’Brien, Taylor McCarthy, Pharrell Manuel, Stefan Ugbesia, Cole Omorehiomwan, Daragh Murtagh, Alex O’Brien, Conor Errity, Andy Paraschiv, Sean Moore.
UCD: Dara Kavanagh (GK), Sean Murphy, Luca Cailloce, Eanna Clancy, Adam Wells, Michael McCullagh, Louis Dignam, Michael Raggett, Ciaran Behan, Luke O’Regan, Stephen Mohan.
Credit: Luke O’Mahony
Key Statistics:
Longford Town have scored eight goals in their last five matches, but they haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last six matches.
UCD have scored seven goals in their last five matches, and Ciaran Behan is the club’s top scorer in the league so far this season with four goals to his name.
Key Players:
Longford Town: Alex O’Brien is a key player for the home side after scoring against Kerry last week.
UCD: Ciaran Behan is the main man for UCD right now, with four goals already this season.
Previous Meetings:
12.09.2025 – UCD 2 – 1 Longford Town.
28.06.2025 – Longford Town 0 – 2 UCD.
09.05.2025 – UCD 1 – 1 Longford Town.
12.04.2025 – Longford Town 0 – 1 UCD.
18.10.2024 – UCD 2 – 2 Longford Town.