National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's St Patrick's or Bray Wanderers that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's participated in FAI Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.27 points is a decent return from 11 Premier Division games here at Richmond Park for St Patrick's. The data says 9 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. After failing to beat Dundalk here at Richmond Park, St Patrick's has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Conor Kearns not having conceded a league goal in 189 minutes.
The St Patrick's supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Drogheda United in Premier Division and win 2-0.
Ahead of that match, St Patrick's won a home game hosting Derry City (1-0).A decent goal production from Patrick's in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Patrick's have conceded only 7 goals.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers was sent out of FAI Cup in the 2nd round last season.As the visiting team in First Division matches, Bray Wanderers have produced an overall stat of 2-5-1 so far. Visiting Wanderers has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Bray Wanderers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Galway United that finished 0-0.
Before that, Bray Wanderers travelled to Cork City and returned home with a draw after the First Division game finished 2-2.Wanderers have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Wanderers have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): St Patrick's six wins, two draws and Bray Wanderers two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Coughlin 7 goals |  J. Doyle 6 goals | R. Benson 5 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Bray Wanderers missing players
| St Patrick's | Bray Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Derry City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -24 | 19 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Galway United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Treaty United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | UCD | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Cabinteely | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 17 |
| 9 | Cork City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 5 |