National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's St Patrick's or Waterford United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
St Patrick's form and stats
The story so far in the Premier Division for St Patrick's at their home stadium (Richmond Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
St Patrick's's previous match was also a home event, the loss 2-3 versus Waterford United (in FAI Cup).
St Patrick's has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United was sent out of FAI Cup in the semi-finals last season.Waterford United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Waterford United collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the First Division. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Two travels in a row for Waterford, whose manager Searle could celebrate last time after the FAI Cup win against St Patrick's.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Longford Town.Waterford United are a potent attacking force on the road with their 31 goals in 11 league games. As opposed to that, Waterford have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): St Patrick's three wins, two draws and Waterford United five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Patterson 12 goals |  E. Doyle 11 goals | J. Quitirna 5 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Waterford United missing players
| St Patrick's | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Scored | S | 34 | 51 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 45% | ||
| 9.1 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Derry City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cork City | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 53 |
| 2 | Galway United | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -20 | 21 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -35 | 12 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 8 |
