Perhaps a welcome break from league football as St Patrick's & Wexford Youths face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FAI Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This could be an interesting game with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
St Patrick's form and stats
Last season, Patrick's's FAI Cup journey ended in the 1st round.11-0-2 is the performance here at Richmond Park so far in the Premier Division, giving St Patrick's a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! 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 six wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Patrick's will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Premier Division game against Sligo Rovers.
Ahead of that match, Patrick's won a home game hosting Longford Town (3-2).Patrick's have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Richmond Park with 25 goals in 13 league matches. Patrick's have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wexford Youths form and stats
They also participated in FAI Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Wexford Youths have only collected 4 points from their away games in the First Division, after 1-1-9 (11 played).
J. Moylan, T. Considine and K. McEvoy scored in Wexford's previous match, the home game against Cobh Ramblers that ended 3-1.
It was a First Division defeat before that one as the away game against Shelbourne wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.The attacking power of Wexford when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. The Wexford manager I. Ryan has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): St Patrick's six wins, zero draws and Wexford Youths zero victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 8 goals |  M. Smith 8 goals | R. Coughlin 7 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Wexford Youths missing players
| St Patrick's | Wexford Youths | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 24 | 48 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 47% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Derry City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 33 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 29 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -30 | 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 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 49 |
| 2 | UCD | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Galway United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Treaty United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 7 | Cork City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Cabinteely | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 19 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 12 |