Top-ranking St Patrick's come to Derry City after their 1-0-result versus Drogheda United. Check out our full match preview!
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Premier Division
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Derry City's stadium, The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. St Patrick's have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for St Patrick's when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from nine matches. They have scored 11 goals in these games and conceded 12.
Derry City form and stats
4 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Derry City have to build on here at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in the Premier Division.
No payout for Derry City in their previous match, an away game at Shamrock Rovers that ended in defeat 1-2.
Ahead of that match, Derry won a home game hosting Longford Town (3-0).Derry has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. On the other hand, Derry have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
St Patrick's form and stats
Playing away, St Patrick's have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Patrick's, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Drogheda United (placed 7th) in the Premier Division last time out. The end of the last match, against Drogheda United, was very satisfying as A. Lewis scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Shamrock Rovers.The visiting Patrick's have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. St Patrick's have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's - Derry 1-0 was the score in these squads' previous head to head game, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Derry won two games, three matches ended with a draw and St Patrick's managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 8 goals |  M. Smith 8 goals | R. Coughlin 7 goals |
Derry City missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Derry City | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | 22 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 47 |
| 36 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 87% | 83% |
| 48% | 47% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 47% | 31% |
| 7% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 13% | 14% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 59% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 31% |
| 14% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7.9 | 8.1 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 37% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 46% |
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 62 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 53 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Derry City | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 38 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -7 | 37 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 33 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -35 | 14 |