It's only seven sleeps since Drogheda United fought Waterford United and the result was 0-1. Can they win against St Patrick's?
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (46) in Premier Division
This could be an absorbing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Drogheda United form and stats
Drogheda United have collected 19 points from their Premier Division home games so far after 5-4-5.
In their previous game, the manager T. Clancy led his Drogheda to a defeat in the Premier Division match away at Waterford United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at United Park.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Bohemians.The Drogheda United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. On the other hand, Drogheda United have conceded 15 goals.
St Patrick's form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of St Patrick's playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as St Patrick's have lost on their last two travels.
The attacking players of Patrick's have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 182 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier Division home defeat versus Shamrock Rovers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for St Patrick's in the Shamrock Rovers match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Before that, Patrick's secured a home win against Wexford Youths with the score 3-0.Patrick's are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 14 away games so far. Patrick's struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Drogheda United and St Patrick's have met earlier this season: St Patrick's - Drogheda United 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Drogheda victories, two draws and six St Patrick's wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Doyle 11 goals |  C. Lyons 9 goals |   C. Forrester 8 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Drogheda United | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 46 |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 96% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 64% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 93% | 86% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 32% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 79% | 61% |
| 18% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 29% |
| 29% | 29% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 8.9 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 47% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 46% | 47% |
- St Patrick's have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (46) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (31) 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 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 59 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Derry City | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 32 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -32 | 14 |