Drogheda United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind St Patrick's.
- Drogheda United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier Division
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Drogheda United form and stats
The story so far in the Premier Division for Drogheda United at their home stadium (United Park) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Bohemians.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Drogheda United played a great game against Waterford United and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Drogheda United here at United Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). From these home matches, Drogheda United have conceded only 4 goals.
St Patrick's form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, St Patrick's, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier Division, have produced an overall stat of 2-3-0 so far.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sligo Rovers.
Late heartbreak for Patrick's in the Shamrock Rovers match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Patrick's have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's - Drogheda United 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Drogheda one win, two draws and St Patrick's seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Lyons 5 goals |  M. Doyle 4 goals |   C. Forrester 3 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Drogheda United | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.9 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 60% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 40% | 38% |
- Drogheda United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have not yet lost a game away.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- St Patrick's have scored in all their matches so far.
- St Patrick's have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (12) 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Finn Harps | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Derry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 10 | Waterford United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 6 |